Teachers’ perceptions towards the new english textbook for grade seven

Abstract

The present study entitled ‘Teachers’ Perceptions towards the New English Textbook for Grade Seven’ was carried out to identify the teachers’ perceptions on the new English textbook of grade seven in terms of the layout and design, activities, language skills, language type, content and cultural appropriateness. I used survey research design to accomplish this study. I collected the data from forty government school teachers teaching in grade seven in Bhojpur district. A set of questionnaire consisting of closed ended questions was used as the data collection tool. The findings showed that teachers have appreciated to the activities in the textbook and language functions. The teachers have also claimed that the language used in the textbook is at the right level of students’ current English ability. While analyzing the drawbacks, the textbook does not meet the teachers’ expectations in terms of the layout and design, appropriate balance of the four language skills and presentation of the grammar and Subject matter. Furthermore, the language in the textbook does not represent a diverse range of registers and accents. This thesis has been divided into five chapters. The first chapter is introductory in nature which deals with background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. The second chapter incorporates the review of related literature. This chapter deals with review of the theoretical literature, empirical literature review, implication of the review of the study and conceptual framework. The third chapter deals with the methods and procedure of this study. It consists of research design, population and sample, sampling procedures, sources of data, data collection tools, data collection procedures and analysis and interpretation procedure. Similarly, chapter four encompasses analysis and interpretation of data. Finally, the chapter five deals with findings, conclusion and recommendations of the study. And in the final section, references and appendices are included.