Role of Exposure in Developing Proficiency in Reading and Writing skills

Abstract

This research attempts to find out the role of exposure in developing proficiency in reading and writing skills of the students of four public schools of Kathmandu district. So, this study accounts for the secondary level students, particularly grade ten and the role of the English exposure in both reading comprehension and writing proficiency out of school environment. In order to do so I collected data from the tenth graders. The total sampling population of the study consists of 80, selected using simple random sampling procedure. I developed questionnaire and test items as research tools for data collection. Test items included reading comprehension and writing proficiency test. These tests were administered to the above mentioned population. In reading comprehension test, one model text was selected and in writing proficiency test a particular topic was given to them and to answer the given questions within the fixed time. The raw scores were listed and tabulated on the basis of variables specified. This study revealed that the result of reading comprehension test of grade ten students of public schools is found good on the basis of given exposure. But the writing proficiency of the some students is found poor. It means they have better result in reading comprehension than the writing one. The students of Gyanodaya Secondary School have very good reading comprehension ability and writing ability in comparison to the students of other schools. And the students of Neelbarahi Secondary School have found in the lowest position in reading comprehension and in writing Janasewa Higher Secondary ranked the last. This study consists of four chapters: Chapter one consists of the general background, review of the related literature, objectives of the study, significance of the study and definition of the specific terms. Likewise, chapter two consists of the methodology of the study. It encompasses the sources of data, sampling procedure, research tools for data collection, process of data collection and limitations of the study. Similarly, chapter three consists of the analysis an interpretation of collected data. The data were analyzed on the basis of variables that were specified into objectives. Then, chapter four consists of the major findings and recommendations of the study.