Problems Faced by Tamang Students in Learning English

Abstract

This study entitled Problems Faced by Tamang Students in Learning English intended to identify the problems faced by Tamang students in learning English and to suggest some pedagogical implications. A mixed method research design was used in this study. Forty secondary level Tamang students of Suryodaya Municipality were selected as a sample using a purposive non-random sampling strategy. In this study, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used as research tools. The data collected through Questionnaires were analyzed descriptively and thematically. From the analysis of data and interpretations of the results, it was found that the main problems such as complex rules of grammar, comprehension, vocabulary, pronunciation and spelling while learning English language. They had difficulty pronouncing words because of their mother tongue. I found that teachers faced linguistic problems, family problems, not taking active participation in English classrooms, frequent absence in the classroom, shyness and hesitation while speaking in the classroom and poor vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. To overcome these problems, teachers use collaborative activities like pair work, group work, project work, conversation, dialogue and so on. Similarly, teachers use different teaching materials like visual materials, audio visual materials, using low cost no cost materials and local materials according to the need and interest of the learners as well as the content and context. The study consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with background of the study, statement of the problems, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and the operational definitions of key terms. The second chapter deals with the review of the theoretical and empirical literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework of the study. Likewise, the third chapter deals with the methodology adopted for the study which includes design of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedure. Likewise, chapter four includes analysis and interpretation of results and summary of findings. In the same way, the fifth chapter includes conclusions and recommendations. Recommendation includes; policy, practice and further research related areas. Finally, the references and appendices are included.