Teaching English by Untrained Teachers

Abstract

The title of this research work is "Teaching English by Untrained Teachers." The main purpose of this study was to find out how untrained teachers teach the English language and how they use different strategies in teaching different aspects of language at T.U. To accomplish this study a set of observation checklist was prepared to observe two classes of each 20 teachers teaching in different private secondary schools in Katmandu valley. The data collected from the subjects were analyzed and interpreted to find out their strategy and professional activities. It was found out that most of the teachers were medium in teaching. They were found good in some aspects such as giving home work, controlling the class etc. However they were poor in using different techniques dealing with the different aspects of language. The study consists of four chapters. Chapter one introduces the study in of general background review of the related literature, objectives of the study significance of the study and definition of specific terms. Similarly, chapter two deals with the methodology applied to conduct the study. This consists of the sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, tools for data collection and limitation of the study. Likewise, chapter three deals with the analysis and interpretation of the raw data obtained from the observation checklist. The data were analyzed and interpreted by using simple statistical tools and presented with the help of tables, charts and diagrams. Finally, chapter four deals with the findings recommendations and pedagogical implications of this study.