Perceptions and Practices of Teachers Towards The Use of Group Work in English Language Classroom

Abstract

The present research study entitled “Perceptions and Practices of Teachers towards the Use of Group Work in English Language Classroom” aimed to explore secondary level English teachers' perceptions and practices towards the use of group work in English language classroom and to find out the challenges that they face while using this technique. To meet the objectives of this research study, I purposively selected 20 secondary level English teachers from 20 schools of Baglung district as sample for this study. Questionnaire and classroom observation checklist were used to collect the data for this study. Twenty classes of the secondary level English teachers were observed. The findings of the study showed that secondary level English teachers had positive perception towards the use of group work as it develops students' communicative competence and fluency in learning. Similarly, it was found that all the teachers used group work according to the nature of the topic as it develops self-confidence in the students. It was reported that all the teachers faced challenges like noise in the class and time management. This thesis is organized into five chapters. The first chapter deals with the background of the topic, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definition of the key terms. The second chapter includes review of related theoretical literature, review of related empirical literature, implication of the review for the study and conceptual framework. The third chapter covers methodology. Likewise, the fourth chapter presents the analysis and interpretation of results and the fifth chapter includes conclusions and recommendations at three different areas (policy related, practice related and further related). This chapter is followed by references and appendices used for the study.