Inquiring the reason why some Students can't Pronounce the English word correctly and Solve.

Action Research

Subject: English

Inquiring the reason why some students can’t pronounce the English word correctly and Solve.

ActionResearch

Index

SL. No.	Topics	Page No.
01	Introduction
02	Rationality
03	Objectlivity
04	Research Methods and Tools
05	Data presentation and analysis
06	Implementation
07	Observation and Reflection
08	Recommendations
09	Conclusion

       

Introduction:

English is an international language and in Bangladesh this language is being used and practiced as a second language at schools, colleges and universities. At primary level in Bangladesh English as a compulsory subject has introduced from 1992. Our children are the
future citizens they will must achieve English language. If we want to communicate with other countries, English language is essential media. For higher education and research, dealing with foreign exchange and adjusting trade imbalance or export and import. Besides these, it can be used for reading newspapers, periodicals and magazines. At modern age it can be more prominently used for blogging and free lancing as well. We use English comprehensively. If primary level our learners achieve four skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing) properly, they can use English inside or outside of the classroom easily. Eventually they will able to use English in their daily life. But we observe in our Tulabaria Government Primary School and we teach English in Class-4 . Some students can’t pronounce the English word correctly. This is very  unfortunate situation. To develop reading skill and correct pronounce the word and developing it’s situation I take this topic for an action research.

Rationale:

Our maximum younger learners consider that English is hard and tough subject. In English class most of the time they do not participate eagerly. For minimize the shyness to English subject and increase the participation in English class. I consider that this research program to be per format.

Objectives:

From my research program I hope that the following aims will be achive:

1.  To find out the causes why students can’t understand of the meaning of word.

      2.To increase in participation in English class.

3.To increase in eagerness of English subject.

4. To minimize the shyness of English subject.

5. To promote speaking and reading skills in English.

6. To Emphasis on daily life.

7. To increase in correct pronunciation in reading text.

Research method and tools:

To perform my research program, I have taken following two methods-

1.    Observation method

2.    Interview method.

To collect data for research programs I have used the following tools:

a. Questionnaire

b. Observation Sheet

c. Interview Sheet

To identify provable causes:

1.    Students can’t make sounds of alphabet properly.

2.    Can’t identify some letters properly(c,e,d,b,p,q)

3.    Can’t use syllable appropriately.

4.    Students not to actively text pronunciation with teacher.

Data presentation and analysis

I have selected 6 (six) slow learners in Class 4 show can’t pronounce the word English language. I have collected essential data from these learners by using questionnaire and tabulated as follows-

S.L No.	Questionnaire	Respond
		Yes	No
1	Do you come to school regularly
2	Do you like to learn English?
3	Have you any guardians help you to learn  English at home?
4	Have you any house tutou?
5	Can you understand meaning of the any English text/
6	Do you easy to learn English?

Table-1 indicates that out of 5 students 2 come school regular and other come irregular. 2 of student respond that like learn English. 2 of student consider that this subject is tough to them. Selected out of 5 students. Only 2 students have their guardians who help them to learn English at home. But no other students help at home. All students said that they have no house tutor. It is very interesting that selected students able to read any English text book consistently. But when asked them to say the text pronounce the word, no one respond properly.

       

 Sounds practice of alphabets

S/L no.	Student’s Name		Can	Can’t
1	Jashim uddin	52
2	Joy sarkar	39
3	Pritom nath	47
4	Siful islam	36
5	Durjoy dev	54
6	Digonta sarkar	65

Understand difference of sound

S/L no.	Student’s Name		Can	Can’t
1	Jashim uddin	52
2	Joy sarkar	39
3	Pritom nath	47
4	Siful islam	36
5	Durjoy dev	54
6	Digonta sarkar	65

Use of syllable appropriately

S/L no.	Stuent’s name		Can	Can’t
1	Jashim uddin	52
2	Joy sarkar	39
3	Pritom nath	47
4	Siful islam	36
5	Durjoy dev	54
6	Digonta sarkar	65

   Text pronounciation

S/L no.	Student’s Name		Can	Can’t
1	Jashim uddin	52
2	Joy sarkar	39
3	Pritom nath	47
4	Siful islam	36
5	Durjoy dev	54
6	Digonta sarkar	65

Implementation:

To develop identification reading of the text, what they can’t pronounce for selected learners. I have provided with class 4. I have taken sufficient teaching aids with a view of following different classroom techniques such as an individual work, pair work, small group work and different pedagogical method. I have emphasized in collaborative, independent and co-operative learning. On the 4^th day to justify the development of the selected learners I have again taken their interviews sheet.

Observation and reflection:

On the first day I have entered into the classroom with word card and text book etc. At first, I have read word and tell this pronounce from word card and students followed often me. Then teach the text pronounce the word and help the learner to say the meaning. From this activity students are engaged to learner pronounce the text. Make small groups and give sufficient words and stories book each group. Ask each group to discuss and say word of the pronounce . On that day I have also engaged with collaborative learning for the learner. From my first day of teaching stategics. I have understood that some learners be improved to understand pronounce of the word or text. On the second day I have entered into classroom and made opportunities to practice on difference sounds (c,e,d,b,p,q) understand for the selected learners. To develop the slow learners, I have provided collaborative learning in the classroom. On this day when I evaluate two learners have able to understand.

On the third day I have entered into classroom with sufficient teaching aids. On this day, I have taken 3 variations of my teaching style and techniques, given the word card to the learners in small group and asked them to say we will use syllable appropriately. Out of five to 2 learners able to use syllable appropriately. Finally, I helped the learner to write and say words. On this day some advanced learners helped the selected learners to select and properly pronounce of words or text. After Four days of my methodical teaching of the fourth day I have taken interviews of those elected learners through interview sheet and obtained result shown the following table-2

              

S.L No.	Students name	Come to school regularly	Sounds of alphabet properly	Identify some letters properly	Use of syllable appropriately	Text pronounciation with teacher
1	Jashim uddin
2	Joy sarkar
3	Pritom nath
4	Siful islam
5	Durjoy dev
6	Digonta sarkar

Out of the selected slow learners after my methodical teaching two learners were able to say words of meaning sequentially whereas before it was zero. But only 2 learners gave answer partially. Where was before my teaching no one say meaning of words randomly. Table two indicates that all selected learners are able to choose some meaning of words. Say and write these words.

Result was shown as following graphical presentation.

Questions for student

s.L no.	Questions	Respond
		Yes	No
1	Do you come to school regularly
2	Do you like to learn English?
3	Have you any guardians help you to learn  English at home?
4	Have you any house tutou?
5	Can you understand meaning of the any English text/
6	Do you easy to learn English?

Before methodical teaching

After methodical teaching

Probable remedial ways for solving probable causes:

1.    Students had not learned the sounds of alphabet properly.

2.    Alphabet sounds difference understand the students.

3.    Action to be taken to use syllable properly.

4.    Students attentively practice with teacher.

Conclusion:

From research program this truth has established that methodical teaching, use of sufficient teaching aids, application of different classroom techniques in collaboration with classroom help the learners to achieve definite learning outcomes of the lesson. In these research programs, I have obtained partial positive results, some slow learners have progressed. So, this type of research program should be continuing in future. It’s my expectation.https://hasankishor.blogspot.com/p/teachers-guideline.html