Crescent University Student’s Perception of Code Mixing in Jenifer’s Diary
Chapter One
Objective of the study
The objectives of the study are;
- To ascertain the perception of crescent university towards code mixing in Jenifer’s diary
- To ascertain the effect of code mixing in Jenifer’s diary on student English vocabulary at crescent University
- To find out the impact of Jenifer’s diary on crescent University student
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
The History of Soap Operas
The term “soap opera” was coined by the American press in the 1930s to denote the extraordinarily popular genre of serialized domestic dramas which started out on the radio and which, by 1940, represented some 90% of all commercially–sponsored daytime broadcast hours. The “soap” in soap opera alluded to their sponsorship by manufacturers of household cleaning products; while “opera” suggested an ironic incongruity between the domestic narrative concerns of the daytime serial and the most elevated of dramatic forms. A soap opera is also a series of drama episodes on television or radio that analyses the lives of many characters; most ties it focuses on emotional relationships and other domestic issues. It deals typically with daily events in the lives of same groups of characters. It is significant to note that soap operas are of two forms, the first being television serials that span to episodes all of which must be watched for full understanding by the audience. The second form is the television series that can be understood even by watching just one of its numerous episodes. Historically, Painted Dreams was the first soap opera with its debut on October 1930 on Chicago Radio Station WGN. Early radio series such as Painted Dreams were broadcast in weekday daytime slots, usually five days a week, when most of the listeners would be housewives; thus, the shows were aimed at and consumed by a predominantly female audience. An important element that characterizes most soap operas is the open-ended nature of the stories, spanning several episodes. Albert Moran (1998) agrees with this established stand, when he asserted unique feature of soap operas on television is continuous open narrative. According to Steve Neale (1984), soap operas are marked by ‘chance happenings’ coincidences, sudden conversions, last-minute rescues and revelations as dues ex machine resolutions- that is the involvement of supernatural characters in resolving the conflicts. These elements as listed by Neale are occurrences that are very evident in every day routine and they are found across soap operas such as Super Story, Tinsel, East Enders, and Edge of Paradise, Dallas, and Sweet Mother among others. Many soap operas in America are attractive, seductive, glamorous and wealthy, while soap operas from the United Kingdom tend to focus on everyday situations. It is not a fallacy to state that romance, secret relationships, extramarital affairs, and genuine love have the basis for many soap operas’ storylines. In America, the first TV soap opera was These Are My Children in 1949, and right from that time soap operas have become regular features on American daytime television. It later joined game shows, sitcoms and talk shows on the popularity charts. It should be noted that people’s attachment to soap operas is very high. This realization necessitated Wesley Kenney’s, the producer of an American soap opera General Hospital , comments in the New York Times (1988: 42) that: I think people like stories that continue so they can relate to these people. They become like a family, and the viewer becomes emotionally involved. There seem to be two attitudes by viewers. One that the stories are similar to what happened to them in real life, or two, thank goodness that isn’t me. Other soap operas in America established particular locations for their stories. Steve Neale (1984) stated that The Doctors and General Hospital had their stories in the confinement of a hospital. As the World Turns dealt with domestic issues, while The Loyal Housewife in the 1970s became popular with older women.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to Crescent university student’s perception of code mixing in Jenifer’s diary.
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
(i)Primary source and
(ii)Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
Population of the study
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items or things. The researcher is interested in getting information on Crescent university students perception of code mixing in Jenifer’s diary. 200 selected students in Crescent University Abeokuta, Ogun State were selected randomly by the researcher as the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain Crescent university student’s perception of code mixing in Jenifer’s diary.
In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of Crescent university student’s perception of code mixing in Jenifer’s diary
Summary
This study was on Crescent university student’s perception of code mixing in Jenifer’s diary. Three objectives were raised which included: To ascertain the perception of crescent university towards code mixing in Jenifer’s diary, to ascertain the effect of code mixing in Jenifer’s diary on student English vocabulary in crescent University and to find out the impact of Jenifer’s diary to crescent University student. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 student of Crescent University. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made final year students, year four students, year three student and year two students were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
These features and reasons of code-mixing are very useful for the readers to understand the exact role of code-mixing in the Jenifer’s diary. The features and reasons highlighted in chapter two are useful in understanding the code-mixing in relation to the Jenifer’s diary under consideration. The features and reasons of code-mixing can change language to language as no two languages are the same. There may be some changes but at general level these characteristic features and reasons can be studied while studying code-mixing. They play a crucial role in understanding the strategy of code-mixing as they focus on the various aspects and factions of code-mixing.
Recommendation
The government should create unity in diversity. Resources should be allocated equally to every class in the society.
Student should be careful from code mixing especially when they are studying
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