Teachers' beliefs on English as a medium of instruction

Abstract

The present thesis entitled Teachers’ Beliefs on English as a Medium of Instruction aimed to find out to explore the beliefs of teachers on English as a medium of instruction and to find out the challenges faced by teachers in the implementation of English as a medium of instruction. Keeping these objectives under consideration 10 non-English language subject teachers were chosen from Nawalpur district. These data were collected through the interview. The findings showed that teachers were encouraged towards teaching non-English subject through English language. Teachers believe English language is increasing in academic field. The finding also showed that teachers’ beliefs were developed by learners, society, training, society, and their graduation. Teachers can modify through some learner’s curiousness, learners’ achievement, teachers, education and social requirements compiled to change their beliefs. Teachers changed their beliefs through the content knowledge, educational materials and nature of teacher also effect to change their beliefs. This chapter is divided into five chapters. Chapter one deals with introduction which consists with teachers’ beliefs on their teaching learning strategy, English language classroom, education act, Nepalese schools' policy and teachers' experiences. Moreover, it consisted of objectives, problems and significance of the study preceded by review of related literature. Chapter two was related with literature review and conceptual framework with sub-topics. Simply chapter three included methodology and procedures of the study. This chapter consisted of sources of data, population of data and also added data analysis and interpretation procedures. Chapter four included data analysis and interpretation of the results. Similarly last chapter five included findings, conclusions and implications where implication was given on the basis of findings.