1. E-POSTER PRESENTATION MPhild/PhdBy
Mrs R Poloogadoo

2. RESEARCH TITLE
“The problems and prospects of teaching Telugu as a second language in Mauritius”

3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Telugu language is the ancestral language of the Telugu people in Mauritius
Not their mother tongue (L1)
Taught as a second language
very much less exposure to this language

4. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Optional subject – many parents and students do not show much interest in this subject
Many students lack the necessary proficiency and competence to communicate effectively in Telugu

5. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
There is a lack of facilities like teaching materials (textbooks) dictionaries well-furnished library exposure through the media
All these might contribute to make TL teaching difficult and challenging

6. AIMS OF THIS STUDY
To highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the teaching Telugu as a second language in Mauritius
To help teachers and students in their endeavour

7. OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY
To identify the difficulties that teachers encounter in the teaching process
To determine the learning difficulties of the Telugu students
To find solutions for these difficulties
To investigate the methodology which is being used to teach Telugu in Mauritius

8. THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS
What are the problems that teachers face while teaching Telugu?
What are the problems that students face while learning Telugu?
What is the impact of these problems on the teaching and learning process?

9. THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS
How are these problems being met?
What are the effective ways and means to deal with these problems?
What are the prospects of teaching Telugu as a second language in Mauritius?

10. LITERATURE REVIEW
Still reading and exploring the existing works related to my research topics
Come across other researches done in the field of English, French
Need to read more and review other works on Telugu as a second language

11. METHODOLOGY The methods which I will use for my research project are:
the qualitative approach
the quantitative approach

12. SAMPLING Purposive Target group
– the students of 8 secondary schools and 2 MGI colleges
All the secondary schools Telugu teachers -20

13. RESEARCH METHODS Survey method
Documentary and content analysis - to evaluate the Telugu textbooks

14. DATA COLLECTION TOOLS Interview survey questionnaire Observation
triangulation

15. DATA ANALYSIS The techniques to be used for managing data are:
coding, annotating, labelling, selection, summary

16. DATA INTERPRETATION
In order to make sense of the data, charts, graphs and concept maps will be used
a critical friend will be consulted in order to get other perspectives

17. FINDINGS The findings will be discussed The report will be written

18. EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The findings of this research are intended to make an original contribution to research
beneficial to teachers, students and other stakeholders

19. EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The problems/challenges that teachers face while teaching Telugu will come to light
The findings will show the impact of these problems/challenges on the teachers and the students
This research will reveal the effective ways and means to deal with these problems/challenges

20. TEACHERS
Will come to know whether the teaching approaches they have been using are appropriate or not
Understand their students better
Be able to plan learning activities according to their abilities, needs and styles
Be able to select appropriate materials
Will be in a better position to apply better evaluation techniques
Motivated to teach Telugu

21. STUDENTS Will get well-equipped teachers
Increase their motivation to learn Telugu
Their language proficiency will increase and will be able to express themselves
Can expect good results

22. OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
This study will inform the curriculum planners about the needs of the Telugu curriculum
Inform the government and the NCCRD about the need to design textbooks in Telugu
They will realize the importance of pre-service training to develop teacher competency and expertise

23. OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
Organization of pedagogical club for collegial sharing
The Telugu socio-cultural institutions will be more aggressive in their endeavour to preserve and promote Telugu language and culture
Heads of school will provide a conducive learning environment – producing good quality results

24. CONCLUSION Telugu teaching is a challenge
This is a small attempt on my part
-to find the problems in teaching Telugu in Mauritius and
-provide possible suggestions to improve the situation

25. THANK YOU