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The usage of nominal groups among students of Don Bosco technical and vocational institute, Sunyani

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dc.contributor.advisor
dc.contributor.author Ansah, A.D.N.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-10T11:30:32Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-10T11:30:32Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/1679
dc.description A DISSERTATION IN THE DEAPARTMENT OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS, FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE SUTDIES, UNVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE MASTER OF EDUCATION TEACHING ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE (TESL) DECEMBER, 2017 en_US
dc.description.abstract The complexities and technicalities in the usage of the nominal group has been a matter of concern to English users especially in countries that have adopted English as their official language. In such countries English is only taught in school but students generally speak their native language and seldom speak the English language. The situation is no different in Ghana where students will generally use their native language as medium of communication and only use the English language at school, thus there is less practise of the English language. However, the extensive use of English language in the formal sector and as a means of teaching and learning requires that students have a firm grip on sentence construction for which the nominal group is an integral part. The study sought to investigate the use of nominal groups in Ghanaian schools using Don Bosco Technical and Vocational Institute, Sunyani as a case study, dwelling on the premise of Systemic Functional Grammar Theory by Halliday (1985). Adopting a descriptive survey method for the study as described by Ary et al (2002), findings revealed that the philosophy of the school which is geared towards excelling in technical pursuits of students’ choice of subjects has influenced their attitude towards the use of the English language. Factors including insufficient learning materials, class size, poor library facilities, lack of modern study resources, poor use of instructional time, among others, have contributed to poor fluency, vocabulary and grammar usage in the use of nominal groups among students. The study recommended that the existing philosophy in the school be altered to make students have a renewed interest in enhancing their use of the English language. Moreover, the School’s management should endeavour to make available all that is required in the school to provide students with a unique learning experience. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Education,Winneba. (UEW) en_US
dc.subject nominal groups en_US
dc.subject sentence construction
dc.title The usage of nominal groups among students of Don Bosco technical and vocational institute, Sunyani en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US


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