ABSTRACT Out of preliminary observation of gerunds in Nandome, it is realised that the gerund marker {-bú} is not realised fully in speech but a split form of it, [-b] or [ú] are realised. Also, the gerund phrase in Nandome distinguishes between sentence adjuncts and adjuncts of a verb phrase. The movement of sentential adjuncts was found to resolve ambiguity in the gerund phrase. It was observed that degree emphasis can be achieved by making a gerund an argument to its root verb. In invest...
ABSTRACT This is a qualitative study aimed at investigating the grammatical errors students of Ghana Senior High School, Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana commit in their essay writing. The study sought to identify grammatical errors and examine the causes of the errors. To achieve these objectives, essays from 201 students randomly selected from across the three streams were collected and analyzed. In all, 2864 errors were identified; verb related errors, concord, prepositional, adverbi...
ABSTRACT Despite the constant efforts made by teachers, stakeholders in education and parents to develop English education in Ghana, it is still obvious that students cannot express themselves in speaking Standard English, write meaningful essays or read with comprehension. This canker is attributed to low vocabulary acquisition. That is why this study sought to use extensive reading to enhance the vocabulary acquisition of students of senior high schools, particularly Ghana Senior High Schoo...
ABSTRACT English Language has emerged as an important means of communication enjoying the status of a second language as it is offered as a compulsory subject in Ghanaian schools from the upper primary to the SHS. This is a qualitative study aimed at finding the common errors form two students of Saint Paul Methodist JHS in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana commit in their essay writing. The study also sought to examine the causes of the errors and how they can be remedied to improve the teac...
ABSTRACT This research work investigated the challenges that the pupils at the Tengekorfe Basic 8 face in using auxiliary verbs. It looks at the factors that are responsible for the challenges and difficulties that pupils face in the use of the auxiliary verbs. The nature of the problem was scrutinized using error analysis which informed the suggested solutions and ways of improving upon the use of the auxiliary verbs. As such, qualitative research design was explored. 36 pupils were sampled ...
ABSTRACT The poor performance of students of SDA Senior High School in English language has been a source of worry to many people because other subjects they study have also been affected too. The most disturbing aspect of the problem is the students’ inability to use the language to communicate effectively both in speaking and in writing. Their sentences are full of concord errors. This has been attributed to their negative attitudes towards the L2 as most of the students feel comfortable ...
ABSTRACT Reading is one of the basic skills that children should master during their first school year to be able to assimulate new knowledge and skills in future.This case study was undertaken to investigate the reading difficulties among JHS pupils of Konongo M/A. The study also aimed at suggesting appropriate stratagies to enable pupils to be competent readers. The study particularly attempted to find out the causes and effects of reading difficulties. The study was conducted on 20 sampled...
ABSTRACT Over the years, the language of instruction in Ghanaian schools has been English. Thus, performance in English determines students‟ performance in other subjects since English is the language of instruction in schools. Performance is completion of a task with application of knowledge, skills and abilities. This study sought to investigate factors influencing performance in English in four Senior High Schools in the Ketu South District of the Volta Region. The study investigated the...
ABSTRACT This study examines gratitude expressions and gratitude expression responses in Akan. A qualitative design was adopted for the study and thirty native speakers of three dialects of Akan: Asante Twi, Akuapim Twi and Fante were conveniently sampled to partake in a role play. The findings indicate that there are various tokens used to realize gratitude expressions and gratitude expressions responses in Akan. However, the choice of a particular token is greatly influenced by sociological...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the comprehension problems of the S.H.S two (2) students of Parkoso Senior High School. The purpose of the study was to find out the reading ability of Parkoso SHS two (2) students, identify the reading skills that the students know, identify how students derive meaning from comprehension passages and determine the problems affecting Parkoso S.H.S two (2) students in comprehending comprehension texts. This research is a qualitative study that analyzed compre...
ABSTRACT The learner should be able to develop and apply the skills of good handwriting and use writing skills to communicate his/her ideas appropriately but where errors appear to overtake one’s writing, reading becomes somewhat difficult. Although errors are seen as a part of the teaching and learning process, it hinders communication and this was revealed in the writing of pupils of Ntoaso SDA Basic School. This is a qualitative study that analysed common errors in the written essays of...
ABSTRACT This is a qualitative study that examined orthographic and grammatical errors in the written essays of upper primary pupils of Gyahadze M/A Primary School. The instruments used for data collection were observation and test. From this, a total of 310 errors were identified. Six error types were identified on spelling, capitalization, punctuation, errors in the use of tense, errors in the use of articles and L1 transfer errors. Causes of these errors identified were from factors rang...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore difficulties encountered by undergraduate learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in translating idiomatic expressions into French (L2). The goal was to identify the specific difficulties they pose to learners. Identifying the causes of the difficulties experienced by EFL undergraduate students in translating idiomatic expressions into French and proposing translation-enhancing strategies for idioms is thought to be of interest ...
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...