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E-POSTER E-POSTER PRESENTATIONPRESENTATION
MPhild/PhdMPhild/Phd
ByBy
Mrs R PoloogadooMrs R Poloogadoo
RESEARCH TITLERESEARCH TITLE
““The problems and prospects The problems and prospects of teaching Telugu as a of teaching Telugu as a
second language in Mauritius”second language in Mauritius”
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMSTATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
• Telugu language is the ancestral language of the Telugu people in Mauritius
• Not their mother tongue (L1)
• Taught as a second language
• very much less exposure to this language
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMSTATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
• Optional subject – many parents and students do not show much interest in this subject
• Many students lack the necessary proficiency and competence to communicate effectively in Telugu
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMSTATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
• There is a lack of facilities like -teaching materials (textbooks) -dictionaries -well-furnished library -exposure through the media
• All these might contribute to make TL teaching difficult and challenging
AIMS OF THIS STUDYAIMS OF THIS STUDY
• To highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the teaching Telugu as a second language in Mauritius
• To help teachers and students in their endeavour
OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDYOBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY
• To identify the difficulties that teachers encounter in the teaching process
• To determine the learning difficulties of the Telugu students
• To find solutions for these difficulties
• To investigate the methodology which is being used to teach Telugu in Mauritius
THE RESEARCH QUESTIONSTHE RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• What are the problems that teachers face while teaching Telugu?
• What are the problems that students face while learning Telugu?
• What is the impact of these problems on the teaching and learning process?
THE RESEARCH QUESTIONSTHE RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• How are these problems being met?
• What are the effective ways and means to deal with these problems?
• What are the prospects of teaching Telugu as a second language in Mauritius?
LITERATURE REVIEWLITERATURE REVIEW
• Still reading and exploring the existing works related to my research topics
• Come across other researches done in the field of English, French
• Need to read more and review other works on Telugu as a second language
METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGY
• The methods which I will use for my research project are:
the qualitative approach the quantitative approach
SAMPLINGSAMPLING
• Purposive• Target group
– the students of 8 secondary schools and 2 MGI colleges
All the secondary schools Telugu teachers -20
RESEARCH METHODSRESEARCH METHODS
• Survey method
• Documentary and content analysis - to evaluate the Telugu textbooks
DATA COLLECTION TOOLSDATA COLLECTION TOOLS
• Interview
• survey questionnaire
• Observation
• triangulation
DATA ANALYSISDATA ANALYSIS
• The techniques to be used for managing data are:
coding, annotating, labelling, selection, summary
DATA INTERPRETATIONDATA INTERPRETATION
• In order to make sense of the data, charts, graphs and concept maps will be used
• a critical friend will be consulted in order to get other perspectives
FINDINGSFINDINGS
The findings will be discussedThe findings will be discussed
The report will be writtenThe report will be written
EXPECTED OUTCOMESEXPECTED OUTCOMES
• The findings of this research are intended to make an original contribution to research
• beneficial to teachers, students and other stakeholders
EXPECTED OUTCOMESEXPECTED OUTCOMES
• The problems/challenges that teachers face while teaching Telugu will come to light
• The findings will show the impact of these problems/challenges on the teachers and the students
• This research will reveal the effective ways and means to deal with these problems/challenges
TEACHERSTEACHERS
• Will come to know whether the teaching approaches they have been using are appropriate or not
• Understand their students better
• Be able to plan learning activities according to their abilities, needs and styles
• Be able to select appropriate materials
• Will be in a better position to apply better evaluation techniques
• Motivated to teach Telugu
STUDENTSSTUDENTS
• Will get well-equipped teachers
• Increase their motivation to learn Telugu
• Their language proficiency will increase and will be able to express themselves
• Can expect good results
OTHER STAKEHOLDERSOTHER STAKEHOLDERS
• This study will inform the curriculum planners about the needs of the Telugu curriculum
• Inform the government and the NCCRD about the need to design textbooks in Telugu
• They will realize the importance of pre-service training to develop teacher competency and expertise
OTHER STAKEHOLDERSOTHER STAKEHOLDERS
• Organization of pedagogical club for collegial sharing
• The Telugu socio-cultural institutions will be more aggressive in their endeavour to preserve and promote Telugu language and culture
• Heads of school will provide a conducive learning environment – producing good quality results
CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION
• Telugu teaching is a challenge
• This is a small attempt on my part
-to find the problems in teaching Telugu in Mauritius and
-provide possible suggestions to improve the situation
THANK YOUTHANK YOU