A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Award of the degree of "licencié en pédagogie Appliquée, Agrégé de l'enseignement secondaire en Anglais

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This study on ' Analysis of factors Causing Poor Performance in English Reading Comprehension: A case Study of Third Form Arts classes at Some selected Schools in Bugendana and Gitega Communes' puts much emphasis on identifying and analysing the factors hindering the good performance of learners in English reading comprehension during the teaching and learning process. This study attempts to explain how the learners' attitude towards the English language affets their performance in English reading comprehension. Moreover, it sets out to explain how the learners' performance in english reading comprehension is influenced by their socio-economic status. It also attempts to explain how the teachers' methodology and the instructional materials influence the ppils performance in English reading comprehension. The pupose was to find out and to analyse those factors hindering good performance inEnglish reading comprehension during the process of teaching and learning and how to overcome them. By the end of our research, the findings revealed that negative attitude of the learners while learnig English reading lesson, leads to poor performance in English reading comprehension. They also shower that learners from poor families do not get easily English books to read and which handicaps the good perfomance in English reading comprehension. Finally; findings portrayed that lack of english books or instructional materials influences thee english teachers not following all steps of reading lesson. This sudy was conducted in Bugendana and gitega communes. 9 schools were selected, 168 pupils and 9 english teachers took part in the survey by means of questionnairs. Besides, teachers' and learnes' questionnaires were distributed and analysed and classroom observation was caried out. The latter helped us to colled necessary data. After the analysis and interpretation of the data from used instruments, a general conclusion and recommendations were formulated to different education partners.