Basic Level Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of Teaching Online During theCovid-19 Pandemic in Nepal

Abstract

This study entitled“Basic Level Teachers’ Perceptions and Practices of Teaching Online during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal”explores the basic level English language teachers’ perceptions and experiences of online teaching and reports the findings out the challenges faced by teachers while teaching online. To meet the objectives of this study, eleven English language teachers of basic level were selected as a sample for this study by using purposive sampling.I used qualitative research design,particularly phenomenology to carry out this study.This study used the open ended semi-structured interview to obtain the required data. The population was selected purposively from Itahari sub-metropolitan city, Sunsari. By analysing the data thematically, this study reports the findings that the teachers experienced used various online tools and techniques to connect the students in the online class. The teachers could receive enough support from the governments and the school administration during online teaching. However, the study found that teachers go sufficient support from their colleagues and teachers’ professional organizations which teaching online during COVID. This study also found that teachers faced challenges such as poor connection, lack of devices, low number of participation,lack of parental and administrative support, lack of motivation of students and teachers,digital illiteracies and lack of ICT infrastructures. This study might be helpful for the policy makers, governments, school administrators, researchers and teachers to make the policy and pedagogies to fit to the difficult situation. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with the introduction of the study which consists of background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions,significance of the study and delimitations of the study.The second chapter presents the review of theoretical and empirical literature, implications of the review for the study including the conceptual framework.The third chapter deals with the methods and procedures of the study which covers design and method of the study, participants,research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures, and ethical considerations.In the same way, the fourth chapter includes the result and discussion of the data in various themes and sub-themes. Finally, the fifth chapter incorporates the summary,conclusion and implication/recommendations.