Use of Nepali language in secondary level English language classrooms: Teachers' experiences and practices

Abstract

The current study entitle Use of Nepali Language in Secondary Level ELT Classrooms: Teachers' Experiences and Practices aims to analyse the secondary level English language teachers' experiences towards using Nepali language in their teaching classrooms, to find out the purposes of using it, and to explore the Nepali language practices in English language classrooms. It was qualitatively accomplished where phenomenology was employed as the research design. The data were collected by using classroom observation and in depth interview as research technigues where three English language teachers, teaching English at secondary level in three different government schools of Badigad Rural Municipality, Baglung were interviewed, and nine of their English language classes were observed. All the English language teachers teaching at government schools were considered as the population for the study, and three English language teachers teaching English at government schools at Badigad Rural Municipality, Baglung were selected as the sample via using nonrandom purposive sampling strategy. The collected data were analysed and interpreted descriptively and the matized and recursively based on the norms of data analysis and interpretation of phenomenological research design. After the analysis and interpretation of data, the findings were elicited, presented. The finding of the study revealed that all the teachers, selected as sample, were fond of using Nepali language in ELT classrooms. They further perceived it as a natural phenomena, and as a pedagogical resource which is significant for various purposes. The participants were found to be using Nepali and English simultaneously. However, it shows that due to the non-native speakers of the English language, Nepali language is used. Moreover, it was found that Nepali language is used for the purpose of providing feedback to the students, motivating, making fun, and clarifying the content. This study consists of five chapters. The first chapter, introduction consists of background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, and research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study, and operational definitions of the key terms. Similarly, chapter second deals with the review of theoretical and empirical literature along with its implications for the study. Moreover, it includes the conceptual framework. Likewise, the third chapter deals with the methodology of the study which covers design and method of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures, and ethical consideration. Likewise, the fourth chapter comprises of the analysis and interpretation of the data. The fifth chapter incorporates the findings, conclusion, and recommendations of this study. Finally, it includes references and appendices.