Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of English as a medium of
instruction in Senior High Schools of Nkoranza North and South districts in the Bono
East. The study is guided by three research questions. The study used cross-sectional
survey design to gather quantitative data. The researcher employed a simple random
sampling and purposive sampling techniques. The study was explanatory in nature, a
form of qualitative study for explanations that exist between variables. The study
concludes that using English as medium of instruction makes our students globally
competitive; improves their academic performance and their fluency in the language.
However, it reduces the ability to understand basic concepts, leads to excessive
consumption of time during lessons; some teachers make use of the L1 more than the
L2 in teaching; some teachers do not teach them well to understand; as a result they
lose interest in the language. The study recommends that the Government, Districts
Education Directorate, Headmasters of various schools, Heads of Department, teachers
of English and students in senior high schools to recognize that EMI is a policy that
must be guided diligently to ensure its implication is followed duly. Both teachers and
students need to practice the use of the language with conscious efforts in making it to
have positive effects in their everyday life.
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 fulfillment 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
SEPTEMBER, 2019
