CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study English language is used as the medium of instruction in the school and one of important or compulsory subject that must be learnt in school. In teaching and learning of English language it involve many aspects such as: reading, writing, speaking and listening. These domains of language acquisition need to be exercised across content areas daily. Reading and writing are pervasive across grades and c...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Language is one of the most useful tools we have as humans. Without it we could not think thoughts expressible to others, nor could we engage in the activities that commonly take place in the society we build ourselves (Di Pietro, 1994). Language is very important in education. Roy-Campbell and Qorro (1997) asserted that education is carried out largely through the medium of language, thus, language is very significant in the education pr...
CHAPTERONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Language is a system of conventional spoken, manual or written symbols by means of which human beings, as member of a social group and participants in it's culture, express themselves. The functions of language include communication, the expression of identity, play, imaginative expression and emotional release. Henry sweet (2010) stated "language is the expression of ideas by means of speech-sounds combined into words. Words are combined int...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, preceded by the month of Sha'aban and succeeded by the month of Shawwal. Ramadan is the holy Month for Muslims, when every mature Muslim observes a dawn to dusk complete fast. They do not take any liquids (not even water), no food, abstain from smoking, marital relations, and gossiping or saying anything malicious against another person. Quran recitation, supererogatory prayer, Tahaajud, ...
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Guidance and counselling are two closely interrelated concepts and each determines the availability and efficient of the other. According to Makinde (1999) and Patternson (1997) the word ‘guidance’ refers to a broad area of educational activities and services related to individual students inorder to understand them and adjust to school life. The development of guidance and counselling originated from the United St...
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The conflict and insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the North-East of the country, apart from Boko Haram terrorists and insurgents; is aggravated by other equally social menaces of kidnapping, banditry and cattle rustling among others. The impact of protracted conflict and insurgency has affected both human development and capital-infrastructural development with many people including women and children displaced in addition to being faced by humanitarian challenges of water, sanitation, ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: 1.0 General Introduction or background of the study 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Purpose/objectives of the study 1.4 significance of the study 1.5 Research hypothesis 1.6 Scope and limitations of the study 1.7 Organization of the study/plan of the study synopsis of each chapter. 1.8 Definition of terms Reference CHAPTER TWO: 2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Introduction 2.2...
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study A nation that dreams greatness needs to invest in the strategies inculcation of national values, and such strategic investment depends on several factors - The scope of the value - The source - The Nature - Role models and instructor - Institutional structure By scope mean the reach of the value deemed national, it is unavoidably tautology t...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Language in any human society is an important human heritage. The significance of language in human life cannot be over-emphasized. It is indeed central not only to our social interactions and relationships, but also in distinguishing us and enabling others to ascertain the position in the society. This would explain why people with speech or hearing disabilities find it difficult to integrate and participate fully i...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Language in any human society is an important human heritage. The significance of language in human life cannot be over-emphasized. It is indeed central not only to our social interactions and relationships, but also in distinguishing us and enabling others to ascertain the position in the society. This would explain why people with speech or hearing disabilities find it difficult to integrate and participate fully i...
ABSTRACT This essay studies how oral performance constitutes the core poetic style employed by Niyi Osundare to project social commitment and vision in Songs of the Marketplace. It discusses how the poet’s deployment of oral performance makes his poetry more accessible to a larger audience than those of his predecessors. The pervasive theme of moral degeneration remains a serious concern in the selected poems. Like the oral traditional performance, Osundare employs rich Yoruba oral liter...