Abstract:
This study was carried out to asssess the impact of teaching methods on student academic
performance in English language in Mabang Senior High Technical School and Tepa
Senior High Technical School. Data were collected from two hundred (200) respondents
consisting teachers and students from the two schools using random sampling. The data
collected were coded, fed into the computer and processed using the SPSS (version 24)
computer application software and Microsoft Excel. Three research questions and
interview guide were formulated to guide the study. Data were collected on the teaching
method, factors that influence the selection of teaching method and the impact of
teaching method on students‘ academic performance. The study revealed majority of the
teachers employ question and answers method of teaching. The study also examines the
influences of selection of teaching method. The study therefore recommend that teachers
need to understand they should embrace the use of question and answers as a way of
improving the performance in English Language. Traditional methods of teaching
English Language which are not learner-centered do not bore any good results and
therefore integration of ICT in the teaching learning process aims at helping learners to
improve their academic performance.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Foreign
Languages Education and Communication submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Education
(Teaching English as a Second Language)
in the University of Education, Winneba
OCTOBER, 2020
