Papers by Prateet Baskota
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Far Western University, Mahendranagar, Nepal, Sep 7, 2024
This research paper analyzes the School Library Program (SLP) based on the field of education thr... more This research paper analyzes the School Library Program (SLP) based on the field of education through skill development, practical, behavioral, and technical knowledge. The research also focuses on the academic performance and behavioral progress, following the issues and rights to education in rural areas of Nepal with the detailed of the designed modules following Quantitative data analysis of pre 21 schools and later on 28 schools surveys. In spite of the increase in literacy rates, Nepal has still been facing so many obstacles in achieving quality education, so the role of GOs, NGOs, and INGOs has been proven to be of prime importance to tackle the challenges and obstacles in the field of Nepalese education. With the increasing steps of the 21st century, technical and advanced change, education has turned out to be the primary need of every individual. Consequently, Nepalese educators have become more conscious of dealing with the issues and rights to education.
Research Square (Research Square), Feb 15, 2024
There are many problems in classroom associated with English language teaching. Among them, lack ... more There are many problems in classroom associated with English language teaching. Among them, lack of students' motivation and interest to speaking English is one of the major problems. The purpose of our study is to motivate our students of Grade seven via various activities. Every teacher should arouse motivation and interest to speak English in the classroom by applying various kinds of teaching methods such as warm up activities, summarization techniques, picture description, and English Simple story to help them produce something by their own. Therefore, every teacher should engage students in various activities by understanding their level to encourage them and to reduce their anxiety and negative attitude in Speaking. Similarly, motivation plays signi cant role for acquiring Second language. Importantly, if teachers really want to help to sustain their selfcon dence they need to know and use effective teaching strategies in the English as second language teaching. Background Lady Teacher (A) have been teaching at Secondary school of Lalitpur District of Nepal since January 2019. It is located at Lalitpur, Nepal. According to school's administrative data, the school was established in 1976 A.D. Currently, the school has almost 500 students and 15 teachers. She teach English subject from grade 3 to grade 7. Even though the school is a private English medium school, students do not communicate in English with teacher as well as their friends. While teaching and spending some time with them, we have faced many problems in during our teaching and research. Among them, some of are minor and some of them are major. In considering major issues we found "our students are not motivated to speak in English'' with their friends as well as teachers. They are not motivated because they do not have enough courage to speak in the class. They do not have courage because they are not encouraged by their teachers. Therefore, we decided that this issue has to be addressed as soon as possible. Hence, we gave focus to the students aged 11 to 14 years of grade 7 to conduct an exploratory action research, which would provide me the insights about the students concerning the communication in English. Relating the issue of "students are not motivated to communicate in English with teachers and students", we have detected the symptoms which are, they ignore using English language while speaking with teachers and students, they shared that they don't have adequate English vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation, and they mock upon their peer while speaking English with teachers. With the symptoms of students in mind, it can be said that students of grade seven are not motivated and the similar vein, the students are not encouraged by the teachers. With this note, we have con rmed that if the issue won't be addressed there would be the losses or consequences like, the students won't be able to express their authentic views with others using English language, the students will not be competent learner in their future, and the school may lose its reputation. Environment of English school may turn in to Nepali. Therefore, this study seems mandatory to be taken in order to rain of motivational seeds for students. The purpose of our exploratory action research was to explore the reason why our students are not motivated to use English language while speaking. Similarly, it also encouraged them to speak in English in school premises through different strategies. 1. Why do not our students speak in English? 2. How can we help them to motivate speak English? As action research is for improving teachers' teaching practices, the signi cance of the study will be improving our classroom practices i.e. motivating to de-motivated students for learning. Similarly, the signi cance of the study goes to the teachers' and the institution that may have similar problem like me. Besides that, it would also be effective the students who seem to be de-motivated in their learning particularly, in speaking English language. Motivation is one of the most important factors which in uence language learners to learn second language. Motivation is signi cant role in accomplishing goals . Likewise, motivation is general willingness and desire to do something. (Moore, 2005 as cited in Badroeni) states that motivation is something that enlivens and leads our deportment. Moore points out that motivation just focused on behavior. (Harmer, 2007 as cited in Badroeni, p. 79) states that there are three main reasons for getting students to speak in the classroom. Those are chances to practice real-life speaking in the safety of the classroom, trying to use any or all of the language they know, and having opportunities to activate the
KMC Journal
This study sought to answer how basic level English teachers define ‘curriculum’ and use it to in... more This study sought to answer how basic level English teachers define ‘curriculum’ and use it to investigate teachers’ perspectives on the curriculum. The purpose of this study is to investigate the beliefs and methods used by basic level English language teachers in Nepal concerning the basic level English curriculum. A qualitative method was employed. This study presents the participants’ perspectives on the basic level English curriculum and how it is really taught in classrooms. Additionally, the qualitative approach to data collecting and interpretation was used to obtain individual perspectives on how people would view and perceive the curriculum as a whole. In order to examine the experiences of the research participants, we used meaning-oriented procedures using semi-structured interviews. The study’s findings showed that even though the teachers are aware of the curriculum and its significance, they are unable to put it into practice in their actual classroom settings. We can...
Discover Education, 2024
The term "computer-mediated communication" (CMC) describes the transmission of messages and infor... more The term "computer-mediated communication" (CMC) describes the transmission of messages and information using computer technology. With the extensive use of email, instant messaging, social media, and other digital platforms in Nepal in recent years, this style of communication has grown in popularity. The article examines how computer-mediated communication (CMC) and artificial intelligence (AI) have grown in significance in Nepal's undergrad English education. This article allows students to collaborate on projects and tasks, which improves their learning experience, by examining the potential of AI and CMC. The facts of Nepal's education have been examined using the four different basic literature reviews. Despite the need for further literature on artificial intelligence and computer-mediated communication in Nepal's English classes for undergrads between 2018 and 2023, the studies reviewed shed light on the possibilities of technology and AI in language acquisition. Undergraduate class observation, self-administered text analysis, social information processing theory and experimental research, which involves adjusting variables to see how they affect learning results, were used to gather data. The study's findings also demonstrate how using CMC platforms encourages students to practice their digital literacy. They gain knowledge on how to move through online spaces, efficiently communicate with a variety of digital tools, and assess the reliability of information sources. Students can communicate with their teachers outside of the classroom via video conferencing software and online discussion boards. This may result in more in-depth discussions and debates as well as greater student engagement.
MARS Publishers, 2024
This study explores the concept of enhancing students' speaking skills and its beneficial impact ... more This study explores the concept of enhancing students' speaking skills and its beneficial impact on communicative competence (CoCo). By investigating the positive impact of classroom interaction as well as other (what other be specific) approaches for improving students' speaking proficiency. The study aims to enhance students' oral proficiency, develop strategies that align with their speaking abilities and level of achievement, and promote interaction among students, the teacher, and the course material. Based on the findings of this study, it is hypothesized that creating effective interaction in the classroom will greatly contribute to the teaching process and lead to increased speaking proficiency among learners.
Journal of Durgalaxmi, 2023
Education is a moral endeavour aimed at improving society. The education directors of the College... more Education is a moral endeavour aimed at improving society. The education directors of the College were supposed to lead the way in implementing the changes by acting ethically. Regretfully, in certain instances, they face criticism for their immoral actions. Thus, this essay aims to investigate how well college education directors function as agents of change in the direction of transformative ethics. Using the interpretivism paradigm and the narrative inquiry approach, the lived narratives produced by four governmental college education directors from three distinct regions of the Bagmati province— Lalitpur, Kathmandu, and Bhaktapur—were purposefully chosen. We used in depth interviews to determine how administrators felt about the ethical phenomena in light of the developments. It implies that treating others with kindness and respect empowers them to consider change. Humanity is the primary source of ethical development, after which everything shifts simultaneously. This discovery clarified the role that ethics plays in bringing about improvements. It disseminates ethical knowledge, values, and expertise throughout the community, college, and individuals.
British Council, 2022
This is a study of a school library programme at a time of lockdown. The library programme has wo... more This is a study of a school library programme at a time of lockdown. The library programme has worked to provide library infrastructure and training for schools in Nepal. The chapter describes the importance of creating physical libraries and ensuring they are sustained. It then looks at the challenges of providing access to books during lockdown. Three main strategies were used to provide learners with books: access to e-books, teachers taking books to students and controlled access to physical libraries. Recommendations are made for providing access in any future lockdown.
Researchgate, 2019
After my panel presentation at #4C2019 on "Critical Digital Archiving Against the Grain: Precarit... more After my panel presentation at #4C2019 on "Critical Digital Archiving Against the Grain: Precarities, Negotiations, and Possibilities," one of the attendees came up to me, appreciated my research area, and asked me enthusiastically, "Have you ever imagined how the platform for digital archive built by Non-Westerners would look like?" I just couldn't answer this question the way he might have preferred. I replied, "You know what, I really dunno. I really cannot speak for unlocatable differences there within what we call Non-Westerners. I can't speak even for myself actually, let alone for Non-Westerners." The thing is the kind of homogeneity we incline to accept in the nouns like Non-Westerners backfires the role of activists we might want to assume for ourselves. These nouns should communicate only about alliances among Non-Westerners based on the experiences we share due to different forms of violence caused by colonialism, neocolonialism, and cultural imperialism. But these nouns should not be assumed with any kind of essential feature that 'represent' us all. Furthermore, almost all forms of structural violence are inflicted and justified based on identity constructions and assumed/forced essential features in each identity category (race, nationality, sexuality, gender, sex, color, caste, class etcetera). Therefore, if our resistance relies on the same essentialist epistemology and ontology, which is the tool of violence, we end up persisting the same tool of violence confirming that even if the violence is not right,
The work is original except where indicated by special reference from “Naso- Guru Prasad Mainali”... more The work is original except where indicated by special reference from “Naso- Guru Prasad Mainali” and others “Collections of Stories” from different writers and no part of the translated research has been submitted for any other degree or in any other institutions.
Lumbinī Prabhā, May 5, 2020
Lumbinī Prabhā, 2020
This paper presents similarities and differences between Hindu and Buddhists... more Lumbinī Prabhā, 2020
This paper presents similarities and differences between Hindu and Buddhists Views on Education. It also claims that Education was defined in a different units and liberates people from birth to death by achieving emancipation or liberation by detaching oneself from worldly matters and activities. The different section, therefore, is mainly descriptive and summarizes the teachings found in Hindu and Buddhist ideas on Education. It makes reference to foundational concepts such as dharma and karma, the most important precepts, and the key virtues that both religions cultivate in the finding of civilization, there is the cause of civilization, there is the cessation of civilization, and there is a way to the cessation of civilization. It also focuses on the development process about the rise of Education. The methodical and survey parts also share about our own style of living and rules and regulations. Moral teachings of our eastern perspective, concepts, categories, and terminology refer to the contemporary phenomenon about high-thinking abilities to change in social expansion in education which endeavors to focus on common elements of tutelage improvement for scholars that seem encounter variations from history in belief and knowledge of practice at confined revolutionary levels.
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Baskota, Prateet. “Hindu and Buddhist Views on Education: Similarities and Differences” Lumbinī Prabhā, vol. 5, ISSN 2626-0196 (Print), ISSN 2717-4603 (Online). 5, 2020, pp. 212-219. Lumbini Buddhist University, https://lbu.edu.np/lbupublications/. Accessed May. 2020.
The differences in teaching behavior between native and non-native teachers of English have respe... more The differences in teaching behavior between native and non-native teachers of English have respective strengths and weaknesses that will help to become a good teacher in present and step ahead to future. English has become the universal language of International Communication. A brief analysis of the definition of 'native speaker' showed that it is unquestionably an elusive term. Writer had examined whether the native/ non-native division is indeed no more than a myth. Although the majority of English language teachers worldwide are non-native English speakers, no research was conducted on these teachers until recently. A pioneer research by Peter Medgyes in 1994 took quite a long time until the other researchers found their interests in this issue. There is a widespread stereotype that a native speaker is by nature the best person to teach his/her foreign language. In regard to this assumption, we then see a very limited room and opportunities for a non native teacher to teach language that is not his/hers. The aim of this article is to analyze the differences among these teachers in order to prove that non-native teachers have equal advantages that should be taken into account. The writer expects that the result of this short article could be a valuable input to the area of teaching English as a foreign language in abroad.
Achievement: Taekwondo Competition A faint twinge of excitement floated through my body that nigh... more Achievement: Taekwondo Competition A faint twinge of excitement floated through my body that night. A hint of anticipation of the coming day could not be suppressed; yet to be overcome with anxiety would not do at all. I arduously forced those pernicious thoughts from seeping in and overcoming my body and mind.
In 1809 Charles Lamb's friend, the writer Barron Field, visited the village of Dean Prior in evon... more In 1809 Charles Lamb's friend, the writer Barron Field, visited the village of Dean Prior in evon where Herrick had served as minister from 1630 until he was ejected by Parliament in 1647, and again from 1660 to his death. Field found that many of the villagers could repeat some of his lines and that the person who knew most about him was 'a poor woman in the ninety-ninth year of her age' named Dorothy King: She repeated to us, with great exactness, five of his Noble Numbers. These she had learnt from her mother, who was apprenticed to Herrick's successor in the vicarage. She called them her prayers, which, she said, she was in the habit of putting up in bed, whenever she could not sleep. She had no idea that these poems had ever been printed, and could not have read them if she had seen them. She is in possession of few traditions as to the person, manners and habits of life of the poet; but in return, she has a whole budget of anecdotes respecting his ghost; and these she details with a careless but serene gravity, which one would not willingly discompose by any hints at a remote possibility of their not being exactly true. Herrick, she says, was a bachelor, and kept a maid-servant, as his poems, indeed, discover; but she adds, what they do not discover, that he also kept a pet pig, which he taught to drink out of a tankard. Barron Field, Quarterly Review, 1810
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Papers by Prateet Baskota
This paper presents similarities and differences between Hindu and Buddhists Views on Education. It also claims that Education was defined in a different units and liberates people from birth to death by achieving emancipation or liberation by detaching oneself from worldly matters and activities. The different section, therefore, is mainly descriptive and summarizes the teachings found in Hindu and Buddhist ideas on Education. It makes reference to foundational concepts such as dharma and karma, the most important precepts, and the key virtues that both religions cultivate in the finding of civilization, there is the cause of civilization, there is the cessation of civilization, and there is a way to the cessation of civilization. It also focuses on the development process about the rise of Education. The methodical and survey parts also share about our own style of living and rules and regulations. Moral teachings of our eastern perspective, concepts, categories, and terminology refer to the contemporary phenomenon about high-thinking abilities to change in social expansion in education which endeavors to focus on common elements of tutelage improvement for scholars that seem encounter variations from history in belief and knowledge of practice at confined revolutionary levels.
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Baskota, Prateet. “Hindu and Buddhist Views on Education: Similarities and Differences” Lumbinī Prabhā, vol. 5, ISSN 2626-0196 (Print), ISSN 2717-4603 (Online). 5, 2020, pp. 212-219. Lumbini Buddhist University, https://lbu.edu.np/lbupublications/. Accessed May. 2020.
This paper presents similarities and differences between Hindu and Buddhists Views on Education. It also claims that Education was defined in a different units and liberates people from birth to death by achieving emancipation or liberation by detaching oneself from worldly matters and activities. The different section, therefore, is mainly descriptive and summarizes the teachings found in Hindu and Buddhist ideas on Education. It makes reference to foundational concepts such as dharma and karma, the most important precepts, and the key virtues that both religions cultivate in the finding of civilization, there is the cause of civilization, there is the cessation of civilization, and there is a way to the cessation of civilization. It also focuses on the development process about the rise of Education. The methodical and survey parts also share about our own style of living and rules and regulations. Moral teachings of our eastern perspective, concepts, categories, and terminology refer to the contemporary phenomenon about high-thinking abilities to change in social expansion in education which endeavors to focus on common elements of tutelage improvement for scholars that seem encounter variations from history in belief and knowledge of practice at confined revolutionary levels.
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Baskota, Prateet. “Hindu and Buddhist Views on Education: Similarities and Differences” Lumbinī Prabhā, vol. 5, ISSN 2626-0196 (Print), ISSN 2717-4603 (Online). 5, 2020, pp. 212-219. Lumbini Buddhist University, https://lbu.edu.np/lbupublications/. Accessed May. 2020.