A Study of Teaching Reading in Classroom Activities

Abstract

This thesis has been prepared to identify and analyze classroom activities inteaching reading at gradefour ofpublic schools. In order to carry out this studythe researcher collected data from grade four students of ArghakhanchiDistrict. Classroom observation form was used tocollect the data.Tenteachersand all the studentsstudyingin the class participated in the study.To obtainrelevant information the researcherobservedthe classhimself. Thefindings ofthe study show that a majority of the teachers conducted readingactivities inthe classroom. All the reading passagesweretaught asking questionsandreciting meaning in their mother-tongue. Most of the teachers just askedstudents to read the passagethoroughlywithout reading comprehension.Seventy percent of teachers commonly pointed out to their textbooks and theyexplained the text themselves. The teachers gave attention on reading andwriting than listening andspeaking. Studentmotivation on teaching readingwas found satisfactory. A very few teachers used teaching materials. Studentparticipation and student-student interaction seemed less and most of theclasses were dominated by the teacher. The study consists of four chapters. Chapter one deals with the introduction. Itconsists of the English language, importance of English language teaching inNepal, objectives of teaching English at primary level, curriculum of readingskills in grade four, language skills, teaching reading,and reviewof the relatedliterature,objective and significance of the study.Chapter two describes themethodology which includes sources of data collection and limitation of thestudy.Chapter three includes the analysis and interpretation of data. It dealswith different classroom activities that are related and practiced to teachingreading skill.Chapter four consists of findings and recommendations made inthe light of findings.