The Use of Audio-Visual Materials in Promoting the Teaching and Learning of French Language in Ekiti-State (Published)
This study examined the use of audio-visual materials in promoting the teaching and learning of French Language in Ekiti State. Thestudy employed a descriptive research design of the survey type. The population of this study consisted of teachers teaching French Language in Ekiti State Junior Secondary Schools. The sample of the study consisted of 60 French teachers. The sample was selected using multistage sampling procedure. An instrument tagged “Questionnaire on the Impact of Audio Visual Aid (QIAVA) which elicited information on types of audio visual aid, utilization of audio visual aid, extent of integration of audio visual aid, instructional strategies used by teachers and degree at which audio-visual materials stimulate student interest, engagement and motivation. The instrument was validated by expert and Conbach Alpha was used to determine it reliability. A reliability coefficient of 0.82 was obtained for the instrument and this was high enough for the instrument to be used for the study. The data collected where analysed using frequency count, mean, standard deviation and percentages. The finding of the study revealed that there is a varied types, of audio-visual aid utilization in French language instruction, the utilization of audio-visual aids positively influences various aspects of teaching and learning French language in Ekiti State, the integration of audio-visual materials plays a significant role in enhancing the proficiency and comprehension levels of French language learners and audio-visual materials play a crucial role in stimulating student interest, engagement, and motivation in learning the French language. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended among others that The state government should provide teachers with ongoing training and professional development opportunities focused on integrating audio-visual materials effectively into French language instruction.
Keywords: Audio Visual, French Language., Learning, Teachers, Teaching, promoting
Negative Impact of Online Resources on Research Writing from Teachers’ and Students’ perspective, at King Khalid University: A case study of 4th year students, in the Department of English Language, College of Science and Arts, King Khalid University, Tanumah Branch (Published)
This paper aims to examine qualitatively and quantitatively the use of deixis in a political speech, guided by Halliday’s (1985/1994) Systemic Functional Grammar theory of language. The data examined here is a message delivered, on 10 February 2019, by the President of the Republic of Cameroon to the youth of his country, on the commemoration of the 53rd edition of the country’s National Youth Day. The message, in its English version, is retrieved from the official website of the Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon. Specifically, the study sets out to determine the different types of deictic resources used by Paul Biya in his message to the Cameroonian youth, and the frequencies of Paul Biya’s usage of these deictic resources in this political speech. The study reveals that Paul Biya employed different types of deictic resources including 103 personal deixis (52.2 %), 17 spatial deixis (9.4%), 21 temporal deixis (11.7%), 30 social deixis (16.7%), and 8 discourse deixis (10%). In terms of frequency of usage of these deictic resources, the study also revealed that personal deixis were the most used category of deixis in President Paul Biya’s message to the Cameroonian youth and suggested that this reflects the President’s power and dominance over his audience, but also his desire to involve this audience in his decisions, as a sign of his sensitivity towards them.
Keywords: Research Writing, Students, Tanumah, Teachers, king Khalid University, online resources