Helping students to identify the various syntactic slots of the noun group in English sentences. a case study in Chiana Junior High School, Form Two

Abstract

This study examines the ability of students of Chiana Junior High School in identifying the concept of the noun group in English sentences as well as using the noun phrases correctly in written discourse. The researcher collected data from a sample population of 90 students out of the total of 270 students in the school (Chiana Junior High school). The descriptive research design was adopted for this research. The research instruments used in collecting the data included questionnaire, test and interview. Student’s attitude towards the study of English grammar was found to be negative, traditional method of teaching grammar was the only method used by teachers to teach the students. The findings confirmed that students had difficulties in identifying the noun group in sentences as well as using the noun group correctly in sentences. The researcher used the syntactic method to teach the students the concept of the noun group. Students’ improvement in the post-test justified that the syntactic approach of teaching English grammar is very reliable.