Experiences of Tharu Learner in Learning English

Abstract

This research work entitled 'Experiences of Tharu learners toward English language learning" is an attempt to find out the real experiences of Thru learners while learning English. The objectives of my study are (a) to explore the experiences of Tharu learners' while learning English interms of inspiration, communication, teacher's role and techniques to learn English (b) to find out challenges of students facing in learning English. I selected four participants from Tharu community of Bardiya district. All four participants are currently studying at master's level. In-depth semi-structured interview was used as a tool to collect data. The findings of the study showed that Tharu learners have positive experiences while learning English and they are eager to learn more. Though, they faced several challenges in beginning, they have positive attitudes towards learning English. They responded that people having good command in English are respected and appreciated well by their society. Furthermore, results showed factors affecting learning English such as family background, financial condition, motivation, social environment, classroom environment and teacher's role. This thesis includes five chapters. The first chapter deals with the general background, statement of the problem, rationale of the study, objectives of the study, research questions, delimitations of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. The second chapter includes the review of the theoretical and empirical literatures and conceptual framework of the study. Similarly, the third chapter deals with methods and procedures which include design and method of the study, population, sample and sampling procedure, source of data, data collection procedures, data analysis and interpretation procedures and ethical consideration of the study. Likewise, the fourth chapter deals with analysis and interpretation of results. And the fifth chapter presents findings based on the analysis and interpretation of the data, conclusion derived from the findings and recommendations. This chapter is also followed by references and appendices.