University teachers’ attitudes towards English language curriculum of M.Ed. semester system

Abstract

A curriculum changes as per the concurrent philosophical and methodological changes of a country. This study investigates the Tribhuvan University (TU)teachers’ attitudes towards the current Masters level English language (semester system) curriculum. In order to achieve this goal, explanatory sequential mixed research design was employed. Forty-five English language teachers from both constituent and affiliated campuses of Tribhuvan University, Nepal, were purposively selected. The research shows that the university English teachers had positive attitude towards the current curriculum for its input and process. However, they did not like the context of its design and the implementation process. This implies that the policy maker and curriculum designers should make an analysis of the context in terms of situation and the needs of the stakeholders before selecting the courses and their contents so that the curriculum can be effectively implemented.

Development of ELT in Nepal: An Overview

“…Regarding the ELT development in Nepal, the journal articles were reviewed such as Awasthi (2003), Phyak (2013), Uda and Sharma (2006), Sharma (1990), Bista (2011), Shrestha (1983, Bolton and Kachru (2006), Bhattarai and Gautam (2007), Subba (1980), Giri (2014), Weinberg (2013), Khati (2013) and Adhikari (2020). Similarly, the books and book chapters contributed by Malla (1977, Duwadi (2018, Ojha (2018), Bashyal (2018), Karki (2018), Metsämuuronen and Ilic (2018), Paudel (2019), Phyak (2016), Pandey (2020), and Shrestha and Gautam (2022) etc. were reviewed.…”

“…Moreover, English is being used as the language of disseminating education from its historical origin to till today in Nepal (Malla, 1976;Subba, 1980;Giri, 2014;Weinberg, 2013;Khati, 2013;Adhikari, 2020;. English language is gradually becoming a de facto medium of education in both, government funded public and private schools in Nepal (Shrestha & Gautam, 2022;Paudel, 2019;Phyak, 2016).…”

Faculties' Perception on Semester System at TU Affiliated Colleges, Nepal

“…It necessitates students' attendance and participation at class on a regular basis. Minimum attendance is required in order to be eligible to appear in the final examination (Paudel, 2019). The form of learning encompasses individual and group presentations, case studies, and other critical reading tasks, which vastly simplify the conventional oneway lecture technique.…”