Teaching English Language during Covid-19: A Case Study of Belauri Municipality

Abstract

The study entitled, "Teaching English Language During Covid-19 : A Case Study of Belauri Municipality". The present study aims to analyze to discuss the method of teaching English during COVID-19 period by using online tools in the context of Ugrtara Bal Vidhayala Belauri municipality of Kanchanpur. To carry out this research, I used phenomenology research design following a qualitative research approach. Four English teachers were selected using a purposive non-random sampling strategy in order to obtain the data. Similarly, I used in-depth interview for data collection as research tools. The systematically collected data were analyzed descriptively and thematically. Finally, after analyzing the data, findings were drawn. From the analysis and interpretation of data it was found that Zoom and teams were highly used to run online class during covid-19 pandemic period. In my study area online classes were not found effective. It was only used as an alternative to regular classes. Due to lack of effective facilities of electricity and internet online class could not run effectively in the school. Teachers and students are not habituated in online classes so they felt problem on it. Students from low economic background had no access of smart phones and computer to participate in online classes. Like that school has not access on separate computer lab and technician so that technical problem has frequently occurred in school. Students had misused the class online classes. Most of the English teachers had no sound knowledge on technology so that they faced difficulties on conducting online class. Except that some of the advantages also can be seen in schools after conducting online classes. Half of the respondents most like the 'zoom' and some of the respondents mostly like the 'team'. Similarly some of them like Skype and messenger as the most like tool for online class. Most of the teachers of the study area used zoom or teams to teach English during COVID -19. Majority of the respondents noted that zoom/ teams was sufficient for online class. Most of the respondents have mixed perception about using zoom and team for English teaching. This thesis consists of altogether five chapters. The first chapter includes the background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study, and operational definitions of the key terms. The second chapter deals with the review of conceptual literature, the review of the empirical literature, the implications of the review for the study, and the conceptual framework. Likewise, chapter three consists of the research design, population and sample, sampling procedure, data collection tools and techniques, data analysis procedures, and ethical considerations. Similarly, chapter four comprises results and discussions of the data. Finally, chapter five includes the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the study. References and appendixes are at the end of this thesis.