Challenges faced by Maithili students in learning English

Abstract

This study entitled Challenges Faced by Maithili Students in Learning English intended to identify the challenges faced by Maithili students in learning English, to examine the factors that create challenges in learning English to the Maithili learners and to suggest some pedagogical implications. A mixed method research design was used in this study. Forty secondary level Maithili students of Sukhipur Municipality were selected as a simple random sampling procedure. Questionnaire and semi-structured interview were used as research tools. The data collected through questionnaire were analyzed descriptively and thematically. From the analysis of data and interpretations of the results, the researcher got the Maithili learners have problems to internalize the different component of word, grammar and pronunciation. It is difficult to relate the same language with our Maithili culture. So, the learners have difficulties to adopt the language. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter is introduction which consists of background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. The second chapter contains review of related literature and conceptual framework that consists of review of theoretical literature, review of empirical literature, implications of the review of the study and conceptual framework. Similarly, the third chapter deal with methods and procedures of the study which covers design of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools and techniques, sources of data, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures and ethical considerations. Likewise, the fourth chapter contains the analysis and interpretation of the data. Furthermore, fifth chapter includes findings, conclusion and recommendations. Finally, the references and the appendices, which are necessary for the validation of the research, have also been included.