Teachers' and Students' Perceptions Towards The Novel the Great Gatsby

Abstract

The present research study entitled Teachers’ and Students' Perceptions Towards the Novel The Great Gatsby aims to find out the perception of teachers and students about the novel prescribed for class XII as a major English course. I have analyzed the novel on the basis of strengths and weakness as pointed by teachers and students. To meet the objectives of this research, I purposively selected 20 teachers and 20 students. I used purposive non-random sampling procedure. I have used questionnaire as my research tool. The responses they provided were used as a primary sources of data. The findings of the research show that most of the students and teachers hadpositive perception towards the novel: 'The Great Gatsby'. Majority of them argued that the novel is appropriate for this level. It is interesting and beneficial for language learning. The novel is relevant to the students' level and interest. It is very useful for language development. Most of the respondents viewed that the novel is applicable in Nepalese context. They argued that this novel develops language ability, critical and creative thinking, competences and interpretive ability in the learners. This thesis is organized into five chapters. The first chapter deals with the introduction along with background, statement of the problems, 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 literature and conceptual frame work along with review of theoretical literature, review of empirical literature, implication of the review for the study and theoretical conceptual framework. The third chapter includes methods and procedures of the study along with design of the study, population and sample, sampling strategy, field or area of study, data collection tools and techniques, data collection procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedures. Similarly, the chapter four deals with results and discussions along with analysis of data and interpretation of the results. Finally, fifth chapter includes conclusions and recommendations followed by references and appendixes.