Author(s): Bavajan S and Bhuvaneswara Lakshmi G
The study aims to explore the psycho-educational problems of students who have completed secondary education in Urdu medium and continue their education at a higher secondary level in English medium through traditional teaching methods. The existing literature reveals that the respondents had serious communication problems in teaching-learning activities in English medium courses at the higher secondary level; were unable to get the attention of teachers on par with non-Urdu students; the classroom environment is biased; flaws in teaching methodologies; unable to get academic guidance and the teachers teaching English do not have competency in the Urdu language. The present study is qualitative. The students who have completed secondary education in Urdu medium and continuing their education at the senior secondary level in English in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh during 2021-22 form the population for the proposed study. The sample will be selected using the KMT rule and Wang Lee S adjusted sample size. The sampling technique is essentially multistage random sampling. The implications of the study will address the various challenges of the respondents in the study area and teachers have a vital role in enhancing language skills in the English language through their active participation and motivation.