Abstract:
The major problem investigated in this study is the difficulties Senior High School year 2
students of Nkawkaw Senior High School encounter in the use of concord in English. The
purpose of the study was to identify this concord learning challenges, find out why those
challenges exist and find appropriate ways to help the students. The instruments used to
collect data were observation, questionnaire and tests. A total of 50 students were randomly
selected to take part in the study. Findings showed that most of the students could not apply
the rules of concord correctly. They had very serious problems with subject-verb concord.
Most students applied concord rules correctly to a very large extent after they were taken
through the rules guiding concord in the intervention procedure. In conclusion, this
research has proved that an intervention discussion is very important in assisting students
to overcome their concord learning challenges.
Description:
A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS, FACULTY
OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION, SUBMITTED
TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION,
WINNEBA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
AWARD OF MASTER OF EDUCATION IN TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND
LANGUAGE DEGREE
AUGUST, 2018
