Abstract:
The poor performance of students of Bekwai SDA Senior High
School in English language has been a source of worry to many people
because other subjects they study have also been affected too. The most
disturbing aspect of the problem is the students‟ inability to use the language
to communicate effectively both in speaking and in writing. Their sentences
are full of concord errors. This has been attributed to their negative attitudes
towards the L2 as most of the students feel comfortable using the L1. This
study focused on concord errors among the students, and the sources/causes
of the problems. Information gathered was from the primary sources.
Students were given questionnaire to elicit information on their attitudes
towards the English language. Written scripts, test items as well as
interviews were used to extract information on students‟ knowledge and use
of concord. Corder‟s (1974) model of error analysis was adapted to analyze
errors identified from the corpus. Finally, the results of the study were
analyzed and discussed, and suggestions and recommendations were given
for the necessary actions to be taken to help students become proficient in the
use of the L2.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of English Education, Faculty of
Languages submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of
Education, Winneba in partial fulfillment of the requirements of award of the
Master of Arts (English) degree.
DECEMBER, 2014
