Abstract:
This study examines the ability of students of Chiana Junior High School in
identifying the concept of the noun group in English sentences as well as using the
noun phrases correctly in written discourse. The researcher collected data from a
sample population of 90 students out of the total of 270 students in the school (Chiana
Junior High school). The descriptive research design was adopted for this research.
The research instruments used in collecting the data included questionnaire, test and
interview. Student’s attitude towards the study of English grammar was found to be
negative, traditional method of teaching grammar was the only method used by
teachers to teach the students. The findings confirmed that students had difficulties in
identifying the noun group in sentences as well as using the noun group correctly in
sentences. The researcher used the syntactic method to teach the students the concept
of the noun group. Students’ improvement in the post-test justified that the syntactic
approach of teaching English grammar is very reliable.
Description:
A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS,
FACULTY OF FOREGN LANGUAGES EDUCATION AND
COMMUNICATION AND SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE
STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A
DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A
SECOND LANGUAGE
2017