Abstract:
The study examined the specific concord problems of students of Akwatia Technical
Institute, to find out the possible factors that accounted for the errors, and to suggest
ways by which they could make their sentences concordant. Data were collected from
second year students of Akwatia Technical Institute using objective test, observation
and interview. These were analysed using tables. The findings revealed that the students
of Akwatia Technical Institute made all kinds of concord errors, particularly subject verb concord errors which recorded the highest errors. The way forward has been
suggested in the concluding chapter and relates to the involvement of curriculum
designers, textbook writers, teachers of English and students and even teachers who do
not teach English Language. It is the hope of the researcher that if the suggestions and
the recommendations are implemented, students will definitely be able to make their
sentences in their write ups concordant and it will also reflect in the academic
performance and in their speech.
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 Fulfilment 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, 2020
