ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to unravel the mystery surrounding the errors committed by some JHS pupils in the Effijam-Sekyere District of the Ashanti region. It was necessary to find out why these errors: Tense, Spelling, Concord, Capitalization and Preposition errors which were identified were committed by pupils in most cases. This study adopted a qualitative approach in examining the grammatical errors in the written essays of 150 JHS pupils of three different schools in the d...
ABSTRACT This is a qualitative study that investigated the problems associated with the use of relative pronouns among SHS 1B students of Adanwomase Senior High School. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaire, observation and test. The researcher conducted a pre-test which enabled her to ascertain the level of the problem. Analysis of data from the study revealed that the use of inappropriate teaching techniques by English teachers, inadequate teaching and learning materi...
ABSTRACT The poor performance of students of Walewale Presbyterian Junior High School in concord and English in general has become enormous and hence a source of worry to parents, teachers and the general public. In this perspective, the main aim of this research work is to establish the reasons for the poor performance of students in the three areas of concord. In this study, qualitative research approach was used. Traditional grammar theory was used as a framework which provided the b...
ABSTRACT This research investigates reading difficulties associated with pupils at the JHS level taking New-Longoro Methodist JHS in the Kintampo North municipality as a case study. Some of the reading difficulties featured in pupils reading were poor pronunciations, extremely slow reading pace leading to no fluency in their reading performance. The study also explores possible ways of improving reading skills of students especially those at the JHS level. The researcher tried the USSR+DE re...
ABSTRACT The ability to communicate competently in writing is a major facet of language development and academic success among university students. However, students are not able to write academic essays appropriately as stated in related literature (Adika, 2010). The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of communication skills and academic writing as a required course on undergraduate students’ writing in University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani. The objectives...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to investigate the concord errors among the first year students of Odumase Akro M/A Junior High School in the Lower Manya Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The main objectives addressed in the research were to identify and discuss the concord errors and to find out ways of addressing them. The instruments employed in this study included test questionnaire and observation. Data analysed revealed that it is difficult for the first year students to a...
ABSTRACT This is an action research work which is aimed at investigating the effective use of tense and aspect in Anyaboni D/A JHS and how problems identified could be addressed. This work proved that some students could not use tense and aspect effectively in their oral communication and the written aspect. The population for the study was thirty five (35) for JHS two students. All the 35 students were selected for the study. The researcher used the qualitative research design for the...
ABSTRACT Whatever the area of specialization, we need to acquire proficiency in English to function. When we examine the goals of English language teaching in Ghana, it is clear that English is taught to enable us to use the language to communicate effectively. We need English to pursue studies in other subjects, for further studies, for employment, for social, recreational and administrative purposes. Since English is not our native language, its use as a medium of communication in our scho...
ABSTRACT The complexities and technicalities in the usage of the nominal group has been a matter of concern to English users especially in countries that have adopted English as their official language. In such countries English is only taught in school but students generally speak their native language and seldom speak the English language. The situation is no different in Ghana where students will generally use their native language as medium of communication and only use the English lang...
ABSTRACT The term, washback or backwash is used in Applied Linguistics to refer to the influence high-stakes tests have on teaching and learning of second/foreign language. The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) English language tests administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) are high-stakes tests which have very important consequences for the junior and senior high school leavers respectively....
ABSTRACT This study was set to address the impact of using L1 (mother tongue) as medium of instruction in an L2 (English language) classroom in the upper basic level of St Aidan’s Anglican Basic School in Wa, the upper West Region of Ghana. The study focused on the reasons and effects of using L1 as a medium of instruction in L2 classrooms. The study adopted the qualitative research approach and used interviews and observation as tools in collecting and analyzing the data. In all, twenty-s...
ABSTRACT Classroom interaction refers to the exchanges that occur between the teacher and the learner during a classroom discourse. This study examined the application of Sinclair and Coulthard‘s (1975) model of exchange structure (IRF) in classrooms in schools in Pokuase in the Ga-North Municipality. In examining the classroom interaction, the study focused mainly on Initiation-Response and Feedback (IRF) as a pedagogical technique used in the ESL classroom. To achieve the objectives, da...
ABSTRACT This work focuses on the lexical variations in the Ghanaian Sign Language with emphasis on the distinctions between these variations and their effects on the language development of the Deaf. An earlier study investigated by Schembri et al, (2013) focused on the regional lexical variations for colour, names of countries, numbers, and United Kingdom place names. These were elicited as part of the Britain Sign Language (BSL) Corpus project. The results showed that School location and ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the use of discourse markers in lecture delivery in second language (L2) lecture setting in two selected Ghanaian Universities. The research identified the types of discourse markers used in lectures in Ghanaian universities, examined the functions that these markers perform in lecture and determined the categories of discourse markers used. The data for this research were recorded from lecturers from six faculties and three schools in the University of Educa...
ABSTRACT This thesis examines question formation in Sɩsaalɩ, a member of the Grusi sub-group of the Gur languages (Naden 1988) spoken in the Upper West Region of Ghana and some parts of Burkina Faso. I discuss the syntax of polar, alternative and content questions. Two strategies for the formation of polar questions are identified which are the phonological and syntactic strategies. While the former involves the phonological strategy of falling intonation, the latter uses the question p...