Post method strategies in English language teaching

Abstract

This study entitled Post Method Strategies in English Language Teaching aimed to find out the strategies of post method used by teachers in ELT classroom and to explore the experiences of the teachers in teaching through the principles of postmethod. Descriptive research design was adopted. Five English teachers teaching in

community schools of Lalitpur district were chosen using purposive sampling to

gather information. Interview guidelines and observation checklists were used as tools

for data collection. The data was analyzed and interpreted using descriptive approach.

The findings of the study showed that all the participants were not involving students

to talk on topic, using indigenous knowledge, providing materials, treating learners as

cultural informants for negotiation and fostering language awareness and cultural

consciousness to the students. All students were not seen with own ideas and opinion

and working in pair and group. It is also explored that the tendency to PMP was good but their views indicated poor in application. However, they seemed quite eager to apply in their classes too but they forwarded various problems and challenges for

adoption. Teachers were habituated on predetermined methods so they did not like to shift toward PMP.

This paper contains five chapters. First chapter includes background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives, research questions, significance, delimitations, and operational definition of the key terms. Likewise, second chapter incorporates theoretical and empirical review of related literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. Similarly, third chapter covers research design and method, population, sample sampling strategy, sources of data, data collection tools, data collection procedure, data analysis and interpretation procedure and ethical considerations. Similarly, forth chapter includes analysis and interpretation of the result. Finally, fifth chapter contains conclusions and implications of the study. At last, references and appendices are also included.