Problems Faced by Tamang Students in Learning English
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Department of English Education
Abstract
This study entitled Problems Faced by Tamang Students in Learning
English intended to identify the problems faced by Tamang students in learning
English and to suggest some pedagogical implications. A mixed method research
design was used in this study. Forty secondary level Tamang students of Suryodaya
Municipality were selected as a sample using a purposive non-random sampling
strategy. In this study, questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used as
research tools. The data collected through Questionnaires were analyzed descriptively
and thematically. From the analysis of data and interpretations of the results, it was
found that the main problems such as complex rules of grammar, comprehension,
vocabulary, pronunciation and spelling while learning English language. They had
difficulty pronouncing words because of their mother tongue. I found that teachers
faced linguistic problems, family problems, not taking active participation in English
classrooms, frequent absence in the classroom, shyness and hesitation while speaking
in the classroom and poor vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. To overcome
these problems, teachers use collaborative activities like pair work, group work,
project work, conversation, dialogue and so on. Similarly, teachers use different
teaching materials like visual materials, audio visual materials, using low cost no cost
materials and local materials according to the need and interest of the learners as well
as the content and context.
The study consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with background of
the study, statement of the problems, objectives of the study, research questions,
significance of the study, delimitations of the study and the operational definitions of
key terms. The second chapter deals with the review of the theoretical and empirical
literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework of the
study. Likewise, the third chapter deals with the methodology adopted for the study
which includes design of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy,
research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures and data analysis and
interpretation procedure. Likewise, chapter four includes analysis and interpretation
of results and summary of findings. In the same way, the fifth chapter includes
conclusions and recommendations. Recommendation includes; policy, practice and
further research related areas. Finally, the references and appendices are included.