This is a summary in outline form of the English literature teaching situation in Pakistan. As a legacy of British rule, officially all instruction is in English, but a great deal is carried on in Urdu or provincial languages. Attachment to English language and literature is still strong among the educated elite. This contrasts with the attitudes of some sections of the middle and professional classes who resent the use of English and the continuing British legacy. Within the educational system, English literature is strongly entrenched and only little progress has been made towards more practical and realistic English language teaching. If English is to survive in Pakistan, other than as the language of the elite, it is essential that the standards of English teaching in the schools be raised by the training of more and better English language teachers. In Urdu-medium schools English is taught as a compulsory subject from classes 6 to 8 in the middle/ junior schools (age 11-14) and as an elective in the secondary schools (age 14-16). In the English-medium schools English is taught from class 1 (age 6). English is compulsory in all higher secondary schools, intermediate colleges, and degree-granting colleges and universities. (Author/CFM)