A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF EFIK - IBIBIO AND ENGLISH VOWEL SYSTEMS AND ITS TEACHING IMPLI CATIONS

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1979-08
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EKERE, MICHAEL EDO-ABASI
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The study has been undertaken to find out the nature and degree of difficulties with English vowels which are likely to be encountered by Efik - Ibibio speakers who learn to speak English. These difficulties have been hypothetically related to the limited vowel system in the NL to which learners have been exposed in the process of their learning to read and write their own vernacular. It has also been suggested (and to some extent demonstrated) that a thorough investigation of the NL vowel system will reveal elements similar to TL vowels, and that such elements can constitute points of departure towards conquering the differences. The discovery of new elements has come about by extending the investigation to the two other age-long neglected sister dialects of Efik-Ibibio. Insights have been gained from existing literature on theoretical and applied linguistics involving both TL and NL. The study has opted for the eeclectic approach in selecting both descriptive and contrastive models, Existing literature has constituted, the secondary source for both TL and NL data. First hand NL data have come from Interviews with native speaker subjects; while first hand TL data have come from speech tests administered to subjects selected from among the learners the study has in mind. The contrastive Analysis itself has revealed the types of problems likely to be encountered by learners - articulatory, distributional, - and the difficulty related to the phonemic or phonetic status of elements in the TL and NL systems. These difficulties have been ranked mainly on the basis of articulator and distributional features of elements involved. From the CA results have been listed the voweld that shall be taught to the learners, and the sequence in which they shall be taught. Methods based on both behaviourist and cognitive psycholinguistics have been suggested, together with suitable teaching aids. Linguistic insights have been suggested as a prerequisite for the teacher who aspires to carry out the task of helping Efik - Ibibio speakers out of their difficulties with English vowels. Other areas of investigation have been suggested - to enrich the language and provide data for language curriculum materials.
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AN INDEPENDENT STUDY SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF M.Ed. TESL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELL0 UNIVERSITY ZARIA.
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CONTRASTIVE,, EFIK - IBIBIO,, ENGLISH,, VOWEL,, SYSTEMS,, TEACHING,, IMPLI CATIONS
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