THE EFFECTS OF PLAY WAY METHOD OF TEACHING AND CONCEPT FORMATION ON THE LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN URUAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE
ABSTRACT
The study of the play way method of teaching and concept formation on the learning of English Language in Primary Schools in Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has been carried out in this study. The study shows that play is a way children learn and are avenues for language practice. Through the play way method, the learner is offered the opportunity to understand the concepts of the target language and enables learners to participate actively during lessons. Three hundred copies of questionnaires were constructed based on two research questions and two hypotheses were distributed and collected.
Questionnaire based on the research questions were constructed, distributed and collected. The results from the questionnaire were analyzed. Discussion of findings based on the analyzed using the simple percentage, mean rating and Chi-square test of independency were made by the researchers. It was therefore concluded that play way method and concepts formation are essential in the learning of English Language.
There should be more effective teaching of English Language with greater emphasis on acquisition of language skills − listening, speaking, reading and writing. This is because the acquisition of English Language depends of how the pupils are drilled in these skills. There should be language laboratory in each primary school where such essential facilities like television, radio, tape recorders, recorded speeches, etc. can be used under good supervision.
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
The school education system of the 21st century is greatly indebted for steering away the act of impacting education through the play group.
Fredrick Frobel (1782-1852) developed the kindergarten or children’s garden is also considered to be the inventor of the play way method of education. The essence of childhood is to have endless opportunity for play.
A child is happiest when engrossed in play and play can happen in different from: imitation of family members, to play with Toys or playing tag, hide seek or simply running about in groups, these create experience as a rules for using words.
Jean piaget states that the way children form their own concepts through experience, assimilate existing concepts such as cultural value, norms, and beliefs from adults and further create and develop their own concept as they mature toward adulthood.
A child growing in Nigeria is surrounded by a complex language situation. Besides, having to master his own and often a second language, he also requires a thorough command of the English Language if he is to be educated in the modern sense of the world. The demand for English Language in countries formerly associated with Britain has been growing since their independence. Thus, English Language has grown and spread all over the world following colonial expansion, education and technology.
As stressed in the National Policy on Education (2004) for the achievement of Educational objectives, emphasis is laid on the medium of instruction in the primary school to be initially the mother tongue of the language of the immediate environment and at a later stage, English Language. Fafumoa, Macauley and Sokoya (1989) stated that the play way method of teaching makes it possible for learners to give free reins to their thoughts and express same in creative language, thus paving the way of meaningful education . they also state that other advantages of the play way method are that of having free knowledge from the preserves of the elites few, given a greater number of people access to education and personal development. The importance of the concept formation in learning process should not be treated with a wave of hand. It helps the child to be bound psychologically with his family even when outside the home, thereby making the learning environment a familiar-place which naturally would have been strange to him. He expresses himself easily in his play way method of learning. It is expected that this familiar environment will facilitated the learning process and hence the acquisition of English Language by primary school children.
As children learn through purposeful quality play experience, they build critical basic skills for cognitive development and academic achievement. These include verbalization ,language comprehension, vocabulary, imagination, questionings, problem solving, observation, co-operation skills and the perspectives others.
Through play, children learn a set of skills, social skill, creativity, hand-eye coordination, problem-solving and imagination. It is argued that these skills better learned through play than through flash cards or academic drills.
According to Roberta Michnick Golin Koffs,(1884) the level of children’s play rises when adults play with them. The variety of play children’s engage increases when adult join in. English language is used in communication of information through symbols according to definite and systematic rules for combining them, by integrity series of features that group together to form a class of ideals or object, in that way classifying information into meaningful categories.
English Language at present serves as “Lingua Franca” for the various ethnic groups in Nigeria which are characterized by diverse languages and dialects. This adoption has helped to break the language barrier and forestall any problems that should have been inherent in it. It has a great political significance, a factor for the growth of a wider community unidentified by tribalism, creed or religion which often create division in the country. The English Language gives the country a national outlook and fills the gap left by an indigenous common language.
1.2 Statement of the problem
Play group and concept formation interaction is effective machinery for learning English language.
Since English language was adopted as the official language in Nigeria and it’s subsequent entrenchment in the national policy on education as the language of study at a later stage in primary schools, children’s find it difficult to pronounce English language sound and word due to the absence of play group. This has prompted the researcher to go into investigation on this topic.
1.3 Purpose of the Study
This study investigates the areas of interference of the play way methods and concept formation in learning of English Language.
- Determined the play way method of teaching have any effect on the learning of English language in primary school.
- Examine the concept formation in teaching have any effect on the learning of English language in primary school.
1.4 Significance of the Study
There are indications that III the foreseeable future, English Language will continue to be the language of administration and education in Nigeria.
It is however hoped that this study will be helpful in solving some of the educational problems in English Language learning. It will go a long way in helping teachers in providing ways to overcome mother tongue interference in the learning of English Language and pupils will have the opportunity to improve their English within the school under controlled conditions.
This study will also be useful to future researchers who could modify the present work or carry out the same work using a different population.
1.5 Research Questions
- Does play way method of teaching have any effect on the learning of English language in primary school in Uruan Local Government Area.?
- Does concept formation in teaching have any effect on the learning of English language in primary schools in Uruan local Government Area.?
1.6 Research Hypotheses
- There is no significant effect of play way method of teaching on the performance of primary school pupils in English language.
- There is no significant effect of concept formation of teaching on the performance of primary school pupils in English language.
1.7 Assumption
It is assumed that the pupils are in the developmental stage (period of concrete operational stage) (from 7-12 years) in all the sampled schools in Uruan Local Government Area. The pupils are taught by either male or female N.C.E. teachers.
1.8 Scope of the Study
Although some studies have been carried out to ascertain the effect of play way method of teaching and concept formation on the learning English Language, a need still arises to find out the problems inherent in the acquisition of the language in primary school.
Consequently, this study is limited to the pupils in primary schools in Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. This is so because, the effect interference is expected to be more pronounced in these stages of elementary learning of the English Language.
1.9 Limitation
The problems the researcher encountered during the conduct of this research work in some of the primary schools in Uruan was that the cost of transportation from one school to the other was much due to the distance where the schools were located and the researcher also met with the uncooperative attitude of some of the respondents and it was some how challenging to me.
1.10 Definition of Terms
Play way method of teaching:
Is an inductive method where teaching occurs gradually with fun and frolic which also nourishes the language proficiency effortlessly.
Concept formation on learning of English language:
Is the process by which we learn to form class of things, event , people and so forth.
English language:
Is use in communication of information through symbols according to definite and systematic rules for combining them, by integrity to form a class of ideals.
Mother Tongue:
This refers to the language of one’s parents.
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
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TABLE OF CONTENTSPRELIMINARY PAGES
- Title page
- Approval page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Contents
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Background …
- ⋮
LITERATURE REVIEW
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Conceptual Review
- 2.3 Theoretical Framework
- ⋮
- 2.4 Empirical Studies
- 2.5 Research Gaps
- 2.6 Summary of Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Research Design
- 3.3 Population of Study
- 3.4 Sampling and Sampling Technique
- 3.5 Validation of Research Instrument
- 3.6 Method of Data Collection
- 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
- 3.8 Questionnaire Administration
- 3.9 Ethical Consideration
- 3.10 Statistical Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ANALYSIS, RESULT AND DISCUSSION
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data
- 4.3 Re-statement of Research Questions
- 4.4 Test of Hypotheses
- 4.5 Discussion of Findings
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Summary of Findings
- 5.3 Conclusion
- 5.4 Recommendation
- 5.5 Suggestion for Further Study
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A - “QUESTIONNAIRE”
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PRELIMINARY PAGES
- Title page
- Approval page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Contents
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Background …
- ⋮
LITERATURE REVIEW
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Conceptual Review
- 2.3 Theoretical Framework
- ⋮
- 2.4 Empirical Studies
- 2.5 Research Gaps
- 2.6 Summary of Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Research Design
- 3.3 Population of Study
- 3.4 Sampling and Sampling Technique
- 3.5 Validation of Research Instrument
- 3.6 Method of Data Collection
- 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
- 3.8 Questionnaire Administration
- 3.9 Ethical Consideration
- 3.10 Statistical Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ANALYSIS, RESULT AND DISCUSSION
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data
- 4.3 Re-statement of Research Questions
- 4.4 Test of Hypotheses
- 4.5 Discussion of Findings
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Summary of Findings
- 5.3 Conclusion
- 5.4 Recommendation
- 5.5 Suggestion for Further Study
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A - “QUESTIONNAIRE”
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