The Influence of Mother Tongue on Learners Performance in written English at Primary Level: A Case Study of Semuto Subcounty, Nakaseke District,
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2017-01
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Kampala International University, School of Education, Open and Distance and E-learning
Abstract
This research aimed at finding out the influence of mother tongue on learner’s performance in written English at primary level. The researcher found out how mother tongue affects the performance of learners in written English, the effects of mother tongue on the performance of learners in written English and analyze the strategies to minimize mother tongue effects on the performance in English in Semuto Sub-county primary schools. Stratified sampling and random sampling techniques were used in this research so that each individual was given the same chance of being included in the sample. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. The number of participants involved was fifty. From the results it was found out that there has been an influence of mother tongue on learner’s performance in written English at primary level. The relationship between the two variables therefore exists. The evidence is clearly indicated from what the subjects wrote in their English language evaluation test.
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A Research Report Submitted to College of Open and Distance Learning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree in Primary Education of Kampala International University.
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Mother tongue, Learners Performance, Written English at Primary Level