Study of Some Syntactic Problems on English Usage Among University Undergraduates Students

Study of Some Syntactic Problems on English Usage Among University Undergraduates Students   Abstract of Study of Some Syntactic Problems on English Usage Among University Undergraduates Students This work is titled “study of some syntactic problems of English usage among university undergraduates in Lagos State University (LASU)” was set up to investigate the drift from…

Teaching and Learning Prose in Schools

Teaching and Learning Prose in Schools   Abstract of Teaching and Learning Prose in Schools The study investigated teaching and learning prose: a study of Oko-Afo Senior Secondary School and Government Senior college, Badagry. The researcher mode use of 50 secondary school students and 10 teachers from two different school in Badagry Local Government and…

African Novel and the Study of English Literature

African Novel and the Study of English Literature   Abstract of African Novel and the Study of English Literature The study aims at finding out why more students shy away from Literature in English in the Secondary Schools, using the analysis of some African novels from different African regions to show how close Literature is…

The Linguistic – Stylistic Analysis of Nigerian Security Agencies Use of Language:

The Linguistic – Stylistic Analysis of Nigerian Security Agencies Use of Language   Abstract of The Linguistic – Stylistic Analysis of Nigerian Security Agencies Use of Language Most of the theories on the origins of language have all shown that language arose of man’s desire to adapt to his environment. For instance, the cooperation and…

The Use of Nigerian Pidgin English in Ipodo and Alade Markets

The Use of Nigerian Pidgin English in Ipodo and Alade Markets   Abstract of The Use of Nigerian Pidgin English in Ipodo and Alade Markets This essay is going to examine the use or Nigerian Pidgin in Ipodo and Alade markets. Chapter one treats the background study, hypotheses, aim of the study, objectives scope of…

A Study of the Phonological Usage of the English Language by L2 Speakers in Selected Nigerian Schools

A Study of the Phonological Usage of the English Language by L2 Speakers in Selected Nigerian Schools                          Chapter One of A Study of the Phonological Usage of the English Language by L2 Speakers in Selected Nigerian Schools INTRODUCTION BRIEF HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE As indicated in the introductory part, this chapter of the study…

Effect of Truancy on the Academic Performance of Adolescent Students

Effect of Truancy on the Academic Performance of Adolescent Students   Abstract of Effect of Truancy on the Academic Performance of Adolescent Students This research work investigated the effect of Truancy on the performance of adolescent students; a case study of secondary in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. The subject of this research…

Impact of Mother Tongue on Students’ Performance in English Language

Impact of Mother Tongue on Students’ Performance in English Language   Abstract of Impact of Mother Tongue on Students’ Performance in English Language This study has thrown an insight into the impact of mother tongue in the speaking skills of English language. The impact: of “mother tongue” was noticed in the section of grammar and sentence structure and this affected their…

Semantics and the Linguistic Parallelism in Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter

Semantics and the Linguistic Parallelism in Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter   Abstract of Semantics and the Linguistic Parallelism in Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter This paper duels on women lamentations over male subjugation. Women’s lamentation over male subjugation has in years filtered into a determination to abnegate sexism. With this stance, their…

Syntactic Problems Among Igbo Speakers of English

Syntactic Problems Among Igbo Speakers of English   Abstract of Syntactic Problems Among Igbo Speakers of English This work is seen to reveal the difficulties and challenges in learning English as a second language especially in non- native background of Igbo speaking students in Lagos state University, (LASU) Ojo. To carry out this exercise, the…

The Use of Code Switching and Code Mixing in Nigeria

The Use of Code Switching and Code Mixing in Nigeria   Abstract of The Use of Code Switching and Code Mixing in Nigeria While Nigerian scholars have examined code-switching in conversation and in literary language (Akere, 1980; Amuda, 1986, 1994; Goke-Pariola, 1983; O’Mole, 1987; Lamidi, 2004; Ayeomoni, 2006) this study presents a critical examination of…

An Analysis of Verbs and Adverbial Phrases: Uses and Problems in Contexual Grammar

An Analysis of Verbs and Adverbial Phrases Uses and Problems in Contexual Grammar   Abstract of An Analysis of Verbs and Adverbial Phrases Uses and Problems in Contexual Grammar This research is focused on verb and adverbial phrases, their uses and problems in contextual grammar. Data was gotten from answers of students who were the…

Factors Affecting the Assessment of Writing With Particular Reference to Teachers’ Feedback at Sss Ii Level

Factors Affecting the Assessment of Writing With Particular Reference to Teachers’ Feedback at Sss Ii Level   Abstract of Factors Affecting the Assessment of Writing With Particular Reference to Teachers’ Feedback at Sss Ii Level This study sought to assess the factors affecting the assessment of writing with particular reference to teachers’ feedback at SSS…

Semantic and Lexis Used in Selected Household Adverts Aired in the Television Media Houses in Nigeria

Semantic and Lexis Used in Selected Household Adverts Aired in the Television Media Houses in Nigeria   Chapter One of Semantic and Lexis Used in Selected Household Adverts Aired in the Television Media Houses in Nigeria BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The study of language, which constitutes the underlying platform for this research work, is one…

A Semantic Analysis of T-shirt Inscriptions

A Semantic Analysis of T-shirt Inscriptions   Abstract of A Semantic Analysis of T-shirt Inscriptions This study examined the Semantic Analysis of T-Shirt Inscriptions under the following perspectives: education, politics, advertisement and religion. It reviewed some scholar’s works on the concepts of Semantics, Graphology and Inscriptions. The method and procedures involved in the evaluation of…

The Performance of English Language Learners (Ell) in Integrated Science Through Sheltered Instruction

The Performance of English Language Learners (Ell) in Integrated Science Through Sheltered Instruction   Abstract of The Performance of English Language Learners (Ell) in Integrated Science Through Sheltered Instruction Integrated science plays a vital role in Nigerian Science Education programme because it prepares pupils at the Junior Secondary School level for a study of core…

Communicative Study of Electronic Messaging Among Bilingual Undergraduate Students

Communicative Study of Electronic Messaging Among Bilingual Undergraduate Students                            Chapter One of Communicative Study of Electronic Messaging Among Bilingual Undergraduate Students INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Modern technologies, particularly, the new media, with their electronic messaging capabilities are changing virtually all aspects of human life around the globe. Advances in science and technology in…

The Structure and Communicative Functions of Nigerian English and Its Implications on Teaching Writing Skills at the Sss Level

The Structure and Communicative Functions of Nigerian English and Its Implications on Teaching Writing Skills at the Sss Level Abstract of The Structure and Communicative Functions of Nigerian English and Its Implications on Teaching Writing Skills at the Sss Level English as it is spoken in Nigerian (Nigerian English) has been localized or internalized, so…

A Survey of Language of Newspaper Advertisement

A Survey of Language of Newspaper Advertisement   Chapter One of A Survey of Language of Newspaper Advertisement The adverts will be satisfied with the publications, and that the readers’ attention will be captured at the sight of such adverts. Scope of the Study This study is basically limited in space to the Vanguard Newspaper…

Feministic Issues of Textual Analysis in Ama Ata Aidoo’s Changes and Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come

Feministic Issues of Textual Analysis in Ama Ata Aidoo’s Changes and Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come            Chapter One of Feministic Issues of Textual Analysis in Ama Ata Aidoo’s Changes and Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The issue of feminism springs up from women’s consciousness of their situation…

The Strategies for Improving Low Academic Performance in English Language

The Strategies for Improving Low Academic Performance in English Language   Abstract of The Strategies for Improving Low Academic Performance in English Language This study examines strategies for improving low academic performance in English language in secondary schools in Kaduna state. Over the years, there has been a consistent decline in students’ performance in English…

The Impact of Environment on the Performance of Secondary School Students in English Language

The Impact of Environment on the Performance of Secondary School Students in English Language   Abstract of The Impact of Environment on the Performance of Secondary School Students in English Language This study sought to identify factors that affect effective teaching and learning of the English language in the secondary schools in Nsukka Local Government…

The Language of Feminism and Its Impact on the Society Using the Work of Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter

The Language of Feminism and Its Impact on the Society Using the Work of Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter   Chapter One of The Language of Feminism and Its Impact on the Society Using the Work of Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter INTRODUCTION Background of Study The struggle for women’ right began in…

The Predominant Devices Used by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o in His Novel Wizard of the Crow

The Predominant Devices Used by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o in His Novel Wizard of the Crow   Chapter One of The Predominant Devices Used by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o in His Novel Wizard of the Crow INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Language is the distinctive quality unique to man. It is what enables man to express him/herself…

Themes and Style in Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus

Themes and Style in Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus   Chapter One of Themes and Style in Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus Introduction This Non-African play Dr. Faustus is a medieval play. It presented allegorical characters to represent the life of man, the experiences of temptation, the sins and the struggle for salvation and death. Dr Faustus…

An Investigation of Special Language Needs Analysis of Workplaces

An Investigation of Special Language Needs Analysis of Workplaces   Abstract of An Investigation of Special Language Needs Analysis of Workplaces This study examined an investigation of special language needs analysis of workplaces in Lagos State.  The descriptive survey design was used to carry out the study. The population of study comprised of all the workers…

Lesson Time, Lesson Duration, School Climate and Class Size as Predictors of Students’ Mastery of English Studies

Lesson Time, Lesson Duration, School Climate and Class Size as Predictors of Students’ Mastery of English Studies   Abstract of Lesson Time, Lesson Duration, School Climate and Class Size as Predictors of Students’ Mastery of English Studies This study examined lesson time, lesson duration, school climate and class size as predictors of students’ Mastery of…

Patterns of Interaction in English as a Second Language: Classroom: a Survey of J.s.s Classes

Patterns of Interaction in English as a Second Language Classroom a Survey of J.s.s Classes   Abstract of Patterns of Interaction in English as a Second Language Classroom a Survey of J.s.s Classes The study attempted to investigate the patterns of interaction in English language JSS2 classroom in Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State,…

Effects of Drill and Practice on the Academic Achievement of Students in English Language in Junior Secondary School

Effects of Drill and Practice on the Academic Achievement of Students in English Language in Junior Secondary School   Abstract of Effects of Drill and Practice on the Academic Achievement of Students in English Language in Junior Secondary School This study examines The Effect of Drill and Practice on the Academic Achievement of Students in…

Spelling Errors Among Nigerian Secondary Schools Students, Effects on Their Performance and Possible Remedies

Spelling Errors Among Nigerian Secondary Schools Students, Effects on Their Performance and Possible Remedies   Abstract of Spelling Errors Among Nigerian Secondary Schools Students, Effects on Their Performance and Possible Remedies According to spelling experts, it is very important that the learners of a secondary language should be equipped with the basic words as to…