Students’ Participation in ELT Classroom Interaction at Higher Secondary Level

Abstract

This thesis entitled “Students’ Participation in ELT Classroom Interaction at Higher Secondary Level” was carried out to find out some of the basic features of classroom interaction. The main objective of the study was to find out the existing situation of classroom interaction at higher secondary level English classes. The research study was mainly based on the primary sources of data which was collected from higher secondary school of Baglung district. The schools were selected by using purposive sampling procedure.The data was collected with the help of classroom observation checklist and questionnaire.The systematically collected data have been analyzed and interpreted descriptively and analytically. After analyzing the data, it was found that the most of the interactions between teachers and students were based on course content, authoritative formulaic and rote learning but not creative. This study found that the teaching materials were not used for interactive activities and there was a gap between teachers' theoretical knowledge and classroom practices. English language teachers considered listening and speaking as essential skills but much attention was given in reading and writing in the classroom. This thesis consists of four chapters: The first chapter is introductory in nature.It introduces classroom interaction in general. The classroom interaction, its aspects,level and some interactive activities have been further described in the following headings. Some research works have also been critically reviewed in this chapter and objectives of the study have been mentioned. The second chapter deals with the methodology adopted during the study. In the preparation of this thesis, both primary and secondary sources of data were used. Sampling procedure was purposive. The researcher used classroom observation checklist and questionnaire for teacher as a tool for data collection. The limitations of the study are also mentioned. Similarly, the third chapter deals with the analysis and interpretation of data collected in the classroom observation checklist and questionnaire. The last chapter deals with findings of the study according to the analysis and interpretation; and some pedagogical suggestions made on the basis of the findings. In the final part of the thesis references and appendices have been included systematically.