A Contrastive Analysis of Two Approaches in Teaching BasicGrammar in College of Education and Legal Studies, Nguru,Yobe State
Keywords:
Sector Analysis Approach, Grammar Translation Method, Basic Grammar, Legal Studies, contrastive analysisAbstract
This study aims to compare the feasibility of two approaches in teaching basic English in College of Education and Legal Studies Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria. The study uses sector analysis and grammar translation method. In addition, this paper attempts to discover which one is more relevant to the linguistics and academic needs of the students offering English as a single major in College of Education and Legal Studies, Nguru. The subjects were divided into experimental and control groups. The two groups were exposed to treatment in form of intensive teaching using the ‘sector analysis and grammar translation method’ respectively. A pre-test was administered on the subjects and the result showed that there was no significant difference in their grammatical competence. However, the post test showed that teaching basic grammar with the sector’. However, the study emphasizes the importance of synchronizing the positive pedagogical attributes of the grammar translation method’ with that of the sector analysis approach in teaching basic grammar (English) in a second language situation
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