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- ItemBackground knowledge and comprehensive of communally constructed texts : a case study of Runyankole in lower classes of primary schools in Bushenyi District(Kampala International University. College of Education, Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2018-05) Ahumuza, PhionahThe study on background knowledge and comprehension of communally constructed texts. A case study of Runyankole songs in lower classes of primary schools in Bushenyi district was conducted in three government primary schools. The study was guided by the following objectives;To determine the role of background knowledge in understanding of Runyankole songs, to document the different types of Runyankole songs sung by pupils in lower primary schools, to determine the pupils’ level of participation in and comprehension of Runyankole songs, and to explore the possible ways of enhancing the pupils ‘understanding and use of Runyankole songs.The study focused on the fact that background knowledge on the content and genre related to songs is essential in order to comprehend the message behind the text. This study examined how kindergarten pupils reach school with knowledge but is not activated in their singing lessons as they just sing to pass time thus neglecting the didactic heritage behind songs. Schema theory, the ecological, anthropological and conceptual metaphor approaches were used to anchor this study. The population included primary two pupils and teachers of lower classes. The sample size was determined by Slovenes’ formula and 132 respondents participated in the study including both teachers and pupils. The researcher used questionnaires for teachers and oral test for pupils to collect data. The researcher used both qualitative and quantitative research approaches and data was analysed using SPSS. The researcher found out that the singing lessons are not taken serious by both the teachers and learners since the songs are not examined and there are no good methods of teaching them. The students just sing and they don’t understand what they sing. Through an experiment where learners were given a pre-test and after three weeks of teaching, given a post-test, the comparison, showed that pupils did better in the post test. This showed that there is a significant relationship between background knowledge and comprehension of communally constructed texts. The researcher recommended the government of Uganda through the ministry of education and sports and the national curriculum development Centre to fully implement the thematic curriculum by emphasising the singing lessons and provide the teachers with enough resources to carry out the teaching of songs. She recommends the teachers to always activate the learners’ background knowledge for better comprehension of songs. This would aid in comprehension of all communally constructed texts basing on the structure, content and language as in the case of songs.
- ItemReading proficiency and comprehension among English language students in selected department in Adamawa state polytechnic Yola, Nigeria(Kampala International University, 2019-03) Baba Jimeta, UsmanThe study investigated the reading proficiency and comprehension among English language students in selected departments in Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola Nigeria. The two selected departments are Diploma in English Language Education and Diploma in Business Administration and Management. Indeed, the ability to read efficiently in English is deemed an important skill to be acquired for academic, business and other purposes. In Nigeria, English is a compulsory subject in all schools. However, some students in Nigerian tertiary institutions, especially those in Nigeria are unaware of or do not have effective strategies to comprehend English reading materials. The objectives of the study were i) to identify the level of proficiency among the experimental groups, ii) to investigate the effects of reading proficiency on the comprehension of students in Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, and iii) to establish the effect of reading proficiency on comprehension. The underlying theory for this research is Schema theory. More so, to achieve these objectives, the study looked at what the SQ3R method for reading texts and the benefits of using it. Experimental technique was employed as a design of the study. Then the purposive sampling was used to select the two departments and simple random sampling technique was also used to determine the sample size of the study. The target population of this study was 200 on the basis of 100 students from each department. The sample size of this study was 114 respondents obtained by using the Sloven’s formula. To get the sample size for each department, 114 were divided by 2= 57. The instrument used for the exercise was an extract from their recommended Diploma 1 English textbook (Understanding Use of English for Schools and Colleges). The reading topic is, ‘BRIDE PRICE’. Besides, a 5 point liker scale was designed by the researcher to extract data from the respondents. The finding of the study revealed that both students performed poorly before the intervention with SQ3R method of teaching reading. After the intervention, the performance improved significantly. More efforts should be made to improve reading for better comprehension. The Study recommends i) that teachers of English language should equip themselves with effective reading strategies and to master the SQ3R method of teaching reading at all levels of learning before embarking on the task. Ii) head of departments of the tertiary institution across the state and the country at large should encourage the use of appropriate reading materials for their students; and iii) government should ensure that, the teachers attain rigorous training after every two years and recruitment agency should xi ensure that those to be recruited are professional in their various disciplines. More so, the National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) should ensure that appropriate curriculum have been designed and reviewed after every five years; so as to enable the polytechnic grandaunts to have the capability of confronting challenges in the labour market after graduation.