IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFICULTIES FACED BY STUDENTS IN LEARNING ENGLISH GRAMMAR AT SECONDARY LEVEL
Abstract
The study was conducted to identify the difficulties faced by the students in learning English grammar at Secondary Level. Secondary focus of the study was to develop some strategies to reduce difficulties faced by students in learning English grammar at secondary level and to suggest proper strategies to reduce these difficulties. Five boys’ schools from Tehsil Pind Dadan khan District Jhelum were randomly selected. Overall,400 students were included in sample, selecting 40 students of 9th class and 40 students of 10th class from each School were selected and cluster sampling technique was employed while collecting data from whole class. Overall, 398 students out of 400 responded the Questionnaire. The questionnaire was the main source of collecting data about concerned problems. The questionnaire was developed on five-point Likert scale ranging from strongly agrees to strongly disagree to identify the difficulties faced by students in learning English grammar at Secondary level. The researcher visited personally five selected Secondary Schools of Tehsil Pind Dadan Khan District Jhelum to collect student’s response through questionnaire, containing 40 items about difficulties faced by students in learning English grammar. The researchers’ assumption of full cooperation from the concerned teachers proved true. Major findings portrayed that majority of students like English as subject and agreed that English comprehension is very easy subject for them. They like to study the grammar in English and agreed that their teachers motivate them to understand grammar rules and they can easily follow grammar lesson in the classroom. Majority of students agreed that they respond creative works. Majority of students agreed that Teachers motivate them to learn English grammar and teachers’ method of teaching grammar is interesting. Minimum numbers of students do not pay attention and understand the teacher’s explanation whereas majority of students pay attention.
