Teachers' Perception towards Using Internet in English Language Teaching

Abstract

The present thesis entitled Teachers’ Perception towards Using Internet in ELT aimed to find out the perception of the teachers towards using internet in ELT. Keeping the objectives in consideration, 40 English language teachers from different campus of Sankhuwasabha district were sampled through purposive sampling. A set of questionnaire was the tool of data collection. After the analysis and interpretation of the raw data, it was found that ELT teachers have positive perception towards internet. Majority of teachers do not have internet access even though they have positive perception about internet. Only 10% teachers have knowledge and access of internet. Internet and English language teaching and learning are closely interrelated to each others. Internet motivates the language learners in learning and teaching in classroom. This thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter one is an introductory part. This chapter includes 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. Chapter two consists of review of the related theoretical literature, review of empirical literature, implications of the review for the study and conceptual framework. Likewise, The third chapter deals with methods and procedures of the study under which design and method of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, study area/field, data collection tools and techniques, data collection procedures and data analysis and interpretation procedure are mentioned. The fourth chapter incorporates the analysis and interpretation of results and summary of findings. Finally, the fifth chapter deals with conclusion and recommendations. Implications of the study at policy related, practice related and further research related are suggested. The overall discussion is followed by references and appendices.