STUDENTS' LACONIC EXPRESSION IN ENGLISH

Abstract

This study centered on the weaknesses of public school students in English speaking skill. It aimed at exploring the causes and effects of students’ laconic expression in English. For this purpose, I selected six students of Grade 10 and an English teacher from Shree Adarsha Sharal Secondary School, Lalitpur. Interpretive inquiry of the qualitative research method was employed to carry out the study. In-depth, open ended interviews, direct observations and written documents were used as the tools of collecting data. The data were analyzed by categorizing them under different themes. The analysis of the data have led me to come to conclusion that less practice, hesitation and less exposure are the main reasons behind the students’ laconic expression in English. The finding also shows that laconic expression in English has negative effects on the study as well as on career of the students. The findings of the study imply that more practice in speaking English, removal of hesitation and more exposure help students in developing the speaking skill in English.