A Survey on Problems and Needs of Learning and Teaching English in KETA Business College, Ghana

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study the problems and needs of learning and teaching English in Keta Business College, Ghana. The samples were eight board of directors, forty-six English teachers, three hundred and two students and two hundred and seventy parents obtained through non random procedure sample size table from Krejcie and Morgan. The research instruments were 4 questionnaires with five levels rating scale and an interview conducted to collect the data from the informants. The data were then analyzed to find frequency, percentages, mean, standard deviation and content analysis.

The research result indicated that:

1. Problems of learning and teaching English in KETABUSCO indicated that the school’s budget to support supplies and learning materials. (=4.46) was most critical problem facing the informants. Likewise High number of Recalcitrant students (=4.38), Effects of pidgin English on Standard spoken English (=4.37) and the students’ involvement in the procurement and production of learning materials (=4.23) were also critical.

2. Needs of learning and teaching English in Keta Business College, Ghana revealed that the significance of learning English as a Language and to use it in communication properly to the standard of speaking worldwide were critically required. Also a set of strategies for the development learning interventions, orientations and in-service training workshop, English foreign courses as well as collaborative nature of teacher/student relationship should be implemented to avoid the falling standard of teaching and learning English.