Effective language teacher from students' perspectives

Abstract

This is a study on "Effective Language Teacher from Students' Perspectives". The objective of this study was to explore the qualities of effective English language teachers as perceived by English language learners. All secondary schools of Kathmandu district and all the secondary level students studying in those schools were population of my research. Among them, only 40 students were selected as the sample for the study by using convenience sampling procedure. The data were collected through structured interview. This research was based on survey research design. The collected data has been analyzed and interpreted by using qualitative and quantitative methods. It has been found that effective language teacher must have competency like technical knowledge, pedagogical skills, interpersonal skills and personal qualities in the perspectives of the students. It was found that effective teacher are able to guide and train students towards independent learning. Likewise, effective English teachers should be able to use various materials including video, audio, and multimedia. Further, effective teacher are approachable and friendly. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter is introduction which consists of 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. The second chapter included review of related literature and conceptual framework that consists of review of theoretical literature, review of empirical literature, implications of the review of the study and conceptual framework. Similarly, the third chapter deal with methods and procedures of the study which covers design of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools and techniques, sources of data, data collection procedures, data analysis procedures and ethical considerations. Likewise, the fourth chapter included the analysis and interpretation of the data. Furthermore, fifth chapter includes findings, conclusion and recommendations. Finally, the references and the appendices, which are necessary for the validation of the research, have also presented.