Exploring Teachers’ Perceptions on Teaching Reading Skill: Grade 10 Chitu Secondary School in Focus
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2018-08
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Addis Ababa University
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The study explored teachers’ perception and techniques they used to teach reading in Chitu secondary school grade ten. In this study, descriptive research design was used with the mixed research methods. To achieve objective of the study, the target school was selected for it is convenient for the study. With this, the researcher used all four EFL teachers available along with 171 students of grade ten out of 300 students. The students were selected through sampling technique formula proposed by Slovins 1960. Three data gathering instruments were used to collect data. They were questionnaire for students, interview for teachers and class room observation. The quantitative and qualitative data gathered through these instruments were processed, analyzed and presented using descriptive statistics. The result of the study indicates that teachers’ classroom practice and students’ response does not reflect their perception of reading. The result also revealed that teachers frequently used only two types of techniques which imply reading techniques advocated in the literature were not effectively implemented by the target school teachers. Based on the findings and conclusion of study recommendations were forwarded for EFL teachers and other responsible bodies.
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Exploring Teachers’ Perceptions