Attitude of teachers and students towards the use of social media in teaching and learning english

Abstract

The thesis entitled, Attitude of Teachers and Students towards the Use of Social Media in Teaching and Learning English was an attempt to explore the role of social media in teaching and learning English Language and to find out the attitude of teachers and students towards it. In order to complete this research, survey method was used to collect data and both open and closed ended questionnaire were used as research tools. Sample population were selected randomly. 100 students and 5 secondary English teachers were selected from 5 community schools in Makawanpur district. The data was analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative procedures. The study showed that social media was very useful for learning and teaching English during lock down. It was beneficial not only because it reduced physical distance but also reduced the monotony of traditional classroom teaching and brought liveliness in learning. Both teacher and students have positive attitude towards using social media but they emphasize not to overlook its negative effects if we misused it. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter is an introducing chapter. It includes the background of the study, statement of problem, objective of the study, research questions, and significance of the study, delimitation of the study and operational definitions of key terms. The second chapter deals with the review of related literature and conceptual framework of the study, where I have reviewed theoretical and empirical l literature and also mentioned the implication of empirical literature. The third chapter consists of methodology which incorporates research deign and method, population, sample and sampling strategy, field site of the study, data collection tools and techniques and data collection procedures, data analysis and interpretation procedures and ethical consideration.In chapter four, the collected data have been analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative procedures. Close ended questions are presented numerically using tables and open ended questions are presented verbally. In chapter five, summary of the research and conclusion are presented and some recommendations are recommended in different levels.