Preferred Teaching Learning Activities of Mixed Ability Students in Large ELT Classroom
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Department of English Education
Abstract
This study entitled “Preferred Teaching Learning Activities of Mixed
Ability Students in Large ELT Classroom " was intended to find out the
preferences of mixed ability students on teaching learning activities in ELT
classes. In order to fulfill the objectives of this study, forty secondary level
(grade 10) students were selected from the four schools of Kathmandu-13,
Kalimati areas through purposive non-random sampling procedure. A predetermined
set
of
questionnaire
and
checklist
were
the
research
tool
for
eliciting
the
required
information
for
the
study.
The
collected
data
from
the
respondents
were
analyzed
descriptively
with
the
help
of
simple
statistical
tools.
This thesis contains four chapters. The first chapter introduces the general
background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study,
research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study,
operational definition of the key terms. The second chapter introduces the
review of related literature with components of mixed ability, the concept of
large classes and factors causing the beliefs in mixed ability ELT classes. It
also includes strategies with the challenges. The third chapter is concerned with
the methodology used in the study under which sources of data, sample
population, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data
collection and limitations of the study are described. The fourth chapter
provides a comprehensive picture of the analysis and interpretation of the data.
The data are analyzed and interpreted under five headings. The last or the fifth
chapter comprises the conclusion and recommendation of the study. In the final
part of this thesis, references and appendix are included.