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Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-10-31 DOI: 10.5897/JLC10.019

Labo-Popoola, S. Olubunmi

{"title":"A correlated analysis of students' SSCE grade and performance in first year Use-of-English: A case study of Fountain University, Osogbo","authors":"Labo-Popoola, S. Olubunmi","doi":"10.5897/JLC10.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5897/JLC10.019","url":null,"abstract":"As a result of globalization, there has been need for people of varying backgrounds to interact at both the official and unofficial levels and certain languages such as English, French, German and Arabic have become second languages in many communities of the world, where they serve as languages of communication, interaction and relationships. Nigeria, being a British colony, adopted the English Language as its official language and invariably, a second language to its citizenry. English is therefore taught as a subject at all levels of the Nigerian educational system. This study examined the correlation between performances in two of these levels; school certificate level and first year the University level. Using Fountain University, Osogbo as a case study, secondary data from the students’ records and their performances in the Use of English examinations were used. A total of one hundred and ninety four students were used. Using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation, the study revealed no correlation between the SSCE grades and the Use of English scores. Therefore, the performance at the school certificate level could not be used to predict the performance at the university level. The study also revealed that students who attended private secondary schools (35%) are those that have high mean performance. The performance of the students of the natural and applied sciences was better than those of the social sciences. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that Post-JAMB testing should focus mainly on English Language testing. English Language should be one of the compulsory subjects for admission into tertiary institutions. Finally, there should be intensified efforts on the teaching of English Language at the secondary levels. \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Key words: English Language, globalization, second-language, official-language.","PeriodicalId":310631,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Languages and Culture","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114218857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Narrative prose and its different types 叙事散文及其不同类型

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-10-31 DOI: 10.5897/JLC11.073

Z. Iranmanesh

引用次数: 9

Perception of Night- A psychodynamically oriented study on Datta and Tagore 夜的感知——对达塔和泰戈尔的心理动力学研究

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-09-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC2013.0229

T. Dutta

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引用次数: 0

Students first language writing skills and their English language proficiency as predictors of their English language writing performance 学生的第一语言写作能力和他们的英语语言熟练程度是他们英语语言写作表现的预测因素

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-08-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC2013.0234

A. Yigzaw

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引用次数: 7

The meaning of the Chinese cultural keyword xin 中国文化关键词“心”的含义

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-07-31 DOI: 10.5897/JLC12.054

J. Li, Christer Ericsson, M. Quennerstedt

引用次数: 9

The role of localized materials in learning of FFL students 本土化材料在外语学习者学习中的作用

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-07-31 DOI: 10.5897/JLC12.031

S. Mahabadi

引用次数: 11

In defense of Nigerian pidgin 为了捍卫尼日利亚的洋泾浜语

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-07-31 DOI: 10.5897/JLC12.007

T. A. Balogun

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引用次数: 25

Cross-cultural communication barriers between staff in overseas-funded enterprises and management strategies for overcoming them 外资企业员工跨文化沟通障碍及克服的管理策略

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-06-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC11.079

Yajun Xie

引用次数: 3

Input enhancement and connected discourse: A case of EFL academic context 输入强化与连接语篇:以英语学术语境为例

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-05-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC12.055

M. Sadeghi

引用次数: 1

A cross-linguistic investigation of language apology speech act: A case of Persian and Kurdish Children 语言道歉言语行为的跨语言研究:以波斯语和库尔德语儿童为例

Journal of Languages and Culture Pub Date : 2013-05-30 DOI: 10.5897/JLC12.042

M. Sadeghi

引用次数: 5