8. Methodology
In order to answer the research questions of the study a survey was conducted on 50 learners who attended English lessons with PowerPoint presentation for one of the two semesters of the academic session 2011-2012. Fifteen (15) statements based on a five point Likert-scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) was employed to examine learner perceptions about the pedagogical use of PowerPoint presentations in English language classroom instruction. Some negative statements were included in the Likert- scale statements to ensure that the participants really read understand the statements and mark their responses accordingly. Also the end of semester exam results of two classes of the same level, one where PowerPoint was used and the other with traditional oral presentation with teacher writing on the board, were analyzed to confirm the effectiveness of PowerPoint presentation compared to traditional oral presentation with teacher writing on white- board with markers. Also, relevant literature on the topic was reviewed. Thus this study is a both qualitative and quantitative.