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Influence Of Teaching Phonology On Spoken English Of Secondary School Students
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE]
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It is in the light of the above argument that this study set out to ascertain the validity or otherwise of the claims. It is entitled ‘Influence of Teaching Phonology on Spoken English of Secondary School. Students in Ilorin East L.G.A. Kwara State’.
Purpose of the Study
The aim of this research was to examine how the teaching of phonology in the secondary schools has benefited the students by sharpening their skills in spoken English. Specifically, the study is to:
i. examine the significant relationship between the teaching of phonology and the academic performance of senior secondary school students.
ii. identify the significant relationship between the teachers’ qualifications and teaching of phonology in senior secondary schools.
iii. ascertain the significant relationship between teaching of phonology and spoken English of students in senior secondary schools.
Research Questions
For the purpose of this study, the following questions were asked:
i. Is there any significant relationship between the teaching of phonology and the academic performance of senior secondary school students?
ii. Is there any significant relationship between the teachers’ qualification and teaching of phonology in senior secondary schools?
iii. Is there any significant relationship between teaching of phonology and the spoken English of students in senior secondary schools?
Scope of the study
This is a study designed to find out how the teaching of phonology in secondary schools has influenced the spoken English of the senior secondary school students in schools located in Ilorin East L.G.A. of Kwara State. Four schools were considered for the test and the names of the schools are:
i. Ansarul- Islam Senior Secondary School, Ilorin.
ii. Bishop Smith College, Ilorin.
iii. Government Day Senior Secondary School, Agbabiaka, Ilorin.
iv. Government Day Senior Secondary School, Danialu, Ilorin,
In each of these schools, thirty students and teachers were randomly selected for the project work. Thus, one hundred and twenty students and teachers were used as the source for this project empirical hypothesis.
Operational Definition of Terms
Phonetics: It is the study and description of the physical properties of human sounds.
Phonology: It is defined as the study of how speech sounds are patterned and organized into a system of a special language.
Acoustic Phonetics: This is a part of phonetics which deals with how sound waves travel between a speaker and his listener.
Auditory phonetics: It describes the effect of sounds in the human ear. It studies how sounds are perceived by the hearer.
Articulatory phonetics: This is another aspect of phonetics concerned with the description of how speech sounds are produced; the human organs of speech involved and the source air stream which is modifiesd in the production of speech sounds.
Mother Tongue(MT): It is the learner’s native language.
Mother Tongue Interference: This is a situation where a learner’s (Student’s) native language is reflected in their English language usage. Interference is a major problem of non-native learners of English language.
Foreign Language: A language other than that of the learners native language. Eaxmples of foreign languages in Nigeria are English, French and Arabic.
RP (Received Pronunciation): This is the correct or standard pronunciation in English as got from the British whose English Nigeria uses.
Listening Skill: The ability to hear and understand information
Speaking Skill: Potential to express ones’s intention without inhibition.
Reading Skill: Ability to read and comprehend.
Writing Skill: One’s potential to communicate ideas in writing.â€
Syllabic Stress: This is the prominence or empasis placed on one syllable of a word or one word in a group of words.
Linguistically, stressed syllables refers to those syllables which are louder, longer and more prominent in pitch than other syllables in their environment.
Intonation: It is a variation in voice in a spoken utterance. It indicates whether the pitch of voice rises or falls during utterance.
Phoneme: A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound which determines meaning of a specific language. Example, ‘bit’ and pit, have the same number of phonemes but differ in meaning as a result or the initial phonemes /b/ and /p/.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThis project explores the influence of teaching phonology on spoken English of secondary school students in Ilorin East Local Government Area, Kwara State. To ascertain this, the project takes a look at the concept of language, functions of language as well as language skills. English phonemes; vowel and consonant sounds are also examined. Based on the foregoing, thus, efforts are directed at analysing the data collected with the research methodology used in obtaining the data. Therefore ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN ILORIN, NIGERIA. RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE ON INFLUENCE OF TEACHING PHONOLOGY ON SPOKEN ENGLISH OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS Dear Respondent, This questionnaire is designed to assist in measuring the influence of teaching phonology on spoke English of secondary school students. Your response will be highly appreciated. Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.Yours faithfully, SECTION A (PERSONAL DATA)Instruction: fill in the blanks. Sex: ------------------------------ ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESTable 1: Percentage distribution of the respondents’ view on the significant relationship between teaching of phonology and the academic performance of the senior secondary school students. Table 2: Percentage distribution of the respondents’ view on the significant relationship between teachers’ qualifications and effective teaching of phonology in the senior secondary schools. Table 3: Percentage distribution of the respondents†... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page Certification Dedication Acknowledgments Table of contents List of Tables Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONBackground to the Study Statement of the Problems Purpose of the Study Research Questions Scope of the Study Operational Definitions of Terms Significance of the Study CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUREThe Concept of Language, Functions of Language and Language Skills English Vowel Phonemes English Consonant Phoneme ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 8 ]CHAPTER TWOREVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE In this chapter, some learned authorities; especially those centering on language and the related field were appraised. The related literature reviewed included:i. The concept of language, functions of language and language skills.ii. English Vowel Phonemes.iii. English Consonant phonemes.iv. Stress in English language. v. Intonation of English language.vi. Language Competence and Performance.vii. Appraisal of lit ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGYResearch Type This research is aimed at correlating two variables viz: the teaching of phonology and the spoken English of senior secondary school students. The two variables are intended to extract the relationship between teaching phonology and the spoken English of senior secondary school students. It is also designed to highlight the problems associated with the teaching of phonology in senior secondary schools. Population, Sample and Sampling Techniqu ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Research Question 3: Is there any significant relationship between the teaching of phonology and the spoken English of the senior secondary school students?Table 3 above shows at a glance, the significant relationship between the teaching of phonology and the spoken English of students in the senior secondary schools in Ilorin East L.G.A, Kwara State. 58.3% of the respondents agreed that knowledge of phonology was capable of facilitating the use of English among the senior secondary schoo ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]d. Again, adequate measures should be taken to ensure regular inspection of schools and by extension English language teaching. This will go long way to facilitate teaching of phonology at schools. e. Government at all levels should make adequate provision of language teaching facilities to schools while language teachers should be made to utilize them effectively in the teaching of phonology.f. Bodies with a stake in teaching English should as a matter of professionalism spons ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCES Akande, G.B. (2002). Studies in Speech Work/Oral English. Osogbo: Prominent Prints.Alabi, T.A. (2009). “Developing Effective Speaking Skill in Englishâ€. In Alabi, V.A. and Babatunde,S.T. (Eds) (2009). The Use of English in Higher Education. (pp. 25-42). Ilorin: University Press.Alabi, T.A. (2012). Phonology of English. An Unpublished Lecture note, Department of English, University of Ilorin.Animasaun, K. and Ibileye, G. (2000). Distinction in English Language and Communica ... Continue reading---
