Towards integrating television materials into english teaching and learning at the National University of Rwanda: an exploratory case study of the second year english course

• Declaration
  
• Dedication
  
• Acknowledgements
  
• Abstract
  
• Table of Contents
  
• Chapter 1: General Introduction
  
  • 1.1 Background to the study
    
  • 1.2. Rationale for the study
    
  • 1.3. Research question
    
  • 1.4. Chapter Outline
    
  • 1.5. Conclusion
    
• Chapter 2: Literature Review
  
  • 2.1. Definitions
    
    • 2.1.1. Television versus other audiovisuals
      
    • 2.1.2. Types of television materials
      
  • 2.2 Educational television
    
  • 2.3. Survey of approaches and methods in Foreign Language Teaching.
    
    • 2.3.1. Grammar Translation Method
      
    • 2.3.2. Direct Method.
      
    • 2.3.3. Audio-lingual Method
      
    • 2.3.4. Communicative approach to language teaching (CLT)
      
  • 2.4. Development of audiovisual materials for the language classroom
    
    • 2.4.1. Background
      
    • 2.4.2. Audiovisuals in the language classroom
      
    • 2.4.3. Television in the language class
      
  • 2.5. Television and language skills
    
    • 2.5.1. Speaking skills.
      
    • 2.5.2. Listening skills.
      
      • 2.5.2.1. Interactional and transactional functions of language
        
  • 2.6. Content- Based Instruction (CBI)
    
  • 2.7. Principles of materials design
    
  • 2.8. Conclusion.
    
• Chapter 3: Research Methodology
  
• 3.1. Qualitative research methodology
  
• 3.2. Selection of the research site
  
• 3.3. Selection of the population
  
• 3. 4. Data collection procedures
  
  • 3.4.1. The Questionnaire
    
  • 3.4.2. The interview.
    
  • 3.4.3. Document analysis
    
  • 3.5. Ethical considerations
    
  • 3.6. Limitations
    
  • 3.7. Conclusion
    
• Chapter 4: Presentation and analysis of data
  
  • 4.1. Students' views from questionnaires
    
    • 4.1.1 Background and experience in watching TV
      
    • 4.1.2. Students' listening abilities in relation to TV English programmes.
      
    • 4.1.3. Attitudes towards the role of TV in English teaching and learning.
      
  • 4.2. Lecturers' views from questionnaires
    
    • 4.2.1. Background and experience in watching TV.
      
    • 4.2.2. Attitudes towards the role of TV in English teaching and learning
      
  • 4.3. Lecturers' views from interviews
    
    • 4.3.1. Background and experience in watching TV
      
    • 4.3.2. Attitudes towards the role of TV in English teaching and learning.
      
  • 4.4. Presentation of content of academic English programmes at NUR
    
    • 4.4.1. Background
      
    • 4.4.2. Structure of the English programme
      
  • 4.5. Analysis of the data
    
    • 4.5.1. Students' views.
      
    • 4.5.2. Students' listening abilities in watching TV programmes in English.
      
    • 4.5.3. Students and lecturers' perceptions of the use of TV in English teaching and
      
    • learning.
      
      • 4.5.3.1. Attributes of TV materials
        
      • 4.5.3.2. Exploitation of TV materials in English class
        
    • 4.5.4. Constraints
      
    • 4.5.5. Analysis of the content of academic English programmes at the NUR.
      
  • 4.6. Conclusion
    
  • Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
    
  • 5.1. Summary of the findings
    
    • 5.1.1. Students' listening abilities in watching TV programmes in English
      
    • 5.1.2 Students and lecturers' perceptions of the use of TV in English teaching and
      
    • learning.
      
      • 5.1.2.1. Attributes of TV materials
        
      • 5.1.2.2. Exploitation of TV materials in English class
        
    • 5.1.3. Analysis of the English programme at the NUR.
      
  • 5.2. Limitations
    
  • 5.3. Conclusions and recommendations
    
    • 5.3.1. Judicious course planning and selecting appropriate television materials for
      
    • use in English class.
      
    • 5.3.2. Reinforcing practical activities for activation of listening skills and other
      
    • 5.3.3. Promoting a communicative approach to language teaching (CLT).
      
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
  
• APPENDIX A
  
• Questionnaire for Students
  
• APPENDIX B
  
• Questionnaire for lecturers
  
• APPENDIX C
  
• Semi- structured interview for lecturers
  
• APPENDIX D
  
• Extracts from transcripts of interviews with lecturers
  
• APPENDIX E
  
• Content of English Programmes at the NUR/Faculty of Arts
  
• and Humanities, Department of English.