Use of ICT tools in teaching English at secondary level schools
Date
2023
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Department of English Education
Abstract
This thesis is in title Using ICT Tools in Teaching English at Secondary Level
Schools. The purpose of the study is to identify and analyze the problems faced by
teachers in teaching while using ICT tools at secondary level in Choubise Rural
Municipality and also to find causes of such arising problems and explore the status of
ICT tools in schools. The design of the study was qualitative. However, both qualitative
and quantitative data were used to conduct this study. In total, four schools were selected
for sample by purposeful sampling method. From those schools four senior English
teachers who taught secondary level and used ICT tools while teaching were selected.
Questionnaire, interviews and observation checklist were used as tools to collect data.
The researcher used thematic and descriptive analysis for analyzing and interpreting of
data collected from questionnaire and depth interview. Quantitative data which were
collected from observation checklist were presented in figure and table. It was found that
the main problems faced by the teachers while using ICT in teaching are lack of training,
lack of equipment and resource, large volume of students, lack of electricity, lack of
confidence and lack of knowledge. The main causes of arousing those problems are
economic factors, teacher factors and pedagogical factors.
This study has been divided into five different chapters. The first chapter deals
with general background of the study, objective the study, statement of the problems,
research question and delimitation of the study. The second chapter deals with the review
of related literature, conceptual framework and the implication of the study. The third
chapter consists of the methodology under which source of data, sampling procedures,
research tools, process of data collection and ethical consideration. The fourth chapter
deals with the finding and analysis of collected data. And the fifth chapter deals with the
summary, conclusion and recommendation of the research/study. The selected schools
and data collection tools have been included in appendices.
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ICT tools, Teaching english