An Evaluation of Grades 9 -12 English Curriculum and Its Implementation In Schools At Capitals of Ethiopian Adm!Nistrative Regions As Causes For Students' Deficiency in English
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1992-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to find out the causes for
students' deficiency in English with particular reference to
g~ades 9-12 English curriculum and its implementation in
schools at capitals of Ethiopian administrative regions.
To thi s effect}data on Grades 9-12 English curriculum
objectives and content have been secured ~,i th the hel p o f
curricular document analyses and unstructured interviews made
wi th members of the English Panel in the Institute for
Curriculum Development and Research(ICDRJ .
On the other hand, info~mation on the curriculum
implementation is obtained through questionnaire and
interviews conducted to grades 9-12 English teachers; class
observations; instructional media chec~~-lists; assessment of
course and weekly lesson plans, examination and test papers
in 10 senior secondary schools which have been selected with
the help o~ quota sampling techn ique.
The results o~ data analyses, interpretations and
discussions indicate that one of the causes for students'
defi ciency in English is the design and implementation of the
curriculum, which in accordance to the findings of this
paper, focus on:
Ambiguity and insufficiency of the
curriculum objecti ves ; absence of
communicative language; high dosage of
grammatical descriptions; irrelevance of
reading passages J vocabulary items and
e >! erci ses as cur-ricul urn contents and
their unsystematic selection and
gradation; shortage and or absence of
appropriate instructional facilities,
plans, methods, techniques and evaluation
strategies for implementing it.
In synthesis , t hese findings reveal the pitfalls in
grades 9-12 English curriculum and it s implementation which
caused students' deficiency in English; and hoped to serve
policy m a~~ers , the ICDR and teachers as frame of references
to change the curricul um and improve its instruction.
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Education