Browsing by Author "Lawal Safi"

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    A STUDY OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS READING CULTURE IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA
    (2021-01) Lawal Safi; MOHAMED, Fatima Hafiz; Obateru, 0luwatoyin Tolu
    The development of primary education trend across the globe was replicated prior to the attainment of independent in Nigeria, This is a move to look inward on how the country can lay a very good foundation for Nigeria education. The inclusion of language skils in the primay education programme is to create steel between the goals of establishing lower basic education and the actualization processes of the programme, The performance of Nigeria primary school pupils is not commensurate with the output expected of them in reading. Many factors are responsible for this declined nature. The trust of this paper therefore, is to assess Kogi State primary school teachers' reading culture using reading efficiency inventory adopted from NTI 2016 millinium development goals (MDGSs) in English project manual as Instrument to assess teachers variables. Five research questions were raised, The questionnaire on teachers' reading culture, habits and efficiengy was analysed using frequency count and percentage, The results revealed there is no correlation between Kogi State primary school teachers reading culture, habits efficiency and their reading skils. Base on the findings, it was recommended that teachers attitude, interest habits, skills and efficiency as components of reading culture be positive and suggestions for further study was made for other researchers to assess students and teachers reading culture habits and efficiency at other levels of Nigeria education,
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    A SURVEY OF LOWER-BASIC SCHOOL PUPILS' ATTITUDE AND MOTIVATION TOWARDS THE LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN IKERE-EKITI, EKITI, NIGERIA
    (2019-05) Ogunleye, Gladys Aderonke; Lawal Safi; Obateru, Oluwatoyin Tolu
    Significant among factors that constitute foreign language learning problems are affective variables such as attitudes; orientations, motivation, and anxiety. Out of these identified factors, leamners' attitude and motivation are essential to successtul second language learning and learing. The dignified role of English language in Nigeria calls for prompt attention to pupils' low proficiency/problems in English Language. These problems could originate from lower- basic school pupils' poor attitude and dearth of motivation owards the learning of English language account for their poor leamning in the subject. This mini-research examines lower basic school pupils' attitude and motivation towards English language. Forty pupils between the ages of 11-15 vears were drawn as respondents from samnple schools. Questionnaire was used for the collection of data and descripti'" statistics was used to analysis the data. The findings indicate that pupils with positive attitude and extrinsic motivation towards learning of English performed better in the language. Based on the findings, this study recommends that teachers of English anguage at the upper basic school level should employ approprate teaching strategies to motivate learners and that learners of English language should have positive attitude towards the learning of the subject.