Role of TPD Training In Language Teaching

Abstract

The present research study is entitled Role of TPD Training in Language Teaching. The main objective of this research was to find out the role of TPD training program in teaching different language skills in English, classroom management, use of teaching materials and teachers' professional development. I selected forty secondary and lower secondary level English language teachers from Palpa, Syanja and Tanahung districts and the teachers who participated in the TPD training program conducted by National Center for Educational Development (NCED). I applied non-random judgmental sampling procedure to select the respondents to the study. A set of questionnaire was used as research tool in this research where both types of questions i.e. open-ended and close-ended, were included. Systematically collected data were analyzed tabulated and interoperated descriptively in the thesis. This research concluded that the TPD training programme was fruitful for the English language teachers in terms of teaching different language skills and sub-skills, management of language classroom, preparation and use of teaching materials and teachers' professional development. This thesis consists of five major chapters. The first chapter deals with the general background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance and delimitations of the study and operational definitions of key terms. The second chapter included the review of the related literature and conceptual framework of the study. The third chapter presents methodology adopted to carry out this research work and the fourth chapter presents analysis and interpretation of the collected data. Finally, the fifth chapter includes the major findings and recommendations made on the basis of analysis and interpretations of data. References and appendices are also included in the final part of thesis.