Humanities
  • ISSN: 2155-7993
  • Journal of Modern Education Review

Comparative Effects of Grammar Translation and Communicative Methods on Students’ Achievement in English Language in Akoko Zone of Ondo State Nigeria



Dare Williams Omotoyinbo

(Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria)


Abstract: This Study designed, investigating Comparative effects of Grammar Translation and Communicative Methods on Students’ Achievement in English Language in Akoko Area Educational Zone. Researcher adopted pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental control design. Subjects (One Hundred students) were divided into Communicative and Grammar Translation Methods classes respectively. Data collected were used to answer the research questions and Hypotheses Mean and Standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and ANOVA was used in testing the Hypotheses. The research concluded that the activities of Communicative method helped students perform better than their mates taught using GTM. Based on findings, it was recommended that Teachers of English Language, should endeavour to teach students, using the Communicative Method. State and Federal Ministry of Education should organize in-service training programmes for Teachers on the use of Communicative Method in teaching



Key words: grammar translation, comparative method, in-service, authors, training





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