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    This document is a dissertation submitted by Doreswamy to the Central University of Karnataka in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Philosophy degree in English. The dissertation examines issues in the acquisition of English as a second language among high school students in Raichur Taluka, Karnataka. It consists of an introduction locating the problem, a review of ELT methods and their practice, an analysis of English language education in Raichur and its challenges, and a conclusion on the need for learner autonomy. Doreswamy conducted the research under the supervision of Prof. N. Nagaraju and with the support and encouragement of faculty at the Central University of Karnataka.

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    This document is a dissertation submitted by Doreswamy to the Central University of Karnataka in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Master of Philosophy degree in English. The dissertation examines issues in the acquisition of English as a second language among high school students in Raichur Taluka, Karnataka. It consists of an introduction locating the problem, a review of ELT methods and their practice, an analysis of English language education in Raichur and its challenges, and a conclusion on the need for learner autonomy. Doreswamy conducted the research under the supervision of Prof. N. Nagaraju and with the support and encouragement of faculty at the Central University of Karnataka.

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    ISSUES IN ACQUISITION OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE: A CASE STUDY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF RAICHUR TALUKA, KARNATAKA

    A Dissertation Submitted to the Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga in partial fulfilment of the Award of the Degree of

    Master of Philosophy
    IN ENGLISH

    Submitted By

    DORESWAMY

    Research Supervisor

    PROF. N. NAGARAJU
    Dean, School of Humanities and Languages

    DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND LANGUAGES CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KARNATAKA, GULBARGA, 2012

    Department of English Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga

    Certificate
    This is to certify that the dissertation entitled Issues in Acquisition of English as a Second Language: A Case Study of High School Students of Raichur Taluka, Karnataka submitted by Doreswamy, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy in English, is bonafide work carried out by him at the Department of English, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga under supervision.

    Place: Gulbarga Date:

    (Prof. N.Nagaraju)

    Department of English Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga

    Declaration
    I hereby declare that the dissertation entitled Issues in Acquisition of English as a Second Language: A Case Study of High School Students of Raichur Taluka, Karnataka is the result of independent research work carried out by me under supervision of Prof. N. Nagaraju, Dean, School of Humanities and languages, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga.

    I also declare that the whole or any part of the dissertation has not been previously submitted for any Degree or Diploma at any University.

    Place: Gulbarga Date:

    Doreswamy

    Acknowledgments
    It is a rare honour and privilege for me to have worked under the able guidance and supervision of Prof. N. Nagaraju, Dean, School of Humanities and Languages, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga. It is with a sense of indebtedness that I would like to express my sincere thanks to him for his personal care and keen interest in guiding me along proper lines. I sincerely thank Dr. Basavaraj P. Donur, Associate Professor and Head, Department of English, Central University of Karnataka, for his support, encouragement and co-operation throughout the period of my research work. I also express my grateful thanks to Dr. R. Vijayalekshmi, for her earnest encouragement and help in writing the findings. I owe her a best of gratitude. I also express my sincere thanks to Dr. Paroma Sanyal, Assistant professor, Department of Humanities, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, for her valuable guidance, timely advice, warm encouragement and moral support. I also thank other faculty members of the department of English. My thanks are also due to Dr. Nataraj Huliyar, Reader at the Department of Comparative Literature, Bangalore University Bangalore. And Prof. G. Uma Maheshwara Rao, Professor at the Centre for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies, School of Humanities, University of Hyderabad, for motivating me in language studies and i also thank Sunita Misra, professor at the Centre for English Language Studies, University of Hyderabad, and Prof. Julu Sen., Professor at the department of English Language Teaching, EFL University Hyderabad. I must also thank those English Teachers and the Head Masters of High Schools of Raichur Taluka who extended cooperation and responded to my Questionnaire while collecting the data from the schools.

    I am deeply indebted to Dr. Parashurama Kattimani, Deputy Librarian, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga, for his timely assistance and encouragement, and other members of the CUK library, G.J.P.Dixit, Rajkumar Kalyani, and Raghavendra, for their kind co-operation. I am also thankful to Shri Vinodkumar Tandurkar, System Analyst, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga and also Ms. Samarthini, Technical Assistant, for their cooperation in completing my research work. I must also thank whole heartedly all the persons who co-operated and gave their precious time to me in completing my research.

    Doreswamy

    CONTENTS
    Certificate Declaration Acknowledgments Chapters Chapter 1- Introduction: Locating the Problem Page 1

    Chapter 2- ELT Methods: Theory and Practice

    Chapter 3- English Language Education in Raichur: Perspectives and Challenges

    41

    Chapter 4- Conclusion: Need for Learner Autonomy

    55

    Bibliography Appendix

    65 67

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