English language teachers' perception towards use of authentic materials at secondary level

Abstract

The present research work entitled ‘English Language Teacher’s Perception Towards Use of Authentic Materials at Secondary level’ is an attempt to find out the perception of teacher to use authentic materials in English Language class.The study was carried out by using both primary and secondary sources of data. To achieve the objectives the researcher had followed survey research and fifty English teachers of Kirtipur valley, Kathmandu .The researcher employed purposive non- random sampling method. A set of questionnaire was used to collect primary data. The obtained data were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted according to the objectives.The major finding of this study was teachers showed positive perceptions towards using authentic materials in English class at secondary level.It was also found that using authentic materials helped to develop the quality of education. Authentic materials helped both teachers and students to achieve their goals in language learning. Authentic materials make language learning more interesting, attractive, enthusiastic and motivating. The researcher found that authentic materials helped to develop the existing knowledge of teachers and students. This thesis spreads in five chapter.The five chapter includes background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study,research questions,delimitation and significance of the study,and operational definition of key terms. The second chapter includes review of the literature, implication of the review of the study and the conceptual frame work. The third chapter deals with the method and procedure of the study.Similarly fourth chapter is about analyzed and interpretation of data.Finally,the fifth chapter present findings,conclusion and recommendation in different area (policy related,practice related and further research related),followed by reference and appendices.