• NAMRATA GOGOI

Often during classroom hours, it is found that (some) students are found lost in their own world, while some are engaged in doodling, passing chits, etc, as they are no longer paying attention to what the teacher is saying. Needless to say, inattentiveness interferes with the students’ ability to learn, retain new information and participate in classroom activities. It is therefore, a big challenge for teacher to make teaching-learning more joyous and interesting for the pupils. This study was carried out to find out to find out the possible causes that made a group of students - of Grade VIII, Hengrabari ME School, Guwahati, Assam – de-motivated to pay attention in the English subject class. The researchers observed the class for two days to identify the group of the inattentive students. The sample comprising 28 students was selected purposively. Most of these students were first-generation students belonging to economically- backward section of the society. An interview schedule was distributed amongst these students to obtain their responses regarding their interest in the subject. A pre-test was conducted by researcher, which further supported the results obtained from the interview schedule. Remedial measures were employed for six days, and thereafter, a post-test was conducted to see whether the strategies applied have produced desirable results. The paper briefly offers few suggestions and measures that the teacher can implement in the class so that the students can remain focussed and motivated during the teaching-learning session.

action research, English, inattentive, inductive teaching, pre-test, post-test, remedial, teaching aids, vocabulary

"Developing Attention Level (in English Learning) in a Group of Grade VIII (B) Students, Hengrabari ME School, Guwahati", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.233-244, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904E41.pdf

"Developing Attention Level (in English Learning) in a Group of Grade VIII (B) Students, Hengrabari ME School, Guwahati", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp233-244, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904E41.pdf