This study reports on students' interest in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and challenges impeding their effective learning. The study is anchored on Richards' Communicative Language teaching theory (CLT) framed on principles of language teaching and learning. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used. A four Likert Scale questionnaire was used to gather information from fortyfive respondents determined basing on Morgan and Krejcie's approach. Analysis revealed that despite that majority of students are interested in English for Specific purposes, factors such as fear of practice, few or lack of appropriate facilities, class size affect teaching and learning . It was recommended that the three parts concerned with the teaching and learning play their parts to grapple with these challenges.
The aim of this paper was to throw light on group assignments in literary subjects as a means to enhance communication skills with particular interest in undergraduate one students who have learnt "Introduction to Literature in English". The study involved Cusoe Joe's Taxonomy of Specific Cooperativelearning Structure which can be applied in different contexts for distinctive purposes. Four research questions guided this study such as (1) How are students interested in group assignments? (2) To what extent do group works in Literature in English engage learners ( 3) what are the challenges that impede effective group works and (4) how can these challenges be addressed? The researchers used both qualitative and quatitative analysis of data generated from 58 respondents selected basing on Morgan and Krejcie's sample size determination. Analysis of findings revealed that majority of students are very much interested in group assignments in Literature in English because they enhance communication skills through interaction. However, factors such as mixed combinations coupled with fear of practice and little English communication skills militate against the effective collaborative works. It was recommended that the twio parts concerned with the teaching and learning play their parts each to grapple with these challenges.
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