Classroom Interaction at Grade Ten

Abstract

This thesis entitled "Classroom Interaction at Grade Ten" was carried out to find out some of the basic features of classroom interaction. The main objective of the study was to find out the existing situation of classroom interaction at grade ten English classes in terms of English language teaching. To fulfill the set objectives of the study, both the primary and secondary sources of data were used. The researcher visited thirty secondary schools both public and private and observed thirty classes of secondary level English teachers teaching at grade ten. He observed a class of each of the thirty teachers. He observed, recorded filled up checklist and took notes. After analyzing the data it was found out most of the classroom interactions were initiated by the teachers were formulaic and based on rote learning. Most of the classes they were out of group or pair work. It was found that most of the classroom environment was good and facilitative to learning. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter is introductory in nature. It introduces classroom interaction in general. It also includes statement of the problem, rationale of the study, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definition of the key terms. The second chapter deals with the review of related literature. It also includes implications of reviews of the study and theoretical and conceptual framework of the study. Similarly, the third chapter deals with the methods and procedures of the study, design of the study, population and sample, sampling procedures, data collection tools, data collection procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedures. After that, the fourth chapter deals with results and discussions/interpretation and the last chapter deals with summary, conclusions, implications followed by references and appendices.