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Item Gestures in the ELT Classroom(Department of English Education, 2010) Joshi, Amba DattThis research entitled, 'Gestures in the ELT Classroom' aimed to identify the most frequently used gestures in ELT classroom and to find out the context in which they were used. Data was collected during 45 minutes classroom observation of the 20 secondary level English teachers and their students. Two classes of each teacher were observed. Checklists and diary were used as the tools for data collection. Non-random purposive sampling procedure was adopted to sample the sampling population. The findings of the study suggested that the secondary level English teachers use gestures in order to encourage the students and to draw students' attention to them. It was also found that teachers used gestures mostly in the cases when they were functionally active in the classroom. In some of the cases, gender difference was found among teachers while reacting to their students. This thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter one includes general background followed by verbal communication, non-verbal communication, gestures in second language classroom, importance of gestures in second language classroom etc. It also includes benefits of understating gestures and review of the related literature. The second chapter deals with the methodology of the study. Under methodology sources of data, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study are presented. The third chapter gives detailed description of the data obtained from the respondents along with the analysis and interpretation of the data. The fourth chapter incorporates findings and recommendations of the study followed by the suggestions for further researchers. The references and appendices are given at the end.Item Teacher Experience on Using Mother Tongue in Second Language Classroom: A Narrative Inquiry(Department of English, 2020) Dahal, SapanaThis thesis entitled “Teacher Experience of Using the Mother Tongue in a Secondary Classroom: A Narrative Inquiry” was conducted to find out the teachers experience of using mother tongue (MT) in the second language classroom. Four English teachers were selected from Kirtipur, Kathmandu district. An unstructured interview was administrated as tools to collect data. The study shows that the teachers are in favour of using the MT in the classroom. It is seen that MT is mostly used for teaching grammar, vocabulary, rapport building, to address level of students, to reduce stress, classroom management, motivate students and to clarify concepts. Despite these advantages, the study also shows that the massive use of MT hinders language-learning processes. It influences the pronunciation along with the confidence level of the students. The finding of the study also shows that there is no hard and fast rule of using MT in the second language classroom. The teacher can determine the use of MT himself / herself as the degree of MT used in the class differs from one to another. This thesis comprises five chapters. The first chapter includes the background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, research questions, and significance of the study, delimitation of the study and operational definition of the key terms. The second chapter consists of the review of the theoretical literature and empirical literature, its implications for the study and conceptual framework. The third chapter consists of the design and method of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, Research Tools, sources of data. The fourth chapter includes the analysis of data and interpretation of the result and highlights the summary. The last chapter consists of a synthesized summary, conclusion, and recommendation of the study. At the end of the thesis there are reference and appendices.