TIMRTU YIKRASHE, TIMRTU2024-03-262024-03-262021-07http://10.194.1.109:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/525Group discussion enables learners to use the language and encourage their collection and linked learning. The main objective of this study was investigating student’s interest in group discussion: the case of Bade primary school grade 7thA, Gummer woreda, Guraghe zone, SNNPR. To conduct this study, the researcher was used descriptive research design and thus it would be both quantitative and qualitative research method. To achieve the objective necessary data were used. Primary data was collected through questionnaires distributed to primary school teachers in the study area and structured interview were prepared for selected students. The researcher used simple random sampling for the students. Secondary data collected from review documents, journals and books. Finally, the collected data were processed, analyzed and interpret by using different table, percentage. The major findings were revealed that most of the students had positive interest toward English lesson group discussion, student’s participation in group discussion attributed to different factors. Such as students’ low level of knowledge about the benefit of group discussion, large class size which challenges the manageability of the group work in class, due to the large size of the class it was difficult for the teacher to measure students during group discussion. Recommendation and conclusion were forwarded bases on the findings. The researcher concluded that group discussion has positive impacts on student learning performance.enThesis