Classroom Questioning in English Language Teaching: A Narrative Inquiry

Abstract

This study entitled Classroom Questioning in English Language Teaching: A Narrative Inquiry is an endeavor for the exploration of secondary level English teachers' understanding and perception on the use of classroom questioning along with its roles and affecting factors in ELT classroom. For the study, four English teachers from four public schools of Sankhuwasabha district were selected using convenience sampling strategy. Similarly, Narrative inquiry was used as a research design in the study. In order to obtain the required data, in-depth interview was used as a major tool and the data were analyzed qualitatively, using thematic approach. The major findings of the study show that all the participants had a good understanding and positive attitude on classroom questioning. They perceived classroom questioning as a powerful teaching technique or strategy that can be utilized in ELT classroom. Similarly, it was explored that classroom questioning plays significant role for helping novice teachers in the initial phase of their teaching career, making interactive classroom, evaluating and diagnosing the students level and learning difficulties, teaching all the language skills interactively, teaching grammar effectively, managing the classroom, the development of critical thinking skills and the creation of democratic classroom environment. Finally, educational background of the students' family, personality style of the students (introvert or extrovert), teacherstudent relationship and English language problem have been identified as the major

affecting factors while practicing classroom questioning technique or strategy in ELT

classroom.

The present study consists of five chapters. The first chapter consists of the introductory parts of the study. The second chapter includes the review of related theoretical, empirical literature and conceptual framework. Similarly, the third chapter includes the methods and procedures of the study. Fourth chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of the results.

Finally, the fifth chapter consists of the findings, conclusion and recommendation. References and appendices are included at the last part of thesis.