Basic Level Teachers’ Experiences of English Medium Instruction

Abstract

This research is entitled “Basic Level Teachers’ Experiences of English Medium Instruction”. The present study aims to narrativize the lived experience of basic level teachers on EMI in public schools in Nepal, to explore the existing practices and trends of EMI, and draw some pedagogical implications of existing EMI policies and practices in teaching and learning.The study was conducted in Kathmandu district using unstructured interviews and informal conversation as data collection tools adopting a qualitative research design. The systematically collected data were analyzed descriptively and thematically. Finally, after analyzing the data,conclusion was drawn. From the analysis and interpretation of the data, it has been found that most of the teachers were from public schools having less exposure to English but they are imposed to teach through EMI due to several reasons so that they could develop linguistic competency simultaneously.It is also found that the teachers have faced many difficulties at the beginning but later the use of translation technique and multiple languages make EMI somehow easy. Learners’ incompetence in English,the impact of mother tongue, poor infrastructure of educational institutions,classroom diversity, inadequate policies about EMI, and psychology of learning are the objections that have been found in this study. 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.