THE EFFECT OF STORY TELLING ON PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS LISTELING SKILLS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Storytelling is the oldest form of education. People around the world have always told tales as a way of passing down their cultural beliefs, traditions, and history to future generations. Why? Stories are at the core […]
AN EVALUATION OF THE USE OF PAST PARTICIPLE TENSE IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Language is a unique endowment of man. It is an instrument of interaction which all human beings hold in common. Without language human societies may find it difficult to survive. This arises from the fact […]
UTILIZATION OF OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ENGLISH VOCABULARIES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Education is defined as the process to change one’s attitude in an intended direction through one’s own experience or one’s life (Eick, 2011). The key word here is ‘one’s own experience’ or ‘one’s […]
THE FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The mastery of a subject is determined by the performance of the students in such a subject at a prescribed examination. Any interactive activity between a teacher and the students is expected to produce learning […]
TEACHING OF ENGLISH VOCABULARY AMONG SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Education is defined as the process to change one’s attitude in an intended direction through one’s own experience or one’s life (Eick, 2011). The key word here is ‘one’s own experience’ or ‘one’s life which […]
TEACHING METHOD AND CONTENT MASTERY AS YARDSTICK FOR EFFECTIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Language is a human and non – instinctive method of communicating ideas, feelings and desires by means of a system of vocal symbols. These symbols are in the first instance, auditory and the […]
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USE OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTIONS INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The fast-growing advancement of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has made potential contributions to English language education for the past few decades. As a matter of fact, the use of technologies provide learners with […]
PROBLEMS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING OF LISTENING SKILLS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Teaching students to be literate is a high educational priority throughout the world. English language is one of the greatest challenges. Students learning English language as a second language need a variety of language experience (Ybara, 2016). They […]
INFLUENCE OF LEARNER-CENTRED TECHNIQUE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN READING SKILLS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The main purpose of teaching at any level of formal education is to bring out a significant change in the learner. Transferring knowledge requires teachers to use the appropriately method and pedagogy that […]
SURVEY OF TEACHERS ATTITUDE AND AUDIO VISUAL UTILIZATION IN THE ENGLISH CLASS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study The usefulness of audio -visual materials in learning cannot be overemphasized. Audio visual stimulate learners. Their effectiveness is derived from the fact that, learners draw from the different things at the same […]