Teachers' and Students' Attitudes an Motwation Towards Teaching and Learning English Language Through Plasma Tv: with Regard to two Senior Secondary Schools in West Shoa Zone

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2009-06

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Addis Ababa University

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This study was conducted for the purpose of finding out the attitude and motivation of grade 9 English teachers and students towards teaching and learning EFL through plasma TV. It was conducted in Holeta and Menegesha senior Secondary schools in west showa Zone. For this purpose, one hundred fifty (150) grade nine (9) students and eleven (11) English teachers from both mentioned schools were participated in the study. In order to collect the necessary data, questionnaire, Interview and classroom observation were successively used. The data collected through questionnaire and classroom observation were tabulated and analyzed in terms of frequency, percentage and mean value quantitatively. Likewise, data obtained from interview were organized and described qualitatively. On the basis of the analysis made, it was concluded that both teachers and students were found to have positive attitude and motivations towards teaching and learning through PTV.However, the pace of PTVteacher, the time allotment for each activity and for different lessons, the time allotted for classroom teacher to do the necessary facilitation, the interruption of program due to electricity, and technical problems of the PTVitself are the major factors which were found to affect their positive feelings. Based on the findings of the conducted study, some important recommendation have been forwarded to address certain issues that were indicated specially to affect certain positive feelings.

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Motwation Towards Teaching and Learning English Language

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