Concord errors in the writings of jhs students a case study of Kubekro Kkma JHS

Abstract

A case study was conducted to explore concord errors in the writings of JHS students at the Kubekro KKMA JHS. The purpose of the study was to look into the causes of the errors in concord and adopt effective strategies that will help students to overcome their concord problems. The school has a student population of six hundred and ninety-eight (698). The simple random sampling procedure was used to select the sample made up of 33 boys and 27 girls in form two (2). The researcher conducted a test for the sixty (60) students to help her identify the problems they have in concord. The study found and concluded that the concord errors that students committed were; proximity, notional, grammatical and gender concord. It also found the causes to include teachers, old textbooks, students learning, teaching methods, and Inter-language and interlingual errors. It also found that concord could be improved using writing, games (role play), and improved teaching methods. Based on the conclusions the study made the following recommendations. 1. Schools and parents identify early warning signs in the use of agreement between the verb and the subject. 2. Government recruit teachers with professional English language background and motivate teachers. 3. Teachers adopt the consciousness-raising approach to the teaching of grammar through drills, grammar instruction, and other form-focused activities.