
Stella Afi Makafui YegblemenawoKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | KNUST · Department of Language and Communication Sciences
Stella Afi Makafui Yegblemenawo
Doctor of Philosophy
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RÉSUMÉ
Le Nigeria et le Ghana sont deux pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest qui ont accordé une place privilégiée à l’apprentissage du français dans leurs programmes éducatifs respectifs, en plus de l’anglais qui y est la langue officielle et de la multiplicité de langues locales. Cet article tente de brosser le portrait de la situation actuelle de l’appren...
Having in mind the basic pragmalinguistic principle which argues that traces of
the unsaid are always present in our communication and guided by Jacob L. Mey’s
assertion that titles can be tricky, this study seeks to explore the elements that
influence authors’ choice of titles and the opaque meanings of such titles. This
research adopted a pra...
Purpose
The study aims to assess the effect of English and French language literacy on the welfare of Ghanaian women in trade. Also, this study analyses the geographical variations of such effects from rural to urban areas.
Design/methodology/approach
Using the latest living standards survey data, the standard two-stage least squares instrumental...
Abstract
Nigeria and Ghana are two Anglophone countries in West Africa that have adopted the teaching of the French language in their education systems because of their proximity to francophone countries and the necessity for regional integration. Whereas the language has gained some official status in the national curriculum (National Policy on Ed...
Résumé : Cet article tâche de faire une étude comparative de la pandémie de covid-19 et de la Peste d’Albert Camus. Le point focal c’est de découvrir comment les aspects socio-culturels de la vie des Ghanéens ont été défavorablement influencés par la covid-19 et de les juxtaposer aux effets socio-culturels de la crise sanitaire vue dans la Peste. N...
While strides have been made in the advancement in the science and technology of learning foreign languages and especially second languages, it is important not lose sight of the role personal motivation, self-efficacy, the role socio-economic, political and related factors play in the life of the language learner and how these factors affect the o...
A well-recognized fact is that addressing the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities and minority groups remains a central focus toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically Goals 11 and 13. Approaches for effective adaptation to climate change through national and local efforts fundamentally aim to create environme...
A well-recognized fact is that addressing the impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities and minority groups remains a central focus toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically Goals 11 and 13. Approaches for effective adaptation to climate change through national and local efforts fundamentally aim to create environme...
Abstract
Languages play a critical role in sustaining culture. This is exemplified in the fact that it is through languages people find their
identities and understand their culture. For many years, Ghana has struggled to have a consistent language policy. This paper
seeks to examine the current role of local Ghanaian languages in education in the...
Names generally identify an individual and set him/her apart from other
individuals. The Ewe (ISO639-3 [ewe])-speaking people of Ghana are known to have names
which reflect an idea that a name giver or name bearer intends to put across. These
names could be given due to, among others, circumstances under which the bearer
was born, the day of birth,...
This study examines the ramifications of social media usage on students" participation during lectures. The participants were selected from three departments of the Faculty of Education at the University of Development Studies, (UDS), Tamale, Ghana. The aim of the study is to ascertain the levels of social media use by students and its repercussion...
Abstract
Les exigences socio-économiques mondiales du 21 siècle éveillent plusieurs gouvernements à l’obligation de promouvoir l’accès à l’éducation de leurs citoyens, le Ghana ne fait pas exception. Parfois, les efforts dans ce domaine ne viennent pas sans des coûts ou des inconvénients surtout à la mise en œuvre des politiques du gouvernement. Ce...
This study aims at finding out the attitudes of teacher trainees in selected colleges of education in Ghana towards the learning of French language pronunciation. To achieve this aim, Pronunciation Attitude Inventory (PAI) was used to collect field data from 229 French teacher trainees purposively selected from the five colleges of education respon...