Challenges faced by Maithili speaking learners of basic level while learning english

Abstract

This study entitled "Challenges Faced by Maithili Speaking Students of Basic Level in Learning English", was an attempt to find out the challenges faced by Maithili students in learning English. A mixed method research design was used in this study. Forty Basic Level 'Maithili students of Malangwa Municipality, Sarlahi' were selected as a sample using purposive sampling strategy. I selected school according to its good fame name and discipline environment. Similarly, I selected the students by purposive sampling method taking average, good and low students on the basis of class performance and results. In this study, questionnaire and semi- structured interview were used as research tools. The data collected through questionnaire were analyzed descriptively and thematically. From the analysis of data and interpretations of the results, it was found that the main challenges they faced were complex rules of grammar, comprehension, vocabulary, pronunciation and spelling while learning English language. Similarly, mother tongue interference was found in pronunciation of English sound. The study consist of five chapters. The first chapter deals with background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the 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 of the collected data descriptively and using sample statistical tool i.e. percentage. Similarly, the fifth chapter presents the findings based on the analysis and interpretation of the data, including conclusion derived from the findings and recommendations in policy related, practice related and further research related level. This chapter is also followed by references and appendices.