Use of social media in Teaching and Learning English at Secondary Level

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Abstract The thesis entitled Use of Social Media in Teaching and Learning English at Secondary Level was an attempt to find out the use of social media in teaching and learning English and to explain how teachers and students are benefited by the use of social media. To carry out this research, survey method was used. Sample population was secondary level teachers and students of ten community schools of Phalewash Municipality Parbat district. 10 teachers and 100 students were purposefully selected. A questionnaire was the main tool for collecting data that consisted both open and closed ended questions. The data were analyzed with the help of descriptive methods and tables. The study showed that teachers and students in Phalewash well to used different social media tool. Almost teachers and students using Facebook, Messenger, Google and Youtube in teaching and learning English. Social media make language classes more engaging and interesting. Teachers and students used social media for general communication, for getting content of course materials easily and to share the learning materials. Social media helped to learn a lot in short time, to improve classroom delivery and to convey school information to parents and students. This thesis consists of five chapters. The first chapter deals with the background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitation of the study and operational definitions of key terms. The chapter two comprises review of related literature and conceptual framework of the study, where I have reviewed theoretical and empirical literature and also mentioned the implication of empirical literature. Likewise, chapter three consists of methodology which incorporates research deign and method, population, sample and sampling strategy, data collection tools and techniques and data collection procedures, data analysis and interpretation procedures and ethical consideration. Chapter four includes analysis of data and interpretation of the results. Similarly fifth chapter focuses conclusion and recommendations of the study. Finally, references and appendices have been included at the end of study.