Problems Associated to Learning Second Language: a Comparative Analysis

Problems Associated to Learning Second Language a Comparative Analysis                Chapter One of Problems Associated to Learning Second Language a Comparative Analysis INTRODUCTION This research work aims at the investigating aspects of language that causes problems in learning second language. Many teachers have conducted researches and discovered some aspects that cause problems in learning second…

Reduplication in Nigerian English

Reduplication in Nigerian English   Abstract of Reduplication in Nigerian English This research work is concerned with reduplication in Nigerian  English from the speeches and utterances of some students in the Department of Modern European Languages and Linguistics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. The study shows that reduplication occurs to signify contrastive meaning, pluralism, emphasis  and  creation…

Reflecting the Times: a Journey of Self-discovery in Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come

Reflecting the Times a Journey of Self-discovery in Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come   Abstract of Reflecting the Times a Journey of Self-discovery in Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come This research work presents A Journey of Self-Discovery reflecting the times of Sefi Atta’s novel Everything Good Will Come. It has examined the growing up of…

Relevance of Newspaper in Enhancing Reading Ability Among Students

Relevance of Newspaper in Enhancing Reading Ability Among Students   Abstract of Relevance of Newspaper in Enhancing Reading Ability Among Students The research is aim to find out the relevance of reading newspapers among students. The majority of students agree that reading newspapers enhancing their reading ability and its develop their grammatical structure, semantic knowledge…

Semantic Redundancy in Students’ Speeches

Semantic Redundancy in Students’ Speeches   Chapter One of Semantic Redundancy in Students’ Speeches BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This project is an attempt to study some of the semantic redundancies found in students’ speech. This is with a view to identify some long observed peculiarities in the use of redundancy in the students’ use of…

Subtitling Challenges in Kannywood Movies: Pros and Cons

Subtitling Challenges in Kannywood Movies Pros and Cons   Abstract of Subtitling Challenges in Kannywood Movies Pros and Cons The study aims to draw attention to the need to have correct and appropriate subtitling in Kannywood movies, so as to elevate its status and promote better grasp of its aesthetics. To highlight the historical background…

The Epistle as a Medium of Communication: an Analysis of Abubakar Gimba’s Letters to My Children and Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter

The Epistle as a Medium of Communication an Analysis of Abubakar Gimba’s Letters to My Children and Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter   Abstract of The Epistle as a Medium of Communication an Analysis of Abubakar Gimba’s Letters to My Children and Mariama Ba’s So Long a Letter Communication is an act of exchanging…

The Impact of Pidgin English on Students Competence in Nigeria University

The Impact of Pidgin English on Students Competence in Nigeria University   Abstract of The Impact of Pidgin English on Students Competence in Nigeria University This project is an attempt to explore the recurring grave concerning the academic performance of students. Though a large percentage of students in Nigeria learn English as a second language…

The Manifestation of Non Standard Usage of English Among University Students: the Syntactic Perspective

The Manifestation of Non Standard Usage of English Among University Students the Syntactic Perspective   Chapter One of The Manifestation of Non Standard Usage of English Among University Students the Syntactic Perspective Introduction Language is characterized by set of vocal sounds which can be decoded. These are produced by human organs of speech- lips, tongue,…

The Use of Figurative Expression in the Language of Advertisement

The Use of Figurative Expression in the Language of Advertisement   Chapter One of The Use of Figurative Expression in the Language of Advertisement INTRODUCTION Figurative expressions are forms of styles in which words are used to express more than they mean ordinarily so as to make the idea very emphatic and effective. On the…

Theme of Corruption in the Post-colonial African Novel

Theme of Corruption in the Post-colonial African Novel   Abstract of Theme of Corruption in the Post-colonial African Novel Chinua Achebe (born Nov. 16, 1930) is a Nigerian novelist, critic and poet; he is one of the most-read African authors. The primary concern of Chinua Achebe, the recipient of the Man Booker International Prize, 2007, was…

The Role of Supervision in the Development of Primary Education

The Role of Supervision in the Development of Primary Education   Abstract of The Role of Supervision in the Development of Primary Education In this research project, an attempt was made by the researcher to find out the role of supervision in the development of primary education in some selected schools within sokoto metropolis. Simple…

The Menace of Almajiri System of Education

The Menace of Almajiri System of Education                       Chapter One of The Menace of Almajiri System of Education INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The Hausa word Almajiri (Plural Almajirai) is derived from the Arabic Almajiri (Plural Almuhajirun) which means one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) who accompanied him from Mecca to Medinah during…

The Influence of Gender in the Use of English Language of 400 Level Student of Sokoto State University

The Influence of Gender in the Use of English Language of 400 Level Student of Sokoto State University   Abstract of The Influence of Gender in the Use of English Language of 400 Level Student of Sokoto State University The work used the ex-post-facto design to deepen our understanding of the relationship between gender and…

A Comparative Analysis of Language and Society in Chinua Achebe’s

A Comparative Analysis of Language and Society in Chinua Achebe’s                      Chapter One of A Comparative Analysis of Language and Society in Chinua Achebe’s Introduction Background to Study This is a B.A. long essay written in partial fulfillment of the requirements for an award for a Bachelor’s degree in English. This paper is a comparative…

A Linguistic Study of Nigerian Pidgin

A Linguistic Study of Nigerian Pidgin   Abstract of A Linguistic Study of Nigerian Pidgin This research was propelled by the intention to investigate the creative ability of Nigerian Pidgin as an effective communication in a multi-ethnic society such as Ipodo Community Market in Ikeja.  It explored the functions of language and that of Pidgin which…

A Linguistic-stylistic Analysis of the Language of Nigerian Political Elites

A Linguistic-stylistic Analysis of the Language of Nigerian Political Elites   Abstract of A Linguistic-stylistic Analysis of the Language of Nigerian Political Elites This study is based on the speeches of the Nigerian Political Elite. A linguistic-stylistic analysis of their speeches is tackled in-depth. A total of fourteen speeches are analysed through the use of…

A Phonelogical Analysis of English Fricatives as Used Among the Yoruba Speakers of English Language

A Phonelogical Analysis of English Fricatives as Used Among the Yoruba Speakers of English Language   Abstract of A Phonelogical Analysis of English Fricatives as Used Among the Yoruba Speakers of English Language This research work is a cursory observation of how the English Fricatives are used among the Yoruba speakers of English Language. At…

An Examination of the Comic Elements in Wole Soyinka’s the Trials of Brother Jero and the Lion and the Jewel

An Examination of the Comic Elements in Wole Soyinka’s the Trials of Brother Jero and the Lion and the Jewel   Abstract of An Examination of the Comic Elements in Wole Soyinka’s the Trials of Brother Jero and the Lion and the Jewel Study of the comic elements in Wole Soyinka’s “The Trials of Brother…

An Analysis of English Common Spelling Errors

An Analysis of English Common Spelling Errors   Abstract of An Analysis of English Common Spelling Errors This project begins with the identification of the Importance of Competence in English Usage to the nation’s Standard of Education. It therefore sets out to examine the analysis of the English spelling error, by looking into the History…

Analysis of the Problems of English Pronunciation Among Yoruba Speakers, of English

Analysis of the Problems of English Pronunciation Among Yoruba Speakers, of English   Abstract of Analysis of the Problems of English Pronunciation Among Yoruba Speakers, of English Language learning practice often assumes that most of the difficulties that learners encounter in the study of language are consequences of the degree to which the native languages differ…

A Study of Black Consciousness and Racism in Richard Wrights Native Son and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man

A Study of Black Consciousness and Racism in Richard Wrights Native Son and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man   Abstract of A Study of Black Consciousness and Racism in Richard Wrights Native Son and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man The twentieth century American literary scene is characterized by the emergence of black writers who are concerned with…

A Comparative Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Early and Contemporary Literary Works

A Comparative Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Early and Contemporary Literary Works   Abstract of A Comparative Analysis of Chinua Achebe’s Early and Contemporary Literary Works Literary style, the meeting point between literary criticism and linguistic analysis, is the focus of this project. The study demonstrates the viability of collaboration between principles of the two approaches….

The Influence of the Society on Stundents’ Performance

The Influence of the Society on Stundents’ Performance   Abstract of The Influence of the Society on Stundents’ Performance Scholars’ preoccupation with the teaching and learning of English language among other languages in this part of the world is founded as it is the language of instruction in schools as well as the lingua franca…

Language of Gender Discrimination in African Literary Works (in Purple Hibiscus and Yellow-yellow)

Language of Gender Discrimination in African Literary Works (in Purple Hibiscus and Yellow-yellow)   Abstract of Language of Gender Discrimination in African Literary Works (in Purple Hibiscus and Yellow-yellow) This project basically examine the language of gender discrimination in African literary works with special reference toPURPLE HIBISCUS and YELLOW-YELLOW.   In the past few years, women folk have been…

Literature: the Vehicle for Social Change

Literature the Vehicle for Social Change   Abstract of Literature the Vehicle for Social Change Literature has some unique features that make it admirable. It is these features that possess the power that spark off the change in people. An understanding of these features helps us to understand literature better. Such features as Theme, Style,…

A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman

A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman   Abstract of A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman Sociolinguistic has become a recognized part of most courses on language study from the point of teaching research at university level. Today we think of the usage of a word…