Use of Cassettes and Cds in Teaching Spelling and Pronunciation

Abstract

The present study is on the use of electronic devices in teaching spelling and pronunciation. The study aims at finding out the use of electronic devices to teach spelling and pronunciation skills at the lower secondary level of government aided schools. The data were collected from five schools of Banke district. Hundred students and ten teachers were taken as subjects from those schools. Twenty students were selected randomly from each school. There were equal numbers of students from grade six. Four lessons on spelling and pronunciation of grade six were observed by the researcher. Thus, twenty lessons in five schools were observed. The researcher used two different sets of questionnaires and one observation form to obtain the data. The researcher found that most of the teachers used their own voice more than the recorded materials while teaching spelling and pronunciation in classes. Avery few recorded materials were used. These materials were mainly helpful for examination. Video and Radio programmes were not used at all. The study is divided into four main chapters. Chapter one includes general introduction of the study. It also consists of review of related literature, objectives of the study and significance of the study. Chapter two deals with methodology, i.e. how the research was carried out. The study was based on both primary and secondary sources of data. This chapter also deals with the population of the study, the sample population, the sampling procedure, the tools for data collection and the limitations of the study. Chapter three deals with analysis and interpretation of the collected data. The data were analyzed in terms of (i) analysis and interpretation of data from questionnaire, (ii) analysis and interpretation of the data from observation. The data were interpreted by comparing the use of materials. Chapter four incorporates the findings and recommendations. On the basis of the analyzed data the findings were listed and, in turn, on the basis of these findings some recommendations were made.