CHALLENGES OF TEACHING GAAMMOTHTHO LANGUAGE IN GEVORNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF GAMO ZONE: THE CASE OF ARBA MINCH AND CHENCHA TOWNS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate challenges that teachers and students face in teaching and learning Gaammoththo language in secondary schools of Arbaminch and Chencha Town Adminstration in Gamo Zone. The study used a mixed method approach in which both quantitative and qualitative research designs employed. In the quantitative design, survey questionnaires were employed. Accordingly, 350 students, 36 teachers and 6 education experts were randomly selected, 8 vice principals and 4 supervisors were selected by using purposive method. These quantitative data had analyzed through the SPSS software and responses were analyzed using the percentages, frequency, mean and standard deviation. Qualitative data obtained through interviews and observations were analyzed using thematic approaches. The findings of the study proved that shortage of teaching and learning resources, less attitude of students, teachers guide, reference books, were the challenges teacher were facing in classroom. The study also indicated that some teachers did not effectively perform what expected from them, significant efforts was not made by concerned bodies like Town Administration Education Office and the schools to provide sufficient textbooks and teacher's guides. The findings also approved that the efforts made by the concerned bodies were not effective and did not bring relevant change on challenges that teachers were facing. It recommended that the concerned bodies like town administration education office in collaboration with other stakeholders should provide sufficient textbooks to teachers and students. Adequate teacher's guides should supply to teachers. Popular awareness raising activities and mobilization of the communities should carry out to involve all the communities.