Bio
Bishnu Prasad Pokharel is an Associate Professor at Tribhuvan University, based at Saraswati Multiple Campus in Kathmandu, Nepal. He holds a Ph.D. in Poetry. His research includes studies on teaching poetry and education investment.
Educational Journey
Tribhuvan University
Ph.D. Associate Professor • Poetry
Experience
Saraswati Multiple Campus
Associate Professor
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Fellow
Research
Strategies for Teaching Poetry at Secondary Schools of Dang, Nepal
This research paper examines the efficacy of the teaching strategies currently used in teaching English poetry at ten randomly selected Secondary Schools of Dang, Nepal. While the effective instruction of poetry depends on the selection and application of appropriate strategies, teachers and learners give less importance to such vitally important elements of poetry as visualization and auditory effect. Time constraints and mechanic exam pressure make lessons less effective. Spirit of inquiry is the elementary requirement for which teachers have to create the internal drive of the learners. Teaching poetry is an as fascinating job, as it is intriguing by diverse subtleties. Researcher used questionnaires and class observation to collect information. This article explores only three techniques: reading aloud, paraphrasing, and drawing the theme, teachers employ in teaching verse. Based on the theoretical ideas of Lazar (1993), Loughran, (2005), Jagoetal. (2011) Williams (2003), and Glancy (2002), it lays out ten useful techniques and methods in approaching a poem. The researcher gathered information using questionnaires and class observation using qualitative and quantitative techniques. He demonstrates how the application of ten strategies can be operational in facilitating the actual reading process. The discussion led to the conclusion that since poetry is a multilayered genre, its explication should start with a process that engages readers/students with the overall devices/features that inhere in the world of the verse itself. This article can be a significant supporting material to those teachers who have been teaching poetry and wish to experiment with some innovative techniques so that their students can find poetic experiences more rewarding and less frustrating.
Disparity between Investment and Achievement at Secondary Schools of Rupandehi, Nepal.
Five schools: Sainamaina Secondary School, Janakalyan Secondary School, Parroha Secondary School, Durga Bhawani Secondary School and Paschim Parroha Secondary School, Rupandehi, Nepal have been purposively selected and studied to find out the disparity between investment at schools and rate of return from the schools in the form of achievement level. This study reveals that there exists a gap between investment and achievement. The findings showed the grim picture of the rate of return. Competitive doing, motivating working condition, and cooperative and academic principal make the schools worth. The existing disparity between funding and achievement at Secondary Schools can be bridged up through planning and implementation.
