Perceptions of teachers on the textbook 'My English' prescribed for grade six

Abstract

This thesis entitled Perceptions of Teachers on the Textbook 'My English' Prescribed for Grade Six was an attempt to analyze the perception of the teachers on the textbook 'My English prescribed for grade six' in terms of physical aspects and academic aspects of the textbook, including the course material of the textbook. The sample of the study consisted of 30 teachers of lower secondary level teaching at government aided schools in Rukum district. They were selected through the use of non random purposive sampling procedure. The major tool of data collection included both open ended and close ended questions. After the analysis and interpretation of data from the teachers, it is concluded that the design of the cover of the book was not so attractive. The language organization of the text book was found quite satisfactory. The majority of the teachers i.e. 60% agreed that the material described in the textbook were applicable. Moreover, the language of textbook was found satisfactory for the students of class six. However, a large number of the teachers did not agree that the language of the textbook fits with the elementary level. The thesis has been divided into five chapters. The first chapter focuses on the introduction of the research which included background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study and operational definition of the key terms. The second chapter included the review of the theoretical literature, review of the empirical literature related to this research, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. The third chapter deals with methods and procedures of the study under which design of the study, population and sample, sampling strategies, study area/field, data collection tools, data collection procedures, analysis and interpretation procedure are mentioned. The fourth chapter i.e. analysis of data and interpretation of results includes the analysis of data and interpretation of results and summary of the findings. Finally, the fifth chapter includes the conclusion and recommendations of the study. Recommendation of the study further includes the recommendations for policy makers, practitioners and further researchers followed by references and appendices.