ABSTRACT The right to fair hearing as enshrined in the Universal Declaration for Human Rights is one of man’s fundamental need. However, this right may be repressed due to power embedded in the language. The strategic role of language in promoting or repressing the rights of the individual to fair hearing as actualized in Ghanaian law courts was the thrust of this study. The study investigated how the linguistic structures inherent in counsels’ elicitation strategies and defendants/witnes...
ABSTRACT This study looks at some difficulties of learners in written French at the SHS level in the Tamale Metropolis. The purpose was to find out the nature of difficulties students have in French essay writing with regard to the use of cohesive elements (anaphors and connectives) and syntactic structures. The data collected as a basis for this study were through three instruments namely, indepth interview for the teachers, questionnaire and essay writing test for the students. The target g...
The crisis of the earth is beginning to take centre stage in world affairs. The concern globally hinges on the need to rescue the environment from an impending ecological crisis. Over the years, changes in climate conditions have intensified a near desperate quest to salvage humanity from eco-degradation. The irony however, is that these changes are largely orchestrated by human activities. This study investigates the preoccupation of drama and the dramatic text in Nigeria with a view to...
ABSTRACT This study examined the relationship of Work family conflict on organizational commitment among medical practitioners in Cape coast metropolis. The purpose of the study is to examine the relationship between WFC and affective commitment, WFC and continuance commitment and WFC and normative commitment. There were one predictor variable, work family conflict and one criterion variable, organizational commitment. Both variables were measured through questionnaires and interviews. WFC wa...
ABSTRACT Language use in academic discourse has received considerable attention from researchers over the years. These researchers have shown how language is used as a tool to communicate effectively and to enact power. The study investigated and examined the language used and its functions in thesis defence, using Conversation Analysis (CA) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as analytical frameworks. The investigation and examination of the language used and its function was done using se...
ABSTRACT The leisure and tourism indllstry is one of the leading global econOOllC act!'itit.'s. .- mul(i-billion~dollar indusrrv. with 700 million imematlOnal tr~('eJlers pcI' yc:ar around the ,"'orld. tourism has become an avenue for employment Jnd income crealion. especially in poor countries. As an industry, there is di"ision of labour by gender at all levels of the travel and tourism sectors. Vomen are the IllOSt employed. yet rhey have the least dignified positions in the industr.) The s...
ABSTRACT This study assesses the role of tour operators in Ghana’s tourism development. The mixed method approach was employed to collect data. The sampling technique applied was a census covering as many tour operators as were available. The survey instruments used were both questionnaires which were self-administered and in-depth interview to supplement the data obtained from the questionnaire administration. Statistical techniques employed were frequency tables, cross tabulation, the t-t...
ABSTRACT The study examined the types of tense used in the results and discussion sections of academic writings in M.Phil. theses in English and Health Science in the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The mixed method approach was used for the study. The sample was drawn, using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The total sample for the study was 20 M.Phil. theses. The quantitative approach of data analysis was used to analyse research question one and results presented in freque...
ABSTRACT This study was an historical appraisal of the strategies of evangelisation adopted by the Akuapem Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) in the Eastern region of Ghana from 1980-2005. The purpose was to investigate the linkage between the strategies of evangelisation and community development. The study was conducted in seven Church Districts using a sample size of 515 respondents, interviewees and discussants comprising members in leadership positions, ordinary members...
This research work focused on the perceptions of female mass communication students of Enugu state University of Science and Technology Enugu towards journalism as a career. The study aims at finding out the attitudes that are being displayed by female mass communication students towards journalism as a career. Survey method was adopted and the instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. The population of the study according to the current attendance of ESUT female mass communi...
ABSTRACT Poor financial data management practice is a major contributor to the collapse of many businesses. There is therefore the need for every organization to keep proper needs of their finances for growth. This study is sought to examine the management of financial data at the Salaga Government Hospital to determine the factors, requirement and principles of financial data management at the hospital. This is to help highlight the need for proper keeping of financial data. The objective of...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of study habit on academic performance of students in Mathematics in junior high schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study adopted descriptive survey research design where data were collected from Mathematics Teachers and Students in Weweso M/A JHS, Aprade JHS, Kentinkrono JHS and Emmanuel Methodist JHS, Anwomaso JHS. This through random sampling sampled 278 students and 10 Mathematics Teachers. The study designed two sets of questionnaire for d...
ABSTRACT This study examined the telenovelas that interest women and the cultivation of these interests among female audience in BBC, a suburb of community 2 in the Tema Municipality. Also, the study examined the characters that women identify with in telenovelas and finally, examined why women identify themselves with these characters in telenovelas. Purposive sampling strategy was applied to sample 20 female audience of telenovela viewing for data collection. With the use of questionnaires...
ABSTRACT. This study is a sociolinguistic analysis of lexical and pronunciation variations among native speakers of Kolangɛ in the Seikwa Township located in the Bono-Ahafo region of Ghana. Kolangɛ exhibits important social variations which need to be described by linguists. The aim of the study was to examine the speech forms of the older generation and the younger generation and to establish any differences there may be. The study design was qualitative. The main instruments used were int...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the perception of the distance education students of Asanteman study center about the quality of support services received. The adopted descriptive survey design and 120 students were randomly selected for the study. A self-completion questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect data from the participants. A Cronbach alpha co-efficient of 0.71 was obtained for the instrument. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and...