Parents' attraction to wards English medium classes in community schools
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Department of English Education
Abstract
The present study is entitled" Parent Attraction towards English Medium
Classes in Community Schools"; aimed to explore the parents´ attractions towards
teaching their children in English medium classes. Based on this research objective,
the investigation was mainly focused to find out to what extend the parents were
attracted and motivated to educate their children in English -as- a- medium – of –
instruction (EMI) in the schools. In this regard, study was survey research design was
followed for which parents of the 50 school children studying at different EMI
schools in Dhankuta were sampled. A questionnaire was developed focusing on the
main objectives and administered to derive the quantitative information for this
research. Although this study was based on the survey research design, qualitative
narratives were also used in the course of data analysis and interpretation. The study
found that the lower secondary students’ parents were attracted toward English
medium. English language is important because it offers different personality of
children and provide quality education. Likewise, adopting English creates some
challenges such as; parents have difficult to save Nepalese culture and maintain costly
materials for their children. Within this parent motivate their children to acquire
English by joining in English medium classes. So that, the study showed majority of
the parents were positive towards English medium of classes.
This research consists of five different chapters. Chapter one is the introductory
part of this study. It includes the background of the study, statement of the problem,
objectives of the study, research questions, delimitations of the study and operational
definitions of the key terms. The Second chapter deals with review of theoretical
literature, empirical literature and conceptual framework. The third chapter is the part
of methodology and procedures of the study. This part included research design and
method of the study, populations, sample and sampling strategy, research tools,
sources of data collection, data collection procedures, data analysis and interpretation
procedures and ethical considerations. Likewise, the fourth chapter included analysis
and interpretation of results. And the last chapter five includes conclusions, and
implications of the study. In the same way, in the final part of the thesis includes
references and appendices.