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    The Assessment of Advantage and Disadvantage of English as Medium of Instruction in Primary Schools in the Case of Holy Saviour and Nazareth Schools.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2011-03) Eshetu, Ketemaw
    English which is a prominent international language is taught and learn as an important second foreign language in many countries. Our country Ethiopian has also made it a part of her educational system and used it as medium of instruction in secondary and tertiary level (grade 7 up to college and universities) Jor a long period of time, but nowadays most of private schools used English as medium of instruction for first cycle (1-4) elementary schools and also for second cycle (5-8). \ . So the purpose of this study is to asses the advantage and disadvantage of English as medium of instruction in first cycle primary schools in Addis Ababa and suggest possibie solutions to the problems that may impede the medium of instruction. To this end the research employed a sUI vey descriptive research methodology. The sample consists of two private elementary schools those are used English as medium of instruction. The sample schools and woredas regarding to the respondents 209 students, ninty Jam ilies, fourty one teachers and two woreda and sub city experts using systematic simple Random method respe,ctively. The teachers, students and their family made to fi ll in the questionnaire. Furthermore, interview was held with .selected two experts cluster supervisors from woreda and sub city education offices. The data colelcted were anslysied (quantitatively and qualitaively) using percentages and decriptive phrases. The results indicate that English medium is " advantagous Jor many aspects in teaching-learning process, such as providing acadamic understandability, it's intersting while in teaching and learning process for teachers and pupls, it's also acepted by tI Le students family, and it makes the pupils active participant in class , but tl tere are problems for its success such as, lack of text books, reference mat rials and other teachingEnglish which is a prominent international language is taught and learn as an important second foreign language in many countries. Our country Ethiopian has also made it a part of her educational system and used it as medium of instruction in secondary and tertiary level (grade 7 up to college and universities) for a long period of time, but nowadays most of private schools used English as medium of instruction for first cycle (1-4) elementary schools and also for second cycle (5-8). So the purpose of this study is to asses the advantage and disadvantage of English as medium of instruction in first cycle primary schools in Addis Ababa and suggest possibie solutions to the problems that may impede the medium of instruction. To this end the research employed a sUI vey descriptive research methodology. The sample consists of two private elementary schools those are used English as medium of instruction. The samp e schools and woredas regarding to the respondents 209 students, ninty fam ilies, fourty one teachers and two woreda and sub city experts using systematic simple Random method respe.ctively. The teachers, students and their family made to fi. ll in the questionnaire. Furthermore, interview was held with selected two experts cluster supervisors from woreda and sub city education offices. The data colelcted were anslysied (quantitatively and qualitaively) usmg percentages and decriptiue phrases. The results indicate that English medium is " aduantagous for many aspects in teaching-learning process, such as providing acadamic understandability, it's intersting while in teaching and learning process for teachers and pupls, it's also acepted by tl Le students family) and it makes the pupils active participant in class ,but tJ (ere are problems for its success such as, lack of text books, reference mat rials and other teachinglearning materials like manuals and suplementary materials are absent in the school and using teaching materials which are beyond the pupils ability and capaciy. The absence of these materials resulted in hampering the intersts and motivations of both the teacher and the students, means it is indirectly create problems in teaching learning process of in using English as medium of instruction. Based on the findings and conclusions the study enventually makes recommendation. Which includes the importance of English medium of instruction for elementary grades in TrIflny aspects as mentioned as above, but it is necessary that the provision of teaching learning materials such as texts, reference materials, manuals, suplementary materials, teaching aids and so on in accordance with the level and capacity of puils. It is also important that giving special courses, trading, and workshops for teachers, because ementary pupils are young in age and but also mentality. In addition to these there are also other problems like pupils who are young in age and weak in acasdamic become stress and other pupils who haeve no help at home faced difficulty in learning and in interaction or communication with their teacher in class, then they need tutor and extra & special help by the teachers and their family regularly. It is also necessary to have computers, other electronic materials such as slides, films and so on in order to make English medium more effective.