ABSTRACT Aspects of seasonal dynamics, population dynamics, and successional dynamics were investigated in three kinds of woody vegetation which occur on the Accra Plains: dry tropical forest, large thickets, and isolated clumps of thicket. Flowering, fruiting, foliage behaviour, and girth changes show a strong seasonal pattern in the study area; moisture deficits limit phenological activity within the community, although patterns vary among species. Synchrony was high within species in repro...
ABSTRACT EFFECT OF MATURITY ON DRY MATTER ACCUMULATION AND QUALITY OF FORAGE FROM NATURAL GRASSLAND AND THREE INTRODUCED GRASSES IN THE ACCRA PLAINS, GHANA Francis Kwasivie Fianu, Supervisor: University of Guelph, 1977 Dr. J.E. Winch Two studies were conducted in Legon, Ghana, in 1974 and- 1975 to characterize the dry matter accumulation and quality of a natural grassland sward (dominated by Sporobolus and Heteropogon) and of introduced giant star grass (Cynodon plectostachyus (k . Sc...
ABSTRACT Calls for the removal of monuments that represent anti-Black racism and in some instance its disguised “ultra-nationalism” have become common in parts of the world. From the Rhodes Must Fall campaign in Oxford to South Africa to the Charlottesville incidence, through to the Gandhi Must Fall campaign, a public consciousness on such racist representations seems to have been awakened. The #Gandhi Must Fall campaign in which some professors from the University of Ghana galvanized the...
ABSTRACT Ghana is a pluralistic religious country. The religions in Ghana includc Christianity, African Traditional Religion, Islam and some Oriental Religions. Islam is the first foreign religion that came to the Gold Coast/Ghana. However the 2000 Housing and Population Census indicated that majority of Ghanaians profess to be Christians. The Salvation Army (The Army) is a protestant church. It started in London in 1865 as a Christian Fellowship. In 1878 it changed its name from The Chr...
ABSTRACT The focus of this thesis has been to investigate the rationale for the provision of education by three selected Charismatic churches in Ghana – the Full Gospel Church International (FGCI), the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) and the Action Chapel International (ACI). It discussed and examined the factors responsible for the generation of interest by the selected charismatic churches in the provision of education in Ghana. Particularly, the charismatic churches have been ...
ABSTRACT This project is centres on sufi concept of Dhikras practiced by Muslims in Patigi local government Area. It aimed to present the historical background of Islam and Sufism in Patigi local government, the beginning and development of Dhikr, also its impact with particular reference to Patigi local government Area of Kwara State.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page………………………………………………………………….i Approval page……………………………………………………………ii Dedication…………………..……………………………………………iii Acknowledgments………………………………………………………iv CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study………………………………………….1 1.2 Scope and Limitation...
Abstract This study analyses and discusses the pragmatical negation in selected U.S and Nigerian presidential speeches. It first examined the process of speaking as a form of intimated and supportive relationship that serves as the cement that holds friendships, families, communities, societies, and government together. The focus is on political discourse which is closely related to power, that puts certain political-economic, and social ideas into practice. Text of acceptance and ina...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to make a linguistic analysis of television talk show, a case study of NTA Kaduna with the aim of describing the nature of its dialogue, providing an assessment of it, and exposing the peculiarities therein. It brings to the fore features that have otherwise not been observed in talk show. The usual assumption by discourse analysts is that language used in institutionalized or formal settings is structured and follow the tenets of discourse analysis. As a result...
ABSTRACT This work concern on how the meaning of the words/lexis can be utilized in the language of advertisement in Pidgin English. Furthermore, the result shows that Nigerian pidgin have a significant for advertisement purpose since it combines of both and indignant languages.
TABLE OF CONTENT Title page i Approval page ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Table of Content v CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Statement of the problem 2 1.2 purpose of the study 3 1.3 The significance of the study 3 1.4 Objectives of the study 4 1.5 Research Question/Hypothesis 4 1.6 Scope and limitation 5 1.7 Definition of terms 5 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0 Introduction 7 2.1 Th...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page - - - - - - - - - - i Certification - - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgements - - - - - - - - iv Table of contents - - - - - - - - -v CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1.1 Background Statement - - - - - - 1 1.2 The purpose of study - - - - - - - 4 1.3 The objectives of the study - - - - - - 5 1.4 The delimitation/Scope of the study - - - - 5 1.5 Methodology applied - - - - - - - 6 CHAPTER TWO Literature review 2.1 The theories of language a...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at discovering people of Kwaebibirem views about unmarried women in order to see whether their perceptions align with what was already in the literature about unmarried women in other countries. The study was conducted in Kwaebibirem district in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The participants of the study were 110 adults purposively drawn purposively from five towns that were conveniently chosen from the district. The study employed the mixed-method design. Data...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the methods as well as the challenges of teaching English as a second language in the Bawku Municipality. The objectives of the study were to examine the methods of teaching English Language, to examine the challenges to effective teaching and learning of English language in the Municipality, and to examine measures of improving teaching and learning of English language in the Bawku Municipality. The study adopted the qualitative design, using questionnaire, ...
ABSTRACT There are many ways to teach grammar to students that can be fun and interesting, such as using the grammar item to be learnt in context and the use of appropriate TLMs. This study was carried out to investigate the teaching of Grammar to pupils of Kpedze Todze Junior High School. It identifies the problems of both teaching and learning grammar and suggests effective ways of teaching grammar to pupils. The purposive sampling technique was adopted by the researcher in selecting th...