Applied Linguistics Research Papers/Topics

Problems Associated With the Use of Concord in English: A Case Study of Our Lady of Lourdes Junior High School, Navrongo

ABSTRACT  The objective of this study was to investigate the challenges associated with the use of concord in English language among the pupils of Our Lady of Lourdes Junior High School. Another objective is to propose an appropriate teaching and techniques to overcome such problems. Another objective is to use the findings of the study to improve the performance of pupils in the use of concord. The researcher adopted qualitative research design method. Random sampling was used to select pup...

ASSESSING THE USE OF ENGLISH AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION AT ASAFO CATHOLIC JHS

ABSTRACT The language of education is crucial to learners’ academic success. As a result, most multilingual countries have adopted bilingual education systems that recognize the child’s native language and a second language, which in most cases is the official language of the country. Ghana, because of its multilingual nature, has promulgated a language policy which uses the child’s L1 as medium of instruction at the lower basic level from KG1 to Primary Three and English used from Pri...

ENGLISH AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION A CASE STUDY OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN NKORANZA NORTH AND SOUTH DISRTICTS OF BONO EAST.

ABSTRACT   The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of English as a medium of instruction in Senior High Schools of Nkoranza North and South districts in the Bono East. The study is guided by three research questions. The study used cross-sectional survey design to gather quantitative data. The researcher employed a simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. The study was explanatory in nature, a form of qualitative study for explanations that exist between variab...

THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHER TONGUE (L1) ON THE USE OF ENGLISH (L2) BY (SHS) STUDENTS AT (KSHTS) PATASI-KUMASI

ABSTRACT This thesis sought to unravel the influence of the native language (Twi) of the students of Kumasi Senior High Technical School (KSHTS), on English language, the L2 of the students, as  in the manner in which they speak and write English Language. This research adopted a qualitative approach where interview and written essays were used to obtain data for the study. The population of the study consisted of all the teachers and students of Kumasi Senior High Technical School as a cas...

AN ANALYSIS OF TENSE ERRORS IN STUDENTS’ WRITTEN ESSAYS: A CASE STUDY OF DIABENE SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL.

ABSTRACT  There is the general perception that the standard of English among students in Ghana at all levels of education is falling in recent times. Chief examiner’s reports received from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) from 2005 to 2016 have regularly indicated that most students in the senior high school who fail in English lack in-depth knowledge of the rudiments of the English language. Students’ lackadaisical attitude to the teaching and learning of the language may be...

CONCORD PROBLEMS AMONG STUDENTS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL FORM ONE: A CASE STUDY IN KINTAMPO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ABSTRACT  English as a Second Language (ESL) writing is a challenge to most of the students in Ghanaian schools. This study was carried out to investigate the concord problems among students of Kintampo Senior High School. The purpose was to find out the nature and causes of these concord errors which involved subject-verb agreement in the way students use it especially in writing. The participants who took part in the study were form one General Arts and Home Science students of Kintampo Se...

MEETING THE ENGLISH COMMUNICATION NEEDS OF HOSPITALITY STUDENTS:AN ANALYSIS OF TAKORADI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

ABSTRACT English language plays an instrumental role in the Hospitality industry; however, many graduates who get employed end up not having the communication skills required for their work. This often results in mismatches between the skills demands of a job and the training provided. This study examined the English communication needs of Hospitality students of Takoradi Technical University through an evaluation of the Communication Skills course offered to First year students. To achieve ...

L1 INTERFERENCE ON L2 PRONUNCIATION: A CASE STUDY OF T.I AHMADIYYA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 1A, ASANTE MAMPONG

ASBTRACT The research work looked into the interference of L1 on L2 pronunciation in English in T.I. Ahmadiyya Junior High School 1A students, Asante Mampong. It discussed related works on the topic, the importance of pronunciation in English and motivation for the teaching of pronunciation. The work also discussed among other things students’ reasons for not taking this aspect of the English language seriously. They attributed this lack of seriousness on their part to various reasons amon...

ANALYSIS OF CONCORD ERRORS IN THE WRITTEN ESSAYS OF JHS TWO (2) STUDENTS OF AKATSI-ZUTA D/A BASIC SCHOOL

ABSTRACT The poor performance of JHS two (2) students of Akatsi-Zuta D/A Basic School in English language has been a source of worry to many people because other subjects they study have also been affected. The most disturbing aspect of the problem is the students’ inability to use the language to communicate effectively both in communication 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 studen...

The teaching of Oral English in Senior High Schools: A Case Study of S.D.A. Senior High School, Akyem Sekyere

ABSTRACT  The research work looked into the teaching of oral English in S.D.A Senior High School, Akyem Sekyere. It discussed related works and the topic, the importance of oral English and motivation for the teaching of oral English, the number of times teachers teach the subject and how familiar they are with the topics under oral English. The work also discussed among other things students’ reasons for not taking this aspect of the English language seriously. They attributed this l...

Investigating Reading Difficulties Among Class Six Pupils of Kolbure Primary School in Tempane District of the Upper East Region of Ghana

ABSTRACT  This study sought to investigate the reading difficulties among Class 6 pupils of Kolbure Primary School in the Tempane District of the Upper East Region of Ghana. It followed the qualitative research design approach. To obtain a sample of the population for the study, the researcher adopted the simple random sampling technique, selecting 15 participants for the study. He adopted this technique because of the similar characteristics exhibited by the pupils. Three research instrumen...

Using the Process Approach to Teach Essay Writing at St. Francis College of Education, Hohoe

ABSTRACT  Despite the constant efforts in developing English Education in Ghana, it is still obvious students at almost all the levels display poor skills in composition. In view of this, the researcher decided to find out the effective ways that teachers of the English language could use to help students at the colleges of education level to overcome their writing difficulties. Among the tools used were test, observation, interview and the design took the form of pre-intervention, intervent...

PROBLEMS OF CLAUSE SUBORDINATION AMONG SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY IN OPOKU WARE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (SHS 2 STUDENTS)

ABSTRACT  The purpose of the study was to investigate the problems of clause subordination among students of Opoku Ware Senior High School in the Kumasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The study specifically investigated some prevalent errors and mistakes committed by students and the source(s) of problems for the errors and mistakes. To address the objectives of the study, the descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. One hundred and two (102) participants were selected ...

THE INFLUENCE OF PIDGIN ENGLISH ON WRITINGS OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: A STUDY OF TEMPANE SENIOR HIGH SCOOL.

ABSTRACT The use of pidgin among senior high school students has engaged the attention of different classes of people, especially educationists, linguists, parents and policy makers in education. The study aims at ascertaining the validity of the perception that pidgin is the cause of deviant Standard English usage among students at the senior high school. It also investigates the domain in which pidgin operates, the purpose for which it is used, whether it is used predominant and influenced ...

IMPROVING READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS OF STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY OF SHS 2 STUDENTS IN KANTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ABSTRACT  Reading comprehension is an important part of every human activity. Despite its significance in the academic world and the world of work, many people are challenged with varied degrees of difficulties when it comes to reading comprehension. This study therefore sought to improve reading comprehension skills of students in the Senior High School, particularly Kanton Senior High School. The study used both qualitative and quantitative data gathered from fifty-eight (58) participants ...


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