Abstract:
This write up highlights the investigation of the problems the Shia Senior High
Technical School students at Ho in the Volta Region encounter in the use of English
grammatical concord. The purpose of the study was to identify concord problems. It
had been noticed that the F2 C students of this school have a peculiar problem with the
use of the English Language due to the challenges they have with the concord, or the
grammar of the language. To find the root of these causes, students’ grammar exercises
and essay scripts had been checked and the various types of concord errors identified
in them were scrutinized. In their essay scripts and exercises, it was found that the errors
committed were directly related to some grammatical features of the students’ mother
tongue, teachers’ method of teaching and, lack of motivation of the students. In
conclusion, it was realised that the learning of concord in Shia Senior High Technical
School will improve if teachers are guided by the solutions arrived at by this researcher
as they assist students to overcome their challenges.
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
