Impact of parents' education on Tharu students in learning English

Abstract

The present study is entitled "Impact of Parents' Education on Tharu Students in Learning English Language." The main objectives of this study were to find out the impact of parents' education on Tharu students in learning English language and to suggest some pedagogical implications on the basis of the findings of the study. To meet the objectives of the study fifty students of primary level (grade four and five) and their parents were selected as a sample for this study. Non probability sampling procedure was used to select their participation in the study. In this study the researcher used survey research design. Similarly, a set of questionnaires having both open-ended and close- ended was used for data collection. The data were analyzed and interpreted statistically and descriptively. In the study 98% of the students opined that their parents’ educational background impact in their English language learning. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, rationale of the study, delimitations of the study, and operational definitions of the key terms. Similarly, the second chapter deals with the review of the theoretical as well as empirical literature, its implications for the study and conceptual framework. Moreover, it also includes the conceptual framework. Likewise, the third chapter deals with the methodology adopted for the study, which covers design and methods of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, research tools, sources of data, data collection procedures, and data analysis and interpretation procedures, and ethical considerations. Furthermore, the fourth chapter is results and discussions consisting of the analysis and interpretation of the data. Similarly, the fifth chapter presents the findings based on analysis and interpretation of the data, conclusions derived from the findings and recommendations. At the end, reference and appendices are included.