Errors in the use of coordinating conjunctions among pupils. A case of Amasaman MA 2 Junior High School

Abstract

A case study was conducted to deal with errors in the use of coordinating conjunctions in the sentences among pupils of the Amasaman MA “2” Junior High School. Objectives of the study are to find factors that have militated against the correct use of English coordinating conjunctions among students and how to improve the use of English coordinating conjunctions in the writing among students of Amasaman MA”2” Junior High School. The study population was made up of all students of the Amasaman M/A’2’ Junior High School a total of 456 students. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 33 boys and 40 girls in Junior High School form one (1) in the Amasaman M/A’2’ of the Ga West Municipal of Greater Accra region. The data of this research were obtained from student’s tests items. From a pretest below average performance of 60% to a posttest above-average performance of 66% in the post test indicating that there is an improvement in performances. The study concluded that though students have problems in their daily engagement with teachers in the use of coordinating conjunctions, there are strategies to overcome these problems to improve their writing skills. The study recommended that the workload on the English Language curriculum must be reduced to enable them to gain maximum time in teaching all other aspects of the English Language. The researcher suggested facilitation of the use of teaching and learning of coordinating conjunctions in more compound sentences at the Junior High Schools.