Teachers’ perceptions on using video materials for teaching listening skills

Abstract

This study entitled Teachers’ Perceptions on Using Video Materials for Teaching Listening Skills aimed at exploring the Teachers’ perceptions on using video materials in developing students’ listening skills and role of watching videos for enhancing students’ listening skills. I used survey research design and used non-random purposive sampling procedure which were thirty secondary level teachers teaching in fifteen community schools in Nuwakot district. A set of close/open-ended questioner were used as the major tool of the research. the study displayed that most of the teachers have used video materials, engaged to the students. Most of the teachers found watching videos as encouraging activity for learners to be self-directed and independent in developing listening skill and it is helpful for the integrative development of listening and speaking skills. The critical problems found were lack of electricity, lack of internet, students’ low English language proficiency and lack of practice culture of teaching listening skill effectively in most of the schools. Similarly, finding audio video materials, managing time and motivating the students were the critical challenges of teaching listening skill. The other fundamental problems were lack of audio video materials, lack of trainings to the teachers and selecting suitable contents. The present study consists of five chapters. The first chapter is an introductory chapter. It includes background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. The second chapter deals with theoretical and conceptual framework of the study. The third chapter deals with methods and procedures which incorporate research design and method, population, sample and sampling strategies, field/site of the study, data collection tools and techniques, data collection procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedure. The fourth chapter deals with rigorous analysis of data and interpretation of results. The fifth chapter presents summary of findings, conclusion and implications based on this research.