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CHAPTER 3 ........................................................................................................................... 14

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ......................................................................................... 14
3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 14

3.2 Research design ......................................................................................................... 14
3.3 Population.................................................................................................................. 14

3.4 Sample and sampling procedures .............................................................................. 15
3.5 Research Instruments ................................................................................................ 15
3.5.1 Questionnaires.................................................................................................... 15

3.6 Data Collection Procedures ....................................................................................... 15
3.7 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................ 15

3.8 Ethical considerations ............................................................................................... 16
CHAPTER 4 ........................................................................................................................... 17

RESULTS PRESENTATION ............................................................................................... 17
4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 17

4.2 Response rate............................................................................................................. 17
4.3 Demographic information ......................................................................................... 17
4.3.1 Gender of the respondents ................................................................................. 17

4.3.2 Age of the respondents....................................................................................... 18

4.3.3 Mode of study .................................................................................................... 19
4.3.4 Type of school for teaching practices ................................................................ 19

Challenges in teaching poetry ........................................................................................... 20
4.3.5 Learners’ interest in poetry lessons .................................................................... 20

4.3.6 Clarity of the subject content and learning activities ......................................... 20
4.3.7 Teaching within a learner-centered approach .................................................... 21

4.3.8 Achievement of basic competencies and lesson objectives ............................... 22

4.3.9 Time allocated for the poetry lessons ................................................................ 22
4.3.10 Teachers’ thorough understanding of all different forms of poetry ................... 23

4.3.11 Relevancy of prescribed text poetry textbooks to specific grades ..................... 24

4.3.12 Learners’ motivation to participate during poetry lessons ................................. 24
4.3.13 Textbooks poetry content for both teachers and learners .................................. 25

4.3.14 Confusion in the use of old and modern English words in the poems ............... 26
4.3.15 Need for extra lessons on poetry ........................................................................ 26

4.3.16 Learners beliefs towards the importance of poetry ............................................ 27
4.3.17 Some of the difficulties/ challenges student teachers face in poetry teaching ... 28

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