Classroom Questioning in English Language Teaching: A Narrative Inquiry
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Department of English Education
Abstract
This study entitled Classroom Questioning in English Language Teaching: A
Narrative Inquiry is an endeavor for the exploration of secondary level English
teachers' understanding and perception on the use of classroom questioning along with
its roles and affecting factors in ELT classroom. For the study, four English teachers
from four public schools of Sankhuwasabha district were selected using convenience
sampling strategy. Similarly, Narrative inquiry was used as a research design in the
study. In order to obtain the required data, in-depth interview was used as a major tool
and the data were analyzed qualitatively, using thematic approach.
The major findings of the study show that all the participants had a good
understanding and positive attitude on classroom questioning. They perceived classroom questioning as a powerful teaching technique or strategy that can be utilized
in ELT classroom. Similarly, it was explored that classroom questioning plays
significant role for helping novice teachers in the initial phase of their teaching career,
making interactive classroom, evaluating and diagnosing the students level and
learning difficulties, teaching all the language skills interactively, teaching grammar
effectively, managing the classroom, the development of critical thinking skills and
the creation of democratic classroom environment. Finally, educational background of
the students' family, personality style of the students (introvert or extrovert), teacherstudent
relationship
and
English language
problem
have
been
identified
as the major
affecting
factors
while practicing
classroom
questioning
technique
or
strategy
in ELT
classroom.
The present study consists of five chapters. The first chapter consists of the
introductory parts of the study. The second chapter includes the review of related
theoretical, empirical literature and conceptual framework. Similarly, the third chapter
includes the methods and procedures of the study. Fourth chapter deals with the
analysis and interpretation of the results.
Finally, the fifth chapter consists of the findings, conclusion and recommendation.
References and appendices are included at the last part of thesis.