Challenges Facing Learners with Hearing Impaired and Performance of English Language in Kiptoim Zone Koibatek District Kenya

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DECLARATION ..... .. .. ...... .... ... ... .. ....... ....... ............. ......................................... ......... .......... ii

APPROVAL ....................... ........... .. ..................... .. ........................................................... .. iii

DEDICATION ... ... ... ...... .. ....... ............ .......... ..... ... ................... ... ............ ... ......... .... ............. iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....... ........................... ........................ ........................................... V

TABLE OF CONTENT .......... ................... ................ ............. .... ... ....... ... ...... ....... .. ............ . vi

ABSTRACT ...................... .............................................................................. .................. viii

CHAPTER ONE ... .............. .. .. .......... ............................... ................... ................... ............... 1

1.0 INTRODUCTION ..... .... ..... .... ....... .... .......... .. .. .... ............... .. .. ... .. .. ........... ....................... 1

1. 1 Background of the Study ................. .......... ..... .. .. ............ ... ..................... ................... .. .... 1

1.2Statement Of The Problem ............................................................................................... 1

1.3 Purpose of The Study .......... .... ........... ................. ........................... .......... .................... ... 2

1.4 Objectives of the Study .. ...................................... ........................... .. .... ........................... 2

1. 6 The Scope of The Study .... ............... .............................. ..................... ... ........................ 2

1. 7 Significance of the Study ................................................................................................. 2

1. 10 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS AND CONCEPTS ......... .... .... ................................. ....... .. 4

CHAPTER TWO .. ..... .. .... ....... ....... ... ............. .. ... .............. .. ........... ................ .. .............. ..... .. 6

2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW ............ ......................................... ................... ... ... .......... ........ 6

2.1 Introduction .......... .... .............. .. .... .. ..... ............................... .. .................... ......... .............. 6

2.2 Hearing Impairment ............ ................... ......... ..... .. ............ .. .............. ............................. 6

2.3 Identification .................... ...... .. ................................................. ............... .............. ...... 6

2.4 Categories of Hearing Impaired According To Hearing Losses ..................... ..... ............. 7

2. 5 Cause of Hearing Impairment ................................ ....................... ................................... 7

2.6 Types of Hearing Impairments ............................................... ...................... ................... 8

2. 7 Challenges Causing Poor Performance in English among Hearing Impaired Learners In

Europe And America ...................... ........... ......... ........ .. ........... ......................................... .. ... 9

2.9 Challenges facing poor performance in English among hearing impaired learners in

Kenya ....... ........... .. ........................................................................................................ ...... 10

2. 10 TEACHING METHODS ............................................................................................. 11

2.11 TEACHING / LEARNING RESOURCES ................. .. ........ .. ..................................... 12

2.12 CURRICULUM ............................................................... ........... .......... ...................... 12

CHAPTER THREE ..... ....... .............. ............. .................. .................................................... 14

METHODOLOGY .................. ...... .. ........................................ .............. ...... .... ...... ... ..... ...... 14

3. 0 Introduction .... ....... ..................... ............. ............................... ....... .. ........... .......... ......... 14

3 .1 Research Design ................. ... ... .. .......................... ..................... ................................... . 14

3 .2. Sampling Design ........................... ..... .... .... .......... .... ............................. ........ .. ............. 14

3.3. Sampling Procedure .... .................. ........ ........................... ............................................. 14

3.4. Research Instruments .................. ...... .......... ................ ... ....... .. ... ....................... ......... .. . 15

3. 5 Procedure of Collecting Data ......................................................................................... 15

3.6 Procedure of Data Analysis ... .......... ............... ................ .. .. ........................ ............... .... 15

CHAPTERFOUR ................................................. .......... .................................................... 16

4.0 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANNALYSIS ...................... .. .................................. 16

4.1 Introduction ..................... ............. ...... ... .................. .... ... ... ............... ....................... 16

Table 4.1 Response from the questionnaire ....................... ........ .. ......... ... ..... .... .. ... ............... 16

Table 4.2 .......................................... ...................................................... .. ... ........................ 17

FREQUENCY ............. ................................... ....... ................ ........... ... ......... ...... .. ... .. ...... 17

PERCENTAGE ..................... ........... .............. .. ...... .. .................... .......... .................... .... . 17

Table 4.3 ..................... ...... ............ ..... ..... .............. ........................ .... ... ................. .... .... ...... 17

Table 4.4 ... ... ................................... .... ...................................... ................. ......................... 18

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Table 4.5 ............................................................................................................................. 18

Table 4.6 ............................................................................................................................. 19

Table4.7 ............................................................................................................................. 19

Table 4.8 ............................................................................................................................. 21

Response 4.9 ....................................................................................................................... 21

Table 4.12 ........................................................................................................................... 23

Question 4 ........................................................................................................................... 23

FREQUENCY ............................................................................................................. 23

Question 5 ........................................................................................................................... 24

Table 4.14 Criteria of grouping learners ........................................................................ 24

Question 6 ........................................................................................................................... 24

Table 4.15 Reading, spelling and writings problems ......................................................... 24

PERCENTAGE ........................................................................................................... 24

Table 4.21 Classroom resources .......................................................... 28

Question 2 ........................................................................................................................... 28

Table 4.24 Helping learners ..................................................................... 30

5.0 DISCUSSION, SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND

RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................... 31

5 .1 Discussion ..................................................................................................................... 31

5.2 Summary ....................................................................................................................... 33

5.3 Findings and Conclusion ............................................................................................... 34

5.4 RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................... 34

REFERENCES ................................................................................................................... 36

APPENDIX 1 ...................................................................................................................... 37

ESAGERl DIVISION ......................................................................................................... 41