1. A CRITICAL SURVEY OF ENGLISH COMMON SPELLING ERRORS
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Though many people would agree that the standard of education in Nigeria has deteriorated, no one could have predicted that University Education in Nigeria has deteriorated to an abysmally low level, according to a World Bank rep...
2. FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN ENUGU STATE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Early childhood care and education/intervention programs that is been done in schools have been shown to significantly enhance children’s prospects for academic success by reducing the probability of referral to special edu...
3. FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE GROWTH AND PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN ENUGU STATE
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Early childhood care and education/intervention programs that is been done in schools have been shown to significantly enhance children’s prospects for academic success by reducing the probability of referral to special edu...
4. IDENTIFICATION OF TEACHING TOPIC IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Background to the Study
Learning of mathematics developsgood knowledgeand understanding because of its application to all fields of human endeavor. It is a field of study that brings about logical thinking and reasoning toward a solution to problem that...
5. AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE OF SENTENCE STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Background of the study
A sentence may be thought of as an anthology of words that together communicate meaning and meaning and are constructed in accordance with the conventional understanding of grammar. When compared to longer and more complicated language, short and...
6. AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF NIGERIA PIDGIN ON WRITTEN ENGLISH AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Background of the study
In Nigeria, English is considered a second language by most people. Because Nigerians already had their first language, also known as their Mother Tongue (L1), before the introduction of the alien language known as "English" into the na...
7. AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERCEPTION AUDIENCE ON THE USAGE OF PIDGIN ENGLISH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
Background of the study
A peripheral language used among Nigerians to aid communication requirements in particular interaction circumstances, Pidgin English (also known as Nigeria Pidgin) or Brokin English (another name for Pidgin English) is a phrase that is used to in...
8. EFFECT OF MOTHER TONGUE ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Background of the study
It is impossible to place enough emphasis on the significance of learning English as a foundational skill necessary for achieving mastery in one's other academic pursuits. The importance of knowledge on a country's educational syste...
9. INFLUENCE OF TEXT AVAILABILITY AND STUDENTS READING HABITS ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
Background Of The Study
The fundamental components of teaching and learning resources include human resource, physical facilities, and material resources. Textbooks, set books, all classroom equipment including desks, seats, and chalkboards, as well as all laboratory eq...
10. PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR AFFECTING HEALTH PROMOTION IN DELTA STATE
Background of the study
Health, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is not only the absence of disease or the capability to carry out daily tasks without difficulty but rather a condition that encompasses one's whole mental, emotional...
11. PROBLEMS OF TEACHING ARABIC LANGUAGE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Background Of The Study
Because learning a language is both a scientific process and an activity that is centered on the learner, a broad variety of teaching-learning activities need to be created. However, due to a variety of impediments, the teaching...
12. TEACHERS PERCEPTION OF THE INFLUENCE OF PIDGIN ENGLISH ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AROCHUKWU LGA ABIA STATE
Background Of The Study
Language in multilingual societies such as Nigeria has always been a source of concern for educators, educational planners, and parents, particularly with respect to the proper use of language in communication. This has been the...
13. AN EXAMINATION OF SLANGS USAGE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
It is possible to describe language as a method of communication, a platform for the expression of feelings, a route for the transmission of ideas, a vital component of socioeconomic and political advancement, and even a way of l...
14. THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POOR READING HABIT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to find out the causes and effect of poor reading habit among secondary school students in some selected secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The research accepts that reading is very essential in all roun...
15. PROBLEMS OF SHORTHAND TO SECRETARIAL STUDENTS IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
ABSTRACT
The study aim at getting both learners and teachers of shorthand to identify the problems and difficulties which they encounter in their learning and teaching of shorthand. The subject were 255 students and shorthand lecturers made up of 155 sh...
16. THE PROBLEM OF ORAL EXPRESSION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Most students find it difficult to express themselves in some given situations. This is because they lack the rudimentary knowledge that is in English language. Elements which are vital for sen...
17. RELEVANCE OF NEWSPAPER IN ENHANCING READING ABILITY AMONG STUDENTS
Background to the Study
The first newspaper to be published was a daily news-sheet called actadium (daily event) which was in Rome around 15BC. This was followed by Dibao published in China in which caved wooden block were used in printing it durin...
18. WORD FORMATION PROCESSES IN NIGERIAN SHORT-MESSAGE SERVICE
ABSTRACT
One of the features of a living language is that it constantly changes with new words finding their way into the vocabulary of the language. Languages’ vocabularies grow from time to time as a result of new innovations that continuously spring up in diffe...
19. PERCIEVED PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT OF PLAY THERAPY ON PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL WELL BEING OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Background of the study
Every child passes through four stages of patterned development with outstanding characteristic traits. Each of these stages is age-related and consists of distinct ways of thinking. These four stages of cognitive development inc...
20. EFFECTS OF LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACH ON LITERACY SKILLS OF LEARNERS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES IN JOS METROPOLIS, PLATEAU STATE
ABSTRACT
The problem of this study stemmed from the observation of issues surrounding the literacy development of learners with intellectual disabilities. Research has it that those learners who fall into this group have sub-average intellectual functioning (between less than 20 < 70...
21. UNDERSTANDING TIME WORDS BY CHILDREN AGED THREE TO FIVE YEARS OLD: IMPLICATIONS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
ABSTRACT
The study aimed at investigating the understanding of time words used in children’s literature in Early Childhood Education by Children aged three to five years old. Time words are indiscriminately used in story books, rhymes and songs meant for children in nursery and pr...
22. Expression of Temporality in the English Language- A Functional Approach
Background to the Study
The English language has become an international medium of communication among people on earth. The mastery of good English is deemed necessary for bringing a lot of advantages in many ways. This international language is not only used for communication purposes...
23. MEASLES INFORMATION VACCINE HESITANCY-CASE STUDY OF MOTHERS IN MINNA, NIGER STATE
ABSTRACT
Vaccine hesitancy has been growing in an alarming rate and as a result, innocent children are dying. This study investigated the information behaviour of mothers in Minna, Niger state about information on measles vaccination. Information processing theory was also used as a the...
24. EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO CONTEXT CLUES ON ENGLISH VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT OF JUNIOR SECONDARY II STUDENTS
ABSTRACT
An area that brings problem continuously to second language (L2) learners of English is vocabulary development. Exposing words to students in isolation or in wrong context(s) causes L2 learners of English to lack working vocabularies. This study investigated the effects of expo...
25. OHU AND AMADI COMMUNAL COMPLEX IN NKANULAND- IMPLICATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE CHRISTIAN EVANGELISM
Introduction
The interest of linguists in analysing conversational texts has gradually shifted from the traditional focus on the linguistic structure to investigating language use as a social phenomenon. The functional approach to language studies goes beyond the study...
26. IMPACTS OF STUDENT TALKING TIME STRATEGY ON SPEAKING SKILLS OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (SSS 1) STUDENTS IN ZARIA METROPOLIS, KADUNA STATE
ABSTRACT
This study aimed at examining the impact of Student Talking Time (STT) strategy on the speaking skills of Senior Secondary School students 1 in Zaria metropolis. The design adopted for the study is the Quasi- experimental design. Two secondary schools were selected for the stud...
27. A Discourse Analysis of Language Choice in MTN and Etisalat Advertisements in Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Since 1999, advertisements of telecommunications’ products in Nigeria seem to have had great impacts on society by inspiring the public to patronize their goods and services. On that ground scholars have attempted to analyse advertising texts and images. The focus of this...
28. EFFECTS OF JIGSAW, NUMBERED-HEADS-TOGETHER AND GROUP INVESTIGATION COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOMES IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
Low language proficiency, arising from poor instructional strategies and defective knowledge of English grammar, contributes to persistent decline in students’ performance across school subjects. Past studies on cooperative learning strategies focused on oral language tea...
29. EFFECT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ON THE COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY ONE PUPILS
Background to the Study
A baby is in the making as soon as conception takes place. Normally, it takes 9 months for a full grown baby in the womb to be born into the world, barring all accidents and pre-mature delivery. A baby right from conception, is a...
30. THE IMPACT OF STORYTELLING ACTIVITIES ON EARLY LITERACY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN PRESCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN
Abstract: This study examines the impact of storytelling activities on early literacy skills development in preschool-aged children. The objective is to evaluate how storytelling influences language acquisition, vocabulary development, and reading readiness....
31. ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
ABSTRACT: This study assessed the effectiveness of early childhood intervention programs for language development. The objectives were to: (1) evaluate the impact of targeted language interventions on vocabulary acquisition...
32. THE IMPACT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ON LANGUAGE SKILLS
ABSTRACT: The impact of early childhood education on language skills is vital for understanding how early educational experiences shape children's verbal abilities. This study explores how early childhood education progr...
