Challenges Faced by Teachers in Teaching English at Lower Secondary Level

Abstract

This research study entitled "Challenges Faced by Teachers in Teaching English at Lower Secondary Level has been prepared to find out the challenges faced by lower secondary level English teachers in community and institutional schools, to compare those challenges between community and institutional schools and to find out someways to overcome those challenges. All the lower secondary level English language teachers of Kathmandu valley were the population of the study and forty lower secondary level English language teachers of twenty schools were the sample of this study. Purposive non-random sampling wasused to select the sample of this study.The data were collected by using both open and close ended questions as a set of questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted descriptively with the help of statistical tools. The study has found that lower secondary level English language teachers are facing many problems related to mixed ability students, less useof student centered techniques, low participation of students in the class, use of mother tongue in English class, less use of instructional materials, lack of transfer of training in ELT class into practice and classroom management. Those challenges can be minimized through using different student centered techniques, using instructional materials, encouraging students to participate in speaking practice, using languagegames, and so on. This thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter first is the introductory chapter which provides background of the study along with statement of the problem, objectives ofthis study, research questions, limitation of the study, and operational definitions of the key terms. Similarly, chapter two is the review of related literature and conceptual framework. Likewise, chapter three deals with methods and procedures of the study.It includes design and methods of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, study area, data collection tool, techniques and procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedures. Data are collected through primary source. Chapter four consists of the analysis and interpretation of results from the collected data. The obtained data from questionnaire has been analyzed and interpreted with the help of table and clues. Likewise, chapter five includes conclusions and recommendations ofthe study according to analysis, interpretation and findings of the study. The references and appendices have been kept at the end of this thesis.