CHALLENGES OF TEACHING LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ON LEARNERS WITH SPEECH DIFFICULTIES IN MADIANY ZONE RARIEDA DISTRICT KENYA

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION .................................................................................................... i

APPROVAL ......................................................................................................... ii

TABLE OF CONTENT .......................................................................................... iii

DEDICATION .................................................................................................... ivi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ..................................................................................... vii

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................ viii

CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................... 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1

l.l BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .................................................................... 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM. .................................................................... 7

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY .............................................................................. 8

1.4 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY·---·······················-- .................... 9

1.5 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ....................................................................... 10

1.6 RESEARCH QUESTIONS. ............................................................................. 11

1.7 SCOPE ........................................................................................................ 11

1.8.1 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ............... '. .................................................. 11

1.8.2 DELIMITATIONS ...................................................................................... 12

1.8.3 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY. ---·-----12

CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................. 14

LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................ 14

2.0 INTRODUCJION ........................................................................................ 14

2.l CAUSES OF SPEECH DIFFICULTIES ............................................................ 14

2.2 IMITATING WRONG PRONUNCIATION AND SOUNDS .......................... 15

2.3 INFLUENCE OF MOTHER TONGUE •.......................................................... 17

2.4 ARTICULATION DISORDERS •.................................................................... 18

2.5 QUALITY OF SOUND ................................................................................. 18

2.6 SUBSTITUTING ONE SOUND FOR ANOlHER--································· 19

2.7 IMPACT OF SPEECH DIFFICULTIES ........................................................... 20

2.8 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................... 23

CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................... 25

METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................. 25

3.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................ 25

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN/ STATEGY •................................................................. 25

3.2 RESEARCH APPROACH ............................................................................ 25

3.3 TARGET POPULATION •.................•..............•............................................. 26

3.4 SAMPLE SIZE ...................... ; ....................................................................... 26

3.5 SAM.PUNG PROCEDURE •.•.•....... ................................................ 26

3.6 RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS .................................................... 26

3.3.7 DATA COLLECTION/ANALYSIS. ••••••••.•••.••.•.•.•.•..•..•...•.••.•....•.•........•........• 27

3.8 PROCEDURE OF THE STUDY ...................................................................... 27

CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................... 28

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA ..................................................... 28

4.0 INTRODUCTION.·····················---······················--····························· 28

4.1 DATA ANALYSIS OF LEARNERS WITH SPEECH DIFFICULTIES IN VARIOUS FORMS ................................................................................. 28 

4.2 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPEECH DIFFICULTIES AND PERFORMANCE .............................................................................................. 29

4.3 CATEGORIES OF SPEECH DIFFICULTIES ........................................................... 32

4.4 IMPROVEMENT IN PERFORMANCE AFTER INTERVENTION EFFORTS ········································· ................ 34

CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................... 36

5.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 36

5.1 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................... 36

5.2 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................ 38

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................................................... 38

APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................ 40

APPENDIX 1 ........................................................................................................................................... .40

APPENDIX 2 ................................................................................................................... 41

APPENDIX 3 ............................................................................................................ 42

TEACHERS' QUESTIONNAIRE ................................................................................... .42

REFERENCE .................................................................................................................. .44

ABSTRACT 

In this research paper, the researcher studied the challenges of teaching and [earning of learners with speech difficulties on the performance of English language in Rarieda District, Kenya. The research investigated the various challenges that learner's experienced in speech. The research was carried out in Madiany Zone. The researcher took his sample population from one to form four in the three schools, that is, Chianda High School, St. Sylvester's Secondary and Okela Mixed Secondary School. The researcher used questionnaires and interview methods. In total, there were 1,450 students, ten teachers and three education officials. The resultant data were analyzed through bar graphs and pie charts. The findings showed that as the learners moved to the upper classes; their speech improved a little because of the intervention given by the teachers. The researcher found that speech difficulties in English language had effect in the overall performance of English language. When the speech defects are minimized, learners tend to perform better in English language.