Challenges of Teaching Novel at Higher Secondary Level

Abstract

The present thesis entitled "Challenges of Teaching Novel at Higher Secondary Level" is carried out to find out the challenges of teaching novel at higher secondary level. The researcher selected twenty English teachers teaching major English at higher secondary level and twenty students studying major English at the same level from ten different higher secondary schools of Kathmandu district through simple random sampling procedure.A set of questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. The data obtained was analyzed descriptively and interpreted using simple statistical tools.After the analysis and interpretation of collected data, it was found that the students faced a lot of challenges such as understanding about the cultural background of the novel, predicting about the story of the novel by looking at the title,understanding the plot, character, setting and language of the novel, and understanding the unfamiliar words and phrases used in the novel while learning novel in the classroom.Moreover, it was also found that, majority of the teachers faced a lot of challenges,such as length of the novel and time management, culture, setting, context and language used in the novel,interpreting the novel due to the students' poor academic background,proceeding three stages viz. pre, while and post reading activities. This thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter one is an introductory part. This chapter includes general background of the topic, statement of the problem,objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study,delimitations of the study and operational definition of the key terms. Chapter two consists of review of the related theoretical and empirical literature,conceptual framework and implications of the study. Similarly, third chapter is methodology. This chapter incorporates design and method of the study,population, sample and sampling strategy, tools and techniques, data collection procedures and analysis and interpretation procedures. Likewise, chapter four consists of analysis and interpretation of results and summary of findings.Finally, the last chapter deals with conclusions and recommendations of the study.