Teachers' Perception on Maxim of Planning and Its Use in Classroom

Abstract

The thesis entitled 'Teachers' Perception on Maxim of Planning and its use in Classroom 'is an attempt to find out teachers' view towards maxim of planning in their teaching profession and the use of this maxim in the classroom by the school teachers of Nepal. In order to achieve this aim,the study was conducted using mixed research design in general and survey research design in particular. Secondary level English teachers of Ilam were the population of the study and 16 secondary level English teachers from the population were the sample. They were selected by using purposive non-random sampling method. Interview opinionnaire and observation were the tools used to collect data from sample. After the collection of data, they were analyzed statistically using tables and figures and; descriptively to derive the conclusion. The research findings so that the maxim of paining is applied by majority of teachers for their regular professional advancement. They are aware of the importance of maxim of paining in their English Language teaching (ELT) career. The study consists of five chapters altogether. The first chapter is the introduction which consists of background of the study, statement of problem, objectives of the study, research questions, and significance of study, delimitation of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. Chapter Two deals with the review of related literature and conceptual framework. It encompasses review of related theoretical literature, review of related empirical literature, implication of the review for the study and conceptual framework. Chapter Three introduces methods and procedures used in the study which include design of the study, population and sampling strategy, study area/field, data collection tools and data collection procedures. Similarly chapter four entails analysis and interpretation of the result. This chapter incorporates the heading: Analysis of data and interpretation of data and summery of the vii findings. Chapter five includes conclusions and recommendations. Finally, this chapter is followed by references and appendices.