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CHAPTER 01
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The researcher wants to identify the psychological factors that are erecting these
barriers in the way of effective English language learning among the rural learners of
Shakargarh.
The learners of the government college Shakargarh, who come from the rural
areas and suburbs, cannot learn and produce the English language effectively. They
hesitate and stammer, and face problem in expressing themselves as well as in
understanding others.
1.2 DELIMITATION
The researcher has delimited his research to the psychological problems faced by
the rural learners of Shakargarh while speaking English.
1.3 OBJECTIVES
Almost 67.5 %3 population of Pakistan lives in villages and rural areas where they
do not have ample opportunities to learn English. Due to this, many students encounter
problems when they move to an urban setting for the purpose of getting higher education
or jobs, and thus they turn to avail some language courses to improve their English.
However, it is not an easy task for them to overcome their deep rooted inhibitions and
insecurities which cause further psychological problems for them. This research will help
the language teachers to understand the difficulties faced by such learners. In this way,
the teachers will be able to take certain effective measures to eradicate the setbacks in
language learning by helping their students from rural background in overcoming their
psychological problems.
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1. http://www.statpak.gov.pk/
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakargarh
3. http://www.statpak.gov.pk/
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CHAPTER 02
LITERATURE REVIEW
Second language learning is not a simple fete. It can be very stressful at times.
The psychological impacts of positive or negative attitudes from the surrounding society
can be critical. That is why it requires constant and conscious effort on the part of the
learner to overcome various psychological hindrances.
One important aspect among these negative feelings is the fear of being wrong
and ridiculed. As according to Dr. Riaz Hassan,
“Perhaps nothing inhibited non-native speakers from using
English or generated resentment for the language more than
the fear of being corrected or ridiculed every time they
open their mouth.”
This fear is actually a result of the “psychological dislocations generated by
imperialism”. He further says that
“The anxiety generated by this neurosis is the prime
inhibitor, first, of attempts to learn English language, and
second, of attempts to use it in a natural meaningful way as
a vehicle of thought. The ‘how’ of an utterance is forever
interfering with its ‘what’.”
The researcher thinks that learning disequilibrium in the second language learners
is created due to various socio-cultural influences. As a result, they face different
psychological problems in both written and spoken language. These problems may
include hesitation, escapism, lack of confidence, stammering, mumbling, tongue slips,
spelling mistakes, syntactic errors etc.
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CHAPTER 03
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
The researcher is foreseeing to adopt a combination of qualitative and quantitative
model of research which can provide with the basic findings as well as its applications.
1.4 POPULATION
The population of this research will be the teachers and students of the
Government Degree College, Shakargarh; Railway Road.
1.5 SAMPLE
The sample of this research will be 10 teachers and 30 students of under
graduation level.
A. Survey Tools:
a. The researcher will use Semi-structured Interview for 15 teachers
as it will be convenient and fruitful to know of their point of views
in detail.
b. The researcher will use Closed-ended Questionnaire for the
students to get statistical data for analysis.
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CHAPTER 04
For the presentation of data and data analysis, tabular charts will be used.
CHAPTER 05
CONCLUSION
By the end of this research the researcher hopes to bring to find out various
psychological problems which learners of English who come from the area of Shakargarh
face when they come to urban areas for improving their English as well as getting higher
education or jobs; and also to make some suggestions for the language teachers dealing
with such students which will improve the teaching/learning environment in the language
classroom and at the same time help these students to overcome their complexes and
insecurities.
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