Problems and Perceptions of Visually Impaired Students in Learning of the English Language

Abstract

The present thesis entitled “Problems and Perceptions of Visually Impaired Students in Learning of the English Language”is a qualitative research.This study aimed to identify the problems and perceptions of the visually impaired students in learning of the English language and to identify the ways to solve these problems.This research has been accomplished on the basis of the collected data from the three Head Masters, three Resource Teachers, three English Teachers and twelve Visually Impaired Students of the Kathmandu valley.This study concluded that visually impaired students have been facing many problems in the English language learning, such are mobility problem,attitudinal problem, economic problem, technological problem and administrative problem etc.For the betterment of the visually impaired students in learning of the English language, all should develop positive attitude towards them and especial opportunity should be provided to those who are visually impaired. This research work contains four chapters. The first chapter deals with general background of the study,literature review,objectives and significance of the study.The second chapter deals with the methodology adopted while doing this research work.Similarly, the third chapter deals with analysis and interpretation of the collected data.And in the last chapter(chapter four),the findings and recommendations of the study have been followed by references and appendices.