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Item The Effectiveness of Pictures in Teaching English Prepositions(Department of English Education, 2011) Neupane, PramodThis study was concerned with the effectiveness of pictures in teaching English prepositions. The researcher selected forty students of grade-VII from a government school; "Shree Badi Malika Secondary School" Syuna, Kalikot, as sample population.A test consisting of five different test items was the main tool for data collection. Apre-test was given before starting teaching to determine the existing proficiency of the students. Then, they were divided into two groups on the basis of the odd-even roll number according to the individual scores obtained in the pre-test. After dividing the minto two groups, both groups were taught the same subject matter using the same materials. Pictures were used for teaching preposition in group ‘A’ and the usual teaching technique was used for teaching prepositions in group 'B'. After the completion of the teaching a post-test (the same pre-test item) was given. Then, the results of both the pre-test and the post-test were compared to determine the effectiveness of two techniques. The main finding of the study is that teaching prepositions through picture at grade-VII was more effective than teaching without using pictures. This thesis is divided into four chapters. Each chapter is divided into different sub-chapters. The first chapter deals with general background of the study review of the literature, objectives and significance of the study. The second chapter deals with the methodology, data gathering procedure and limitations of the study. The third chapter deals with analysis, interpretation and presentation of the data. Chapter four includes findings and recommendations with the help of analysis and interpretation. In the finalsection of the study, the references, and appendixes are included.Item Proficiency in the Use of Prepositions of Time by The Students of Grade Eight(Faculty of English Education, 2010) Niraula, Ram NathThis thesis entitled PROFICIENCY IN THE USE OF PREPOSITIONS OF TIME BY THE STUDENTS OF GRADE EIGHT makes a comparison of the students of grade eight studying in government aided schools of Dhankuta and Morang districts in the use of prepositions of time. The objectives of the study were to find out the proficiency level of the students and to compare it in terms of gender, district and type of test items. For the study, one hundred and sixty students of grade eight studying in government aided schools from Dhankuta and Morang districts were the sample population. The population includes eighty girls and eighty boys. The main tool for the study was a test paper consisting 80 items in total. The researcher found that the overall proficiency of the students is 35.61%. Students of Dhankuta district are more proficient than the students of Morang district by 0.55%. The boy students are more proficient than the girl students by 1.37%. Students obtained the highest percentage of average mark i.e. 45.25% in test item-D i.e. in right/wrong out of the four types of test items viz. multiple choices, fill in the blanks, cloze and right/wrong. The thesis comprises of four chapters .The first chapter consists of general background, grammar and its significance, proficiency and proficiency test, prepositions and types of prepositions, review of related literature, objectives of the study and significance of the study. Chapter two consists of the methodology adopted for the study in which the source of data, population of the study, tools for the collection of data, process of data collection and limitation of the study are mentioned. Chapter three contains the analysis and interpretation of the data. It presents the data through simple statistical method. The number of the students, their sex and the marks they obtained in each test items are presented in the tables. Chapter four consists of the findings of the study and on the basis of the findings some recommendations for pedagogical implication have been mentioned in this chapter. References and appendices are given in the end.