ABSTRACT Intertextuality is the influence and presence of previous texts in the construction of the new one. It is the relation of each text with the text surrounding it. Intertextuality has become common among mass media reporters and writers because they use it as a tool to serve their own purposes. This study investigated the intertextuality of Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh‘s feature articles in the Daily Graphic Newspaper. The purpose of the study was to examine the types, function, and the effe...
ABSTRACT This study explores the Nation Commission for Civic Education‘s (NCCE) mandate towards human rights promotion in Ghana using the Sunyani West District office as a case study. I investigated NCCE officials understanding of human rights and human rights education, the Commission‘s mandate in terms of human rights promotion, approaches adopted to promote human right and the challenges. Previous research on the NCCE has focused almost exclusively on democracy, decentralization and ...
ABSTRACT English continues to maintain its status as a global language. It is spoken by a third of the world’s population. However, majority of its users are non-native speakers. The concept of ELF awareness orientates a set of principles that refer to knowledge, attitudes and skillset of ELT stakeholders and ELT products. This study investigated ELF awareness among tutors of English in Colleges of Education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Using a convergent parallel mixed method, forty-ei...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to investigate the impact of conflict and its management on the performance of teachers in Senior High Schools in the Sagnarigu District of the Northern Region of Ghana. The objective of the study were to establish the types and causes of conflicts, find out the perceived effects of conflicts on the performance of teachers and to determine the conflict resolution strategies employed to resolve conflicts in Senior High Schools in the Sagnarigu Distri...
ABSTRACT Speaking English has become very important in Ghana especially because of its international and worldwide integration with time. Teaching English pronunciation is difficult for several reasons. These include the fact that teachers are left without clear cut guidelines, and face contradictory pronunciation instruction practices. Due to these issues, instruction in pronunciation has become less important and teachers are not very happy to teach pronunciation in their classrooms. This t...
ABSTRACT The primary objective of all technical and vocational education and training programmes is the acquisition of relevant knowledge, practical skills and attitudes for gainful employment in a particular trade or occupational area. This study therefore sought to assess whether this objective has made an impact on the youth in TohKpalime in the South Dayi District. Questionnaire and interview methods were employed in gathering data from 115 respondents made up of staff of Toh-Kpalime VTI...
Abstract The study focuses on the perception of discriminationexperienced by foreign students studying in Central University. This study sought from the five Nigerian students studying in Central University the kinds of discriminatory challenges they faced as they pursued their studies, the impact it had on their studies and what could be done to mitigate it. The major findings of the study revealed that the Nigerian students had reported only a few instances of discrimination, with the majo...
ABSTRACT This thesis investigates the structure of the Noun Phrase (NP) in Gichode, a North Volta Guan language spoken in and around Nkwanta district in the Volta Region of Ghana. The study is aimed at describing systematically, the internal components or constituents of the NP, especially, the sequential order of elements or constituents within it, the pronominal system and the distribution of pronouns in Gichode. The methods used to collect data are interviews, focus group discussion and qu...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to investigate into the causes of students’ unrest in Obuasi Municipality a case study of Obuasi Secondary Technical School. And what environmental factors contribute to the causes of senior high school students’ unrest? The study adopted descriptive research design, using quantitative method of data collection. The researcher used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences to analyse the data and presented in frequency, mean, standard deviation and p...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the quality of customer satisfaction in Hotel Industry in Kumasi Metropolis. This study adopted the case study strategy. The researcher used quantitative research methods for the study. The population for the study was two hundred and seventy (270). The population of the study was made up of customers and hotel operators in the Kumasi Metropolis. Random sampling and purposive sampling methods were adopted to select a sample size of two hundred ...
ABSTRACT Response tokens are important for people wishing to be able to function as supportive interlocutors in a conversation. There is the need for interlocutors to ensure that their interpretation of the speaker’s interactional intentions matches what he wanted to say (Faerch and Kasper, 1982). This thesis investigates the pragmatic analysis of the use of response tokens in Asante Twi. Specifically, the research focuses on the categories, and importance of response tokens among the Asa...
ABSTRACT The research investigates the sociolinguistic analysis of the libation prayer in the Kuncheni community under the Jirapa Municipality in the Upper West region of Ghana. It is based on the theory that language is a powerful tool, which can be used to view and understand the worldview and philosophy of a particular society. The libation prayer of the Kuncheni community can best be understood and analysed when one is well-versed in the socio-cultural practices of the Dagaaba. The targe...
ABSTRACT This study assessed internal auditor independence in Ghana Education Service with evidence from Volta Region. Quantitative research methodology was adopted for the study hence the analyses were quantitative in nature. The study used descriptive survey as its research design and used the census method to select all internal auditors and their supporting staffs numbering 135, who served as sample size for the study. A structured close-ended questionnaire was the main instrument used fo...
ABSTRACT The study explored the challenges of women in educational leadership position in Tano North Municipality, Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. This was a qualitative study which employed case study design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 20 participants comprising 15 women in educational leadership position and 5 of their subordinates for the study. Semi-structured interview guide (for women in educational leadership positions) and the focus group discussion guide (for their...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out in two Senior High Schools in the Krachi-East District in the Volta Region of Ghana to investigate the teaching of Social Studies concepts. Concepts allow individuals to classify objects and ideas and provide the basis for the networking of ideas for thinking, especially, higher level thinking in any subject. The study was structured basically within the framework of mixed method approach. The instruments used in the collection of data were an interview g...