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Teacher’s Perception On The Causes Of Students’ Failure In English Language In Secondary Schools
[A CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS IN ODEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGERIA]
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• LANGUAGE: Can be defined as a human system of communication that
uses arbitrary signals, such as voice sounds, gestures, or written
symbols. The study of language is called linguistics. Alternative
"Language is a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating
ideas, emotions and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbols."
(Edward
Sapir, Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech. Harcourt,
Brace and Company, 1921) "A language is a system of arbitrary vocal
symbols by means of which a social group cooperates."
(B. Bloch and
G. Trager, Outline of Linguistic Analysis. Waverly Press, 1942) From now
on I will consider a language to be a set (finite or infinite) of
sentences, each finite in length and constructed out of a finite set of
elements."
• TEACHER : A teacher is a person who provides
education for students. Teachers also provides instruction in literacy
and numeracy, craftsmanship or vocational training, the arts, religion,
civics, community roles, or life skills.
• STUDENT: Is a learner,
or someone who attends an educational institution. It is also used for
anyone who is learning, including mid-career adults who are taking
vocational education or returning to university, or younger researchers
or artists learning from a more experienced colleague and mentor.
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SECONDARY SCHOOL: In Nigeria, secondary school is for children from
ages 10 to 20. Secondary education is divided into two parts: the junior
and senior secondary education. The junior secondary education is
pre-vocational and academic in scope. For students to continue into
senior secondary school, they have to making passing grades in the
Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations. In senior secondary
school, students are allowed to choose which areas to concentrate on, be
it science, arts, commercial or technical studies. All students have to
sit for a Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). There are
two of this: the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination
(WASSCE) and the National Examination Council (NECO). Students must pass
this before being admitted into any university.
• PERCEPTION: Is
the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory
information in order to represent and understand the environment. Also
the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted.
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NIGERIA PIDGIN: Is an English-based pidgin and Creole language spoken
as a lingua franca across Nigeria. The language is commonly referred to
as "Pidgin" or "Brokin". It is distinguished from other Creole languages
since most speakers are not true native speakers, although many
children do learn it at an early age. It can be spoken as a pidgin, a
Creole, or a decreolised acrolect by different speakers, who may switch
between these forms depending on the social settings
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CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]The focus of this method is to enable the learner to communicate effectively and appropriately in the various situations she would be likely to find herself in. The content of CLT courses are functions such as inviting, suggesting, complaining or notions such as the expression of time, quantity, location.This method has the ultimate goals of achieving what hymes(1932) refers to as communicative competence as against linguistic competence Chomsky (1957) of the audio lingual approach as explained ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]CHAPTER THREE3.0 SUBJECT METHODOLOGY3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN This chapter deals with the methodology used in the cost of study, the chapter comprises of the research design, sampling procedure, instrumentation and procedure for data collection that is the procedure for scoring the instrument and also the method of data analysis. This research is a case study one, survey design is also used. This research design is conducted to investigate the teachers perce ... Continue reading---
