The Challenges Facing Pupils in Learning English Subject in Public Primary Schools in Nyamagana District
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The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges facing pupils in learning English
subject in public primary schools in Nyamagana District. The study sought to: (i)
investigate the ways pupils speak and write English language in public primary schools in
Nyamagana District (ii) examine the approaches used in teaching and learning English
language in public primary schools in Nyamagana district (iii) identify the challenges faced
by pupils in learning English subject in public primary schools in Nyamagana District. The
study applied mixed research approaches, both qualitative and quantitative. The researcher
conducted the research in public primary schools whereby 5 out of 80 public primary
schools were selected to represent the whole population in Nyamagana District. The study
involved 196 pupils from standard three up to standard seven, 196 parents, 7 teachers, and
5 head teachers. Data was collected using questionnaires, interview, focus group
discussions and observation. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive analysis with
the aid of SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) 20th version software and
presented in form of tables using frequencies, percentages, and pie chart. The qualitative
data was analyzed using thematic analysis.This study employed the descriptive research
design which involved collecting information from the respondents using survey questions
and interviews from the key informants. Attitude, views, opinions and habits as well as the
important educational or issues for study. The design was embraced because of its ability to
capture the important information about people’s experience, attitude, views, opinions and
habits as well as the important educational. The major challenge of pupils in learning the
English subject are the pupils do not enjoylearning English language. Moreover, most of
the pupils do not understand English subject.
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Learning English Subject