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Sample Introduction Chapter
Chapter One
Introduction
[Every Chapter should begin with a gist of what that chapter contains.]
This chapter begins with an overview of the historical perspective of English Language Teaching in
Gujarat. This is followed by an analysis of the needs of the learners with respect to written expression. For the analysis of
the needs of the learners data were collected through questionnaires and interviews from teachers of English at the secondary schools in
Gujarat. Some related studies which have analyzed the needs of present day learners were also reviewed. After the analysis of
the needs of the learners an analysis of the present situation is taken up. A brief review of the present situation in Gujarat with
respect to the teaching and testing of written English is given. Teachers’ views regarding the teaching and testing of
English obtained through questionnaires and interviews are compared with actual classroom practices. A brief report of the
observation of Classroom teaching, the analysis of learners’ classwork notebooks and the analysis of test papers is also presented.
A comparison of the learners’ needs and the actual teaching and testing practices indicates the inadequacy of the techniques and
materials used at present. A need for devising more effective techniques are established which leads to the statement of the
problem. This section of the chapter states the aims and objectives of the study as well as the hypotheses. The later part of
the chapter deals with the procedures adopted, which include the design of the project, methods of data collection, analysis of the data
collected and interpretation. In addition, the tools used in the study are described which include the designing of the
questionnaire and interview as well as the tests. Finally, this chapter gives a brief account of the scheme of presentation of the
thesis.
1.1 Background
Gujarat was part of Bombay State before the bifurcation in 1960. After the bifurcation, Maharashtra decided to have English from Class V
onwards. The Gujarat Government decided to teach English as a compulsory subject from VIII to X. However, schools could opt to teach
English in classes V to VII outside school hours, for which they would receive, no grants from the Government. The Government of Gujarat also
decided to provide an intensive course in English, by allotting more periods in the school time-table and by improving the standards of teaching
English, by redefining the objectives and by organizing a short term training course for the teachers.
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