The Techniques Employed by English Teachers While Teaching Reading Skills

Abstract

This thesis entitled“The Techniques Employed by English Teachers While Teaching Reading Skills”,has been prepared to identify and analyze the techniques used in teaching reading skills. In order to carry out this study, Icollected the data from ten teachers who were teaching in ten different colleges in Kailali district. I used both classroom observation checklist and techniques survey opinionaire to collect the required information. To fulfill the purpose of my study,I observed forty different classes; four classes of each teacher while teaching reading at higher secondary level. The findings of this study show that majority of teachers were conducting sensitizing and scanning techniques, however, they were not sufficient. Most of the classes were found being dominated by the teachers’ activities and there was a practice of lecture method. Teachers themselves read the reading passage and they explain edit sessence. In less than twenty percent classes,students were involved in reading the text. The study consists four chapters. Chapter one deals with introduction and it consists of reading as receptive and productive skills, approaches to reading,stages in teaching reading, reader knowledge, skills and strategies and teaching techniques. Similarly, chapter two explains the methodology which consists of processes of data collection, sample population and sampling procedure along with its tools and limitations of the study. Chapter three includes analysis and interpretation of data. It deals with different classroom techniques that are related and practiced to teaching reading skill. Chapter four consists of findings and recommendations made in the light of findings.