Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to assess primary school learners thoughts regarding Wolaita language education in two selected primary schools of Wolaita Zone The participants of the study were purposely selected ten students from grades seven and eight Moreover four teachers from both schools and three city administration education experts were involved in the study Two instruments were used to collect the data a likert scale questionnaire and interview Both qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods were employed to obtain the results Hence the findings of the study disclosed that many students were interested to learn in Wolaita language and at the same time some students were not interested to learn in Wolaita language and still needed further intervention to optimize their attitude The findings also indicated that some learners irrelevant feelings affected the progress of mother tongue instruction by making learners feel negatively towards Wolaita language instruction and by making learners do not give due value for Wolaita language instruction According to the findings providing training working cooperatively teachers commitments establishing conducive classroom environment managing classroom effectively and sharing experiences with better schools were some of the possible ways to optimize learners feelings towards mother tongue instruction in lower primary schools