Language Planning in Education with Special Reference to ELT in Nepal

Abstract

The study tried to explore the position of the English language in education planning and views of educational planners, head teachers, teachers and English teachers’ towards it. To carry out the research, ten educational planners, ten head teachers, thirty English teachers and thirty guardians (all together eighty respondents) were selected through judgmental sampling procedure for the purpose of data collection. Questionnaires mainly involving closed ended questions were used to collect the data. The findings of the study suggested that English, although taken as a second and foreign language, is considered as the most important language for education in Nepal. It was also found that the planners, head teachers, teachers and guardians have highly positive attitude towards the use of English in education.

The first chapter consists of general background, significance of language planning, language planning in education in Nepal, review of related literature, objectives of the study, and significance of the study. The second chapter deals with the methodology of the study. Under methodology sources of data, sampling procedure, tools for data collection, process of data collection, and limitations of the study are presented. The third chapter gives detailed description of the data obtained from the respondents along with the analysis and interpretation of the data. The data obtained is presented in three sections viz. language planning in general, status and effect of the English language in education and attitudes towards the use of the English language in education. The fourth chapter includes findings and recommendations of the study.