PROBLEMS OF MOTIVATION OF STUDENTS IN THE STUDY OF FRENCH IN KANO STATE A PROJECT PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA

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dc.contributor.authorOPARA, CAROL CHINYERE AHUNNA
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-21T09:28:20Z
dc.date.available2014-02-21T09:28:20Z
dc.date.issued1979-06
dc.descriptionIN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION (CURRICULUM DESIGN AND INSTRUCTION) (JUNE 1979)en_US
dc.description.abstractPsychology has established that Motivation is basic to all learning activities . Studies have also stressed the importance of motivation in foreign language study. The main purpose of this research is to make a review of the problems of motivation students in Kano State face in their study of French. It also focuses on trying to find out whether g i r l s from the State are better motivated i n t r i n s i c a l l y than the boys in the learning of the language. The Investigator hopes that the findings will provide a basis for useful suggestions towards the improvement and progress of the language. The following Hypotheses were formulated:- (1) Students of French in Kano State are very actively motivated to learn the language (Null hypothesis). (2) Students of French in Kano State are not .sufficiently motivated to learn the language (Alternative hypothesis). (3) Poor motivation of students in the study of French in Kano State has impaired t h e i r learning of the language. (4) Girls are more i n t r i n s i c a l l y motivated than boys in the learning of French. A total number of 250 Secondary I I I , IV, and V students (164 boys and 86 g i r l s ) were randomly selected from ten secondary Schools in Kano State. The students were grouped according to sex for easy tabulation and test of hypotheses IV. The opinions of the students were tabulated according to the total number for each group. The opinions of the boys were l a t e r cornered with those of the girls . Information wa3 also sought from similar groups of students from Kariuna and Imo States for more valid and objective r e s u l t s. Data from the students were collected through questionnaires while the interview method was used on the teachers and officials of the Ministry of Education. Also, a section of the questionnaire with open ended questions was reserved for the teachers to sample their candid opinions on what the problem situation really is in the teaching and learning of French in the State. Provision was also made for their genuine suggestions for the improvement of the situation. The procedures for the analysis of data did not demand any rigorous s t a t i s t i c a l procedures. Only the raw figures and their relative percentages for the total number of each sex group were used. For each set of students, where the total, agreement exceeded total disagreement (and vice verse) by one quarter ( 25%) and or above, the difference was taken as significant. On this basis, the hypotheses were t e s t e d . The first one was rejected and the others accepted. In other words, the findings revealed that students of French in Kano State are nob sufficiently motivated and this has led to students' lack of interest in the language. Also girls were found to be more i n t r i n s i c a l l y motivated than boys in the study of the language in the State. The following recommendations were made:- 1 • The objectives and aims of learning the language should be specified to the students to bring the language closer to them. 2. The progress made by students in the language should be made known to them from time to time to boost their morale. 3. As much as possible, the students should take active part in designing their own instructional objectives. 4. More emphasis should be accorded to the study of the language by increasing the number of periods allocated to it and by making it an "Independent" subject. That i s , not making it an an-alternative to any subject. 5. More funds should be provided by the Ministry and the Government to provide the necessary audio-visual materials, language laboratories; provide for exchange French program-mes with and visits to French countries or Institution; provide enough incentives for the teachers, 6. French by Television should be started by the State Ministry of Education so that children get the rudiments of the language before they come to the Secondary School: Also it will offer the Secondary Students some refresher exercises of what they learn at school. 7. Teachers of French should be encouraged to develop more philanthropic attitude to their work. 8. School leavers who wish to make a career with French should be given Scholarship for the study in a francophone country. 9. There should be a strong union of teachers of French to see to and represent the interest of the French Department at State and national levels. 10. Refresher Courses should be organized for teachers of French in or outside Nigeria and such courses should be recognised in promotion exercises. Suggestions on which future research can be based were given as follows s~ (xii) (a) A comparative study of problems encountered in English and French to see where these problems are similar and where they differ and also to verify the techniques the English department has adopted to combat its own difficulties. (b) Comparative studies of the French language situation among States for more valid, reliable and comprehensive results.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2266
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPROBLEMS,en_US
dc.subjectMOTIVATION,en_US
dc.subjectSTUDENTS,en_US
dc.subjectSTUDY,en_US
dc.subjectFRENCH,en_US
dc.subjectKANO STATE,en_US
dc.subjectPROJECT,en_US
dc.subjectPRESENTED,en_US
dc.subjectFACULTY,en_US
dc.subjectEDUCATION,en_US
dc.subjectAHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,en_US
dc.subjectZARIAen_US
dc.titlePROBLEMS OF MOTIVATION OF STUDENTS IN THE STUDY OF FRENCH IN KANO STATE A PROJECT PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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