ABSTRACT In our everyday activity, language plays a tremendous part in our daily interaction with each other. Arguing, taking position and making judgment happens daily in our interaction with one another. The need for stance expression and making the position of a speaker clear about what they are discussing is well documented in the literature (Biber, 2006; Kelly & Bazerman, 2003; Hyland, 2005; 2008; Molino, 2010; Myers, 1989; Williams, 2006). This thesis examined the stance markers used in...
ABSTRACT This study investigated learners’ perceptions of recast in the ESL classroom of three Senior High Schools in the Mampong Municipality, Asante Region. Using a convergent parallel mixed methods design, questionnaire and focus group interview were utilized in collecting data from three hundred randomly selected students for descriptive and thematic analyses within the Process Model of L2 Motivation framework proposed by Dörnyei and Ottó (1998). The analysis revealed that students ge...
ABSTRACT This research is a qualitative study that assessed causes of grammatical errors committed by Junior High School Students in their writings in English language and how to help reduce or correct them. The study sought to identify the grammatical errors, classify them and suggested ways to help students of Amankwakrom R/C Junior High School reduce the occurrence of such errors in their writings. This study used fifty-four (54) participants made up of fifty-two (52) students and two (2...
ABSTRACT The study examined the large numbers of pupils of Services Basic School in Burma Camp, La- Dadekotopon Municipality in Ghana who encounter considerable degree of complexity in the use of the perfect aspect as fundamental components of the English language in their communication. Thus, the study was carried out with the major aim of looking into the reasons behind the failure of pupils to use the perfect aspect of the English language in a proper manner and especially in their commu...