Motivation of Master’s Level Tharu Speaking Learners in Learning English

Abstract

The present research work entitled Motivation of Master’s Level Tharu Speaking Learners in Learning English is an attempt to explore the state of Tharu speaking students' motivation towards learning English and to explore the factors affecting Tharu speaking learners' motivation in learning English.The research design of this study was narrative research design. The study was carried out by using both primary and secondary sources of data. In order to fulfill the objectives of this study,five students belong to Tharu ethnicity were purposively selected. An in-depth interview was employed as a research tool for eliciting the data for the study. It was found that the status of English was the major motivating factor among other factors.The factors were: expecting better job, deserving good reputation, English teachers'inspiration, creating global friendship and learning target culture and literature. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter presents introduction including the background of the study, statements of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, relevance of the study, delimitation of the study, and operational definition of the key terms respectively. The second chapter presents literature review both theoretical and empirical, and its implications. In addition, it also includes the conceptual framework. The third chapter presents methodology such as research design, method of the study, population, sampling strategy, and research tools, source of data, and data collection procedure as well as ethical considerations.Similarly, the fourth chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of the data,findings,and results. Finally, the fifth chapter incorporates a conclusion and recommendations based on the study which is related to policy, practice, and further research. Likewise, the references and appendices are also included for the validation of the research at the end of the study.