GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

This study sought to examine the influence of language on effective learning of the Nigeria children. The study adopted an Expost facto research design. The study was conducted in Akwa Ibom State. The population of the study comprised head teachers and teachers teaching English language in public primary schools in Akwa Ibom State. Simple random sampling technique was adopted in selecting 100 head teachers and 100 teachers teaching English language, thus, giving a sample size of 200 respondents for the study. The main instrument used in this study was a questionnaire titled “Language and Effective Learning Questionnaire (LELQ)”. Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, completeness and the language of the study under consideration. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine the level of reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.79 and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as descriptive statistics and simple regression. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study concluded among others, that there that there is significant influence of language on effective learning among students in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State. The study recommended amongst others that language should be important to all manners of transmission of knowledge, values and socialization developments for effective learning of the Nigerian children.

KEYWORDS: Language, Effective Learning and Children