Impact of English Language Education on the Performance of Jss3 Students in Owerri Municipal
CHAPTER ONE
Research Objectives
- To establish student’s English language education as a second language in learning in Owerri.
- To find out the effect of English language education on student’s academic performance.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Introduction to English Language proficiency
Educators charged with the instruction of limited English proficient students face a number of unique challenges. Foremost among these is that of teaching students to understand, speak, read, and write English while ensuring that they also receive rich and rigorous instruction in mathematics, science and technology/engineering, history and social science, and other content areas. Academic content learning need not be delayed or weakened while limited English proficient students acquire English since language acquisition is enhanced when integrated into academic instruction and activities.
English is widely spoken, thus, it has often been referred to as a world language, and while it is not an official language in most countries, it is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language. This is the language commonly used in schools and universities in deliberating lessons in the classroom. English language education is needed to bring up a good academic achievement.
Most theorists acknowledge that second language learners progress through certain developmental stages when acquiring a second language, though the time period for each stage varies depending on the individual learner. In recent years, work has been undertaken to develop a framework that can be used to describe learners’ progress in the development of these English language skills, which lead to the English language proficiency necessary for academic success.
Based on the theory mentioned by David Abercumbre, as stated by Samson (1989), language like a smile is one of the unique features of man. Language does not only bring human beings into a relationship with each other, but it also brings them into relationship with the external world. It mediates man with his environment.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Design
This study used the descriptive-normative survey and correlational research design. A standardized questionnaire on English language proficiency was utilized as the main tool in gathering the data of the study.
Population and Scope of study
The population for this study are secondary schools in Owerri Imo state.
The study was concerned with the thirty eight (38) JSS3 students from five schools in the academic year 2019-2023.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary of Findings
The focal purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the English Language Proficiency and academic success of secondary school students in Owerri.
It aimed to answer what are the profile of the respondents as to age, sex, Science grade during the First Grading Period in the school year 2019-2023 and their average grade during the previous year.
After undergoing a careful and critical analysis of data and organization of the collated data, the researchers came up with the following outcomes:
Respondents of the study comprised thirty eight (38) secondary school students. The age interval of 15-16 years old has the highest frequency among the respondents. There were twenty seven (27) female participants representing 71.05 percent and eleven (11) male participants representing 28.95 percent of the total population.
Eighteen (18) respondents with the percentage of 47.37 had average grades in the academe within the grade interval of 82-87 with a satisfactory level.
Grades of the majority of the respondents in English during the first grading period lie within the grade interval of 82.87 (Satisfactory) with a frequency of twenty-one (21) comprising 55.26 percent of the total population.
Based on the English education Test results, the most frequent grade of the respondents lies within the grade interval 88-93 (Very Satisfactory) with a frequency of eighteen (18) comprising 47.37 percent of the total population.
The findings from the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between English education and academic performance. This suggests that as English language proficiency increases, so does academic success.
Conclusions
The following conclusions were drawn by the researchers based on the over-all result of the study:
The study presented a strong positive correlation and definite relationship between English education scores and Science grade which showed a computed value of 0.8. This means that English language proficiency results reveal a strong relationship between English education scores and Science grade. Respondents’ most frequent grade lies within the grade interval of 88-93 with a very satisfactory rating.
On the other hand, the relationship of the academic average grades of the respondents taken during the school year 2011-2012 and their English education scores had a computed value of 0.52. This implied that there was a moderate positive correlation between the two variables. English language proficiency skills can really contribute to the success of the respondents to their academic achievement.
Of the two mentioned findings, it can be again said that there is sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis.
Recommendations
The researchers made the following recommendations for the enhancement of the English Language Proficiency as highly suggested on the derived findings and conclusions:
- Encourage students to read by citing articles for further readings.
- Teachers as role models should use English language in handling English subjects so that students will also be perceptive and responsive.
- Practice the English speaking policy.
- Organizations like Theater Guild, Dramatics Club, and Toast Master’s Club might be facilitated in by the members of the English Club.
- An English club action plan has to be crafted.
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