ABSTRACT

This study assesses the oral skills and performance in the English Language among Junior Secondary School III students in Ikot Ekpene Education zone. Beginning from the first chapter, three research questions and three research hypothesis was used for the premises of this research work, also different learning theories from writers like B. F Skinner and Pavlov was used to ascertain how the earning of oral pronunciation that helps in the use and articulation of the second language (L2) which is English Language is carried out. In chapter three the simple random sampling technique was employed to obtain the sample as students were selected randomly to answer the questionnaire that was administered and also used as a tool for this study mainly in four local government areas in the Ikot Ekpene education zone comprising the rural and urban settings. All the 120 questionnaires were returned and the research questions were analyzed and also used in testing the hypothesis. This however led to the acceptance and reflection of the three hypothesis. Therefore the following conclusions and recommendations were discussed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page        -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           i

Declaration      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           ii

Certification    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           iii

Dedication      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           iv

Acknowledgement      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           v

Abstract          -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           vii

Table of Contents       -           -           -           -           -           -           -           viii

List of Table    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           xii

CHAPTER ONE

1.0       Introduction    -           -           -           -           -           -           -           1

1.1       Background of the Study       -           -           -           -           -           1

1.2       Statement of the Problem       -           -           -           -           -           4

1.3       Purpose of the Study  -           -           -           -           -           -           7

1.4       Significance of the Study       -           -           -           -           -           8

1.5       Research Questions     -           -           -           -           -           -           8

1.6       Research Hypothesis   -           -           -           -           -           -           9

1.7       Basic Assumptions of the Study        -           -           -           -           9

1.8       Limitation of the Study          -           -           -           -           -           10

1.9       Delimitation of the Study       -           -           -           -           -           10

CHAPTER TWO

2.0       Review of Related Literature -           -           -           -           -           11

2.1       Theoretical Framework          -           -           -           -           -           11

2.1.1    Operant Conditioning theory  -           -           -           -           -           11

2.1.2    Classical Condition theory      -           -           -           -           -           14

2.2       Empirical Review        -           -           -           -           -           -           15

2.2.1    Frequent use of English and Academic of students on spoken

English            -           -           -           -           -           -           -           15

2.2.2    Differences in sounds of Ibibio and English and students Academic

performance in English Language      -           -           -           -           19

2.2.3    Similarities in Sound in Ibibio and English and the student’s

academic performance in English       -           -           -           -           24

2.3       Summary of Review of Related Literature    -           -           -           30

CHAPTER THREE

3.0       Research Method        -           -           -           -           -           -           32

3.1       Area of the Study       -           -           -           -           -           -           32

3.2       Design of the Study    -           -           -           -           -           -           33

3.3       Population of the Study          -           -           -           -           -           33

3.4       Sample and Sampling technique         -           -           -           -           33

3.5       Instrumentation           -           -           -           -           -           -           34

3.6       Validity of Instrument                        -           -           -           -           -           35

3.7       Reliability of the Instrument   -           -           -           -           -           35

3.8       Administration of the Instrument       -           -           -           -           36

3.9       Statistical Treatment of the Data        -           -           -           -           36

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0       Data Analysis, Results and Discussion of Findings   -           -           37

4.1       Data Analysis  -           -           -           -           -           -           -           37

4.1.1    How does the frequent use of English relate with academic

performance of students in spoken English    -           -           -           37

4.1.2    Research Question 2   -           -           -           -           -           -           38

4.1.3    Research question 3    -           -           -           -           -           -           39

4.2       Analysis of Hypothesis           -           -           -           -           -           40

4.2.1    Hypothesis 1   -           -           -           -           -           -           -           40

4.2.2    Hypothesis 2   -           -           -           -           -           -           -           42

4.2.3    Hypothesis 3   -           -           -           -           -           -           -           44

4.3       Findings of the Study -           -           -           -           -           -           47

4.4       Discussion of the Findings     -           -           -           -           -           47

4.4.1    Relationship between frequent use of English and Academic

performance of Students in Spoken English  -           -           -           48

4.4.2    Influence of the Difference in the vowel sounds of English and

Ibibio on the Academic Performance of Students in English

Language        -           -           -           -           -           -           -           48

4.4.3    Relationship between the similarity in sounds of Ibibio and

English and Academic performance of students in English

Language        -           -           -           -           -           -           -           49

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0       Summary conclusion and recommendation    -           -           -           50

5.1       Summary         -           -           -           -           -           -           -           50

5.2       Conclusion      -           -           -           -           -           -           -           51

5.3       Implication      -      &nbsp

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