Abstract:
This research proposal provides an insight on the factors responsible for poor English language summary writing, as English language summary writing skill has a great importance in language education, and in the field of teaching Language for Academic Purpose, it is shown that the development of this skill is one of the most difficult skills for learners. This study is part of a larger project and its main purpose is to open the black box by exploring the relationship between performances of summary writing in English language of lower secondary level and the strategies used for summary writing in English language.
This study will dwell on the factors responsible for poor English language summary writing and the strategies of improving the English language summary writing skills in lower secondary level. The study will be of immense importance to the teachers of English, language students, curriculum planners, examining bodies, text book writers, educational administrators, possibly parents, researchers and other interested bodies in the field of language and communication studies.
This study will be conducted three selected schools of Boda collage academy, St Joseph secondary school and Bukwo parents‟ secondary school in Bukwo Town Council. Sampling techniques like purposive, systematic, and simple random sampling will be used to select respondents. The researcher will administer a work sheet and interview methods for collecting data from the students and data will then be analysed qualitatively.
Regarding the ethical considerations, the researcher will provide the respondents with the necessary information concerning the main purpose of the research, expected duration, procedures followed and the researcher will be in position to keep privacy and not disclose the confidentiality of respondents.
