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 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 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 This study explores the way cohesive patterns are distributed in expository essays of students in Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, Bimbilla, and compares the relationship between the occurrence of the devices and text quality. The study further describes and explains the problems encountered by the students in creating cohesion and the causes of the problems. The current research adopted the sequential exploratory mixed research approach involving text analysis, sem...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the type of communicative strategies usedby tutors and students, its importance and effects. The case study design was employed in this study. The study population comprised tutors of English Language and students from selected Colleges of Education in the Bono and Ahafo Regions of Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was adopted by the researcher to select three (3) tutors of English and five hundred (500) students for the study.A qualita...
ABSTRACT This thesis explored the types and functions of discourse markers used in the lecture delivery of lecturers of Kumasi Technical University. Data were recorded from 10 Communication Skills lecturers and subjected to transcription and textual analysis. The analysis was based on Chaudron and Richards’ (1986) classification and function of discourse markers which was supported by Flowerdew and Richards (1985) that grouped discourse markers into three major types with different functio...
ABSTRACT This thesis explores the syntactic and semantic properties of some Akan verbs: cut, contact by impact, change of state and perception verbs in the context of argument structure and their transitivity. The main objective of the study is to identify and discuss the various semantic classes of these verbs and explore their semantic and syntactic properties. These properties are used as the criteria for identifying the verbs. The verbs have semantic restrictions on their subjec...
ABSTRACT This research focuses on the language of alcoholic advertisement texts in Ghana. The purpose was to investigate the linguistic features embedded in alcoholic advertisement texts as well as their communicative functions. Picture taking, interviews and snapshots of televised alcoholic advertising texts were used for data collection. In all, ten pictures and three people were interviewed. The Layered meaning theory (Clarks, 1996) was used for the qualitative analysis. The findings reve...
ABSTRACT The study examined the perception of pre-service teachers regarding children’s literature and how their views impact their attitude towards literature for children. The study adopted Spolsky’s (1989) model of second language teaching and learning as the framework to College of Education students’ attitude towards the teaching and learning of Children’s Literature. Using a convergent parallel mixed method design and purposive sampling, data were collected by means of question...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the poor reading skills among pupils of St. Paul‟s R/C Primary School „B‟. The purpose of the study is to find out the causes of poor reading skills, the effects of poor reading skills on the pupils and the strategies that can be adopted to improve upon them. This was done through data collection tools interview, observation and questionnaire. The sample size used was thirty-eight (38) class six pupils and six (6) teachers of St. Paul‟s R/C Primary S...
ABSTRACT This study investigated spelling errors committed by pupils of Proso D/A JHS in the Juabeso District and are learning English language (L2) as a core subject. The study examined written works (essays and class exercises) of 40 pupils who were in form two(2). The rational for using the form two pupils was that they would soon progress to form three and prepare for external and also final examination and this is to find the extent of their early preparation and seriousness towards le...
ABSTRACT This study aims at assessing the effects of social media language (net language) on the formal writing of Mount Mary College of Education students. A total of 150 students made up of 60 males and 90 females who study English language and French were used for this research. The purposive sampling technique was used to select the respondents. The Initialism Theory which was modified by David Crystal was used as a framework for this study. Respondents‟ whatsapp screen shots, mark...
ABSTRACT This research focuses on the language of alcoholic advertisement texts in Ghana. The purpose was to investigate the linguistic features embedded in alcoholic advertisement texts as well as their communicative functions. Picture taking, interviews and snapshots of televised alcoholic advertising texts were used for data collection. In all, ten pictures and three people were interviewed. The Layered meaning theory (Clarks, 1996) was used for the qualitative analysis. The findings reve...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of idiomatic expressions by the youth of Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. Methodologically, the study was a descriptive survey that involved the use of interview and observation to collect primary data from the youth and adults in the various communities of Ho. A sample of thirty-two (32) individuals (youth and adults) and four (4) youth groups were used for this study. Purposive sampling technique was used by this researche...