Attitudes of Awadhi students towards learning english

Abstract

This research entitled Attitudes of Awadhi Students towards Learning English was an attempt to explore the attitudes and experiences of Awadhi speaking learners of English language. Moreover, it also aimed to find out the attitudes of Awadhi children to English language learning. The population was Awadhi learners who were involved in learning English at Bijayanagar in Kapilvastu District. To fulfill my objectives, I selected forty Awadhi speaking learners of Kapilvastu District purposefully. I have adopted a questionnaire as a research tool. I collected data through close ended questions. Thematic approach was used to analyze the collected data. According to the objectives of the study the interpreted data were under nine different themes i.e. language learning difficulties, facilities available at school, motivation in learning English, attitude towards social impact, attitudes towards students need, attitude towards cultural impact, attitude towards economic impact, attitude towards religious impact and attitude towards language endangerment. The major finding of the study was that students found English harder than Awadhi or Nepali, showed negative attitudes, lacked media exposure, but valued a better learning environment and resources, while also concerned about preserving indigenous languages. The present study consists of five different chapters. Chapter one is an introductory chapter. It includes background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definitions of the key terms. Likewise, chapter two deals with review of the related theoretical literature, review of the related empirical literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. Chapter three includes design of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures, ethical considerations. Similarly, Chapter four presents the analysis of the data and interpretation of the result. Finally, the last chapter involves conclusion with recommendations and pedagogical implications followed by the references and appendices.