Techniques Used in Teaching English in Mixed Ability Classroom

Abstract

This study entitled Techniques used in teaching English in mixed ability classroom ' was carried to find out techniques used by English teachers in teaching mixed ability classroom and to compare teaching techniques used by English teachers in community and institutional schools at secondary level. I purposively selected 30 English teachers who have been teaching English at secondary level of Kathmandu district from 30 secondary level school of Kathmandu district. The sample of the study consist 30 English teachers from which 15 teachers from community school and 15 teachers from institutional school of Kathmandu. The researcher observed 60 classes whereas 2 classes had observed from each teacher's class. Non random judgmental sampling procedure was used to select schools and teachers. Questionnaires and classroom observation checklist were used to collect the data for the study. The findings of the study showed that group work, pair work, assignment task, interaction in class, discovery techniques, role play, dramatization, etc techniques were used in mixed ability class. Comparatively community schools students were a bit poor in English language because of exposure and lack of English environment. This thesis has been divided into five different chapters. The first chapter deals with general background of the study, statement of the problem, rationale of the study, objectives of the study, significance of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. Similarly, the second chapter consists of the review of the theoretical literature, review of the empirical literature, implication of the review of the study and conceptual framework for the study. The third chapter deals with the methodological aspect under which design of the study population and sample, sampling procedure, tools of data collection and data analysis and interpretation procedure have been included. The fourth chapter focuses on the analysis and interpretation of results. And the fifth chapter of the study consists of conclusion and recommendation, the implication of the study in policy making level, practice level, and further research level. References and appendices are included at the end of the study.