Investigation of the Implementation of Grade ten English Syllabus in Selected Governmental Secondary Schools in Mekelle Town
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2009-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the implementation of grade ten
English syllabus in selected secondary schools in Mekelle town.
Attempts have been made to examine whether the instructional
guidelines set in the syllabus and teacher's guide are properly
implemented at classroom levels, the favorability of the school and
classroom environments for effective implementation of the syllabus,
the attitudes of the students towards learning English and their
exposure to the teaching and learning activities, and the factors
affecting the implementation of the syllabus in the schools. To this
end, a descriptive survey approach was used as a method of the
s tudy. The data was collected from 236 sample students, a ll English
teachers of grade ten who are twelve (12) in number, a ll the three
school directors and two English department heads in three selected
governmental secondary schools. Respondents were selected by using
systematic random sampling and purposive sampling techniques.
Questionnaires, observations, interviews and documents were used as
data gathering instruments.
The result of the study revealed that most of the demands of grade ten
English syllabu ses were not implemented as intended. Teacher s '
extent of implementation of the instructional guidelines su ggested in
the syllabus and teacher's guide was found to be low. Teachers
frequently used explanation or lecture and questions and answers
instructional strategies. Moreover, the English teachers did not use
continuous assessment techniques to evaluate their student's
performance. Besides, the result of the study indicated that the
majority of the students have positive attitude towards learning
English. However, as the fi ndings of the study showed, the students
are not exposed to a variety of teaching and learning activities, which
give them opportunity to use the language. There was scarcity of
curricula materials and time to implement the syllabus effectively,
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English Syllabus