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Item Current practices of using English in the English classroom(Department of English Education, 2015) Khatri, YoubarajThe research study entitled “Current practices of using English in the English classroom” aimed to find out current practices of using English in the English classroom and problems in using English in English classroom.Keeping the objectives in consideration, fifteen English language teachers from fifteen different secondary schools and thirty students of the same schools of Surkhet district were sampled through non-random purposive sampling procedure. Two sets of the questionnaire one for teachers and one for the students and observation form were the tools of data collection. In this research, data were described and interpreted from the both qualitative and quantitative way. Although this study has found several positive aspects of regarding current practice of using English in the English classroom, such as classroom size, normal condition of physical facilities, numbering of students and teachers. It discovered several problems i.e. lack of library related to English language, lack of teacher’s involvement in professional development activities, mixed ability classroom, no use of modern ELT technologies in thelearning process, frequent use of Nepali language, use of teacher centered techniques, careless of listening and speaking skills, exam oriented teaching and learning activities. This thesis has been divided into five chapters. The chapter one deals with introduction which consists of background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study,delimitation of the study and operational definition of the key terms. Similarly,chapter two introduces the review of related literature and conceptual framework. Similarly, chapter three deals with the methods and procedures ofthe study. Likewise, chapter four consists of analysis and interpretation of results, which is known as a crucial part of analysis of data. Finally, chapter five incorporates conclusion and recommendation. The final section of thestudy incorporates the references and appendices.Item Effects of verbal aggression in the English classroom(Department of English Education, 2010) Basnet, Babu RamThe present study entitled “Effects of Verbal Aggression in the English Classroom” aims to find out the terms used in verbal aggression by the teachers in the classroom and to determine the effects of such expressions on students' academic achievement. This is a very heated subject which is rarely discussed in our academic world. However, I feel that there is a great need for academic awareness to be brought to this issue. This research study was done by using both primary and secondary sources of data. For primary data, the researcher visited two schools of Kathmandu valley with checklists and test papers prepared for the purpose. The study has found that verbal aggression was a highly prevalent and stable phenomenon in our classrooms and a few number of High - at - Risk Groups’ students' school marks in that particular subject as well as their behaviours were affected/ influenced which ultimately led them to low/ poor academic achievements. The thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter one deals with the introduction which comprises general background of the study, literature review, objectives of the study and significance of the study. Chapter two introduces methodology adopted for the study. It encompasses sources of data, sample population, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, data collection procedures and limitations of the study. The third chapter is the main part of this study which includes analysis and interpretation of the data. The statistical tools such as t-test, frequency and percentage along with different tables and graphs were used while analyzing and interpreting the data. Chapter four incorporates findings and recommendations. On the basis of rigorous analysis and interpretation, significant findings and recommendations for pedagogical implications are made.Item A Study on The Use of Nepali in The English language classroom(Faculty of Education, 2007) Malla, ManojThis research attempts to study the use of L1 i.e. Nepali in the L2 i.e. Englishclassroom. The views provided by teachers, students and headmasters have beenanalyzed and interpreted in the present study. 100 students, 30 teachers and 10 headmasters were the major sources of data.The responses provided by themwere analyzed.And it was found that the use ofNepali was inevitable. This thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter one is introduction and consistsof General Background,Literature Review,Objectives of the Study and Significanceof the Study. Chapter two deals with the methodology applied to conduct the research. Thischapter consists of sources of data, samplingprocedure, tools of data collection,process of datacollection and limitations of the study. The judgemental samplingprocedure and random sampling procedure were used for choosing sample population.Questionnairesand Observationswere the major tools of data collection. Chapter three consists of the analysis and interpretation of the collected data.The responses provided by the teachers, students and headmasters were analyzed withthe help of tables and figures. The fourth chapter deals with the Findings and Recommendations of the study.Findings were dragged out of the interpreted data and some recommendations andpedagogical implications are provided. References and Appendices have beenincluded in the final section of thesis.Item Use of cell phone in English classrooms(Department of English Education, 2023) Bastola, Milan KumarThis research study entitled Use of Cell Phone in English Classrooms was conducted to explore the students’ use and to find out the problem in using cell phones by secondary level students in English Classrooms. The quantitative survey design was used to explore the frequency and purpose of using cell phone in language learning activities, while the qualitative interviews were conducted to delve with students' perceptions, experiences, and attitudes towards using cell phones in English classrooms. The study found that cell phones are widely used by secondary level students for vocabulary acquisition, listening comprehension, grammar practice, and language exchange through communication apps. The results indicate that students perceive cell phone as a convenient and accessible language learning tool, offering flexibility and personalized learning experiences. However, it was found that use of cell phones has challenges associated with distractions, time management, and technological dependency. Some students reported difficulties in maintaining focus due to the presence of social media and entertainment applications on their cell phones. Additionally, issues related to data limitations, technological barriers, and potential language misuse were also identified. The implications of this study shed light on the need for educators and policymakers to recognize and harness the potential of cell phones as valuable resources in English language learning contexts. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with the introduction of the study which consists of 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. Similarly, second chapter is about the review of related theoretical as well as empirical literature and its implication for the study. Moreover, it also includes the conceptual framework. Likewise, third chapter deals with the methods and procedures of the study which covers design and method of the study, study area, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures and ethical considerations. In the same way, the fourth chapter includes the analysis and interpretation of the data, finding and discussion of the study. Similarly, the fifth chapter incorporates the conclusions and recommends implications of the study followed by some policy, practice and further research related recommendation based on the study. Finally, the references and appendices are included.Item Use of digital dictionary by secondary level students in learning English vocabulary(Department of English Education, 2023) Bhattarai, RanjeetaThis study entitled Use of Digital Dictionary by Secondary Level Students in Learning English Vocabulary was conducted to explore the frequency of using digital dictionary by secondary level students, types of digital dictionary, purposes of using digital dictionary and problems of using digital dictionary by secondary level students in learning English language. I used survey research design in this research study. All the students who were studying in grade 11 were selected as participants from community schools of Damak Municipality, Jhapa. In order to obtain the objectives, close-ended and open-ended questionnaire were developed. Further, telephone interview was taken in order to get more data from the students who responded that they did not have smart phones and questions were asked about the reasons of not having smart phones. This research study was based on descriptive survey design. The data obtained from closeended questionnaire were analyzed by using tables, graphs, and pie-chart and the data obtained from open-ended questionnaire were analyzed by making themes. The result revealed that most of the students use digital dictionary while learning English language. Students prefer to use mobile dictionary more compared to other types of digital dictionary. They used digital dictionary for various purposes such as to find meaning of unknown words, confirm the meaning of known words, find spelling, know the pronunciation of words and use words in meaningful sentences. The findings showed that the main reason for not using digital dictionary was the schools' prohibition to bring smart phones in school premises. Secondly, almost all of the teachers do not allow them to use smart phone inside the classroom. The majority of students reported that their parents do not allow them to use smart phone at home, and some students do not have smart phones. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with the introduction of the study which consists of background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitation of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. Similarly, second chapter is about the review of theoretical as well as empirical literature and its implication for the study. Moreover, it also includes the conceptual framework. Likewise, the third chapter deals with the methods and procedures of the study which covers design and method of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures, and ethical considerations. In the same way the forth chapter includes the analysis and interpretation of the data. Finally, the fifth chapter incorporates the findings and conclusion of the study followed by some policy related, practiced related, and further research related recommendation based on the study. The references and the appendices are also included for the validation of the research at the end of the study.Item Use of ICT Tools in English Classroom: Teachers’ Narrative(Department of English Education, 2023) Neupane, PabitraThis research study entitled Use of ICT Tools in English Classroom: Teachers’ Narrative was conducted to explore teachers’ use of ICT in teaching English language and to examine the challenges faced by ELT teachers on using ICT in classroom. I used narrative inquiry as a research design under qualitative research approach. The population of the research included all the secondary level English teachers of Gorkha district. In addition, four secondary level English teachers were selected as the sample for this study. Non –random purposive sampling procedure was used to carry out this research. I conducted in depth- interview to elicit the required data. Moreover, the data were analysed and interpreted using thematic approach. From the analysis and interpretation of the data, it was found that ELT teachers were benefitted from the use of ICT tools and it has created child friendly atmosphere in the classroom. Likewise, it was found that use of ICT tools in the English classroom has increased the collaboration and co-operation among the students. However, it shows that due to the lack of sufficient knowledge and skills, support from the school administration, financial problem, load shedding problem and poor connectivity of internet, implementation of ICT seems to be challenging. The present study consists of five chapter, the first chapter deals with the introduction of the study, along with the background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, rationale of the study, delimitation of the study and definition of the key terms. The second chapter consists of review of theoretical literature, review of empirical literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. similarly, the third chapter consist of methods and procedure of the study which covers design and methods of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedure, data analysis and interpretation of data, Finally, the fifth chapter incorporates the findings and conclusion of the study followed by some policy, practice and further related implications based on the study. At the end reference and appendices are included.Item The Use of Motivational Strategies in English Classroom(Department of English Education, 2023) Kharal, NarayanThe present study entitled The Use of Motivational Strategies in English Classroom was carried out to investigate on the motivational strategies used by English teachers and to explore on the assistance of motivational strategies during teaching and learning in the English classrooms.The study was based on survey research design in which five secondary level English teachers teaching in Katari Municipality, Udayapur were selected through purposive sampling strategy. In the study, the data was collected through observation and interview. This qualitative research is descriptive in nature and interpretation of the data is done based on item analysis. The research found that the teachers used motivational strategies such as; application of reward and punishment, creating a relaxed atmosphere, use of pictures and, increase the learner's self-confidence, pair work and group work activities, encourage students for further learning. The teachers had successfully used the motivational techniques with appropriate teaching methodologies in the classroom. They were able to fulfill their objectives of using the motivational techniques and also the students were actively taking part in classroom activities with greater enthusiasm. This thesis has been divided into five chapters. The first chapter gives an overview of the thesis along with background and context of the study, purposes of doing the research, significance of the research, delimitations of the study and operational definitions of the key terms whereas, the second chapter contains the relevant literature review, implications of the review of the study and conceptual framework. On the other hand, the third chapter deals with the methods and procedures followed to collect data for this study and instruments used to collect the data. While, the fourth chapter encompasses analysis and interpretation of the data. It presents the responses of the participants about the issues of the research. The fifth chapter provides the discussion on the result of the study that was analyzed in Chapter Four. It also contains recommendations for the policy level, practice level and further research level. In the final section, references and appendices are included.Item Use of Nepali Language in English Classroom(Faculty of English Education, 2017) Rimal, LaxmiThe present research study entitled “Use of Nepali language in Englishclassroom” is an attempt to analyze the attitude of teacher and students towardstheuse oftheNepali language in English classroom. The researcher selectedfive lower secondary schoolsof Morang districts. Five teachers and tenstudents were selected from lower secondary level of community schools. Themain objectives of this study wereto use of Nepali language in English class,to find out the perceived purposes of the Nepali language in English classroom,to find out the attitude of teachers and students towards the use of Nepalilanguage in English classroom and to suggest some pedagogical implications.The methodology employed to carry out this study was the surveybased onmixed method (qualitative and quantitativemethod). Researcher used a set ofquestionnaire forteachers to gather the teachers’attitude and next one set ofquestionnaire for students to collect the students’attitude on the use of Nepalilanguage in English classroom. Classroom observation guideline was anothertoolto find the use of Nepali language in English classroom. The researcherused primary and secondarysources to complete the study. This reportcontains five main chapters. The first chapter deals withbackground of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study,research questions,significance of the study delimitations of the study anddefinition of terms use. The second chapter deals with the review of theoreticalliterature, review of empirical literature, theoretical/conceptual, framework.The third chapter deals with design and method of study population sample andsampling strategy,study site, sources of data, collection procedures, dataanalysis and interpretation procedure. The fourth chapter deals with analysisand interpretation of result, summary of finding. The fifth chapter deals withconclusion and recommendation (policy related recommendation,practicerelatedrecommendation andfurther research relatedrecommendation). Thefinal section of the study includes the references and appendices.