Role of Child-Friendly School in English Language Teaching

Abstract

This study is entitled 'Role of Child-Friendly School in English Language Teaching' . This study was carried out to find out the roles and problems related to child-friendly school in English language teaching. The next objective is to suggest some pedagogical implications. Both primary and secondary sources were used to collect data. The primary sources of data were the teachers, students and the researcher herself. They were selected through non-random quota sampling procedures in Dhading district. The secondary sources of data were related books, thesis, journals etc. The researcher used questionnaire as the major tool for data collection. Two different sets of questionnaires i.e. open-ended and close-ended, were prepared for teachers and students. After collecting data, they were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. The researcher found that the role of child-friendly school in English language teaching was very effective as it has focused child-centered method but there were many physical, economical and educational problems to make schools child-friendly in this district. This present study comprises four major chapters. The first chapter deals with a short introduction of the topic in which general background, review of the related literature, objectives and significance of the study are presented. The second chapter deals with the methodology which encompasses sources of data, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study. The third chapter includes the analysis and interpretation of the collected data where the teachers’ students’ and the researcher’s views on the role and problem of child-friendly school have been analyzed. The fourth chapter presents the findings and recommendations of the study then it consists of pedagogical implications and ends with reference and appendices.