THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH AND PERFORMANCE IN READING COMPREHENSION SUB-SKILLS A STUDY OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN MINJIBIR EDUCATION ZONE OF KANO STATE

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dc.contributor.authorSULEIMAN, Ibrahim Halilu
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-17T10:07:46Z
dc.date.available2014-03-17T10:07:46Z
dc.date.issued2011-06
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER’S DEGREE IN TESL June 2011en_US
dc.description.abstractThe main focus of the study was to investigate the relationship between literature in English and performance in reading comprehension of SS11 students of senior secondary schools of Minjibir Education Zone, Kano State. Six (6) hypotheses were used to guide and keep the investigation in focus. The population of the study was 3,150 SS II students from 35 senior secondary schools in Minjibir Zone. The sampling technique used was that three schools that offers literature in English and the three schools that do not offer literature in English were selected. Thirty (30) students each were randomly selected from the schools that offer literature in English and those that does not offer literature in English as a subject. These schools were later named group A and group B for easy processing. The research instrument used was a qualitative and standardized tests in literature genres and in reading comprehension. These questions were intended to find out the students in-depth knowledge of literature in English and reading comprehension. Conclusively The study sample consisted of one hundred and eighty (180) SS11 students. An expo de facto study was designed in which the subjects were assigned to two groups. Group A- literature students and group B-non- literature students. Group A was given a test in drama, poetry, prose and reading comprehension (at literal, inferential, interpretative, critical and vocabulary sub-skills). The same reading comprehension was then given to group B (non- literature students).The aim was to compare the two variables (literature and reading) to observe if there is any gainful relationship between them. The findings show that students offering literature as a subject (group A) performed better in reading) comprehension test than students that do not offer literature as a subject (group B). The statistical techniques used in this study was simple percentage correlation and a t-test to measure the extent of relationship and of difference. Conclusively literature was found to be helpful and facilitative to reading comprehension. It was therefore, recommended that literature in English programme should be made mandatory for secondary schools’ reading syllabus. This will lead to success in reading comprehension.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3985
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectRELATIONSHIP,en_US
dc.subjectLITERATURE,en_US
dc.subjectENGLISH,en_US
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE,en_US
dc.subjectREADING,en_US
dc.subjectCOMPREHENSION,en_US
dc.subjectSUB-SKILLS,en_US
dc.subjectSENIOR SECONDARY,en_US
dc.subjectSTUDENTS,en_US
dc.subjectMINJIBIR EDUCATION,en_US
dc.subjectKANO STATEen_US
dc.titleTHE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH AND PERFORMANCE IN READING COMPREHENSION SUB-SKILLS A STUDY OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN MINJIBIR EDUCATION ZONE OF KANO STATEen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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