Abstract:Performance in school examinations has remained one of the reliable indices of the quality of education in many countries. For over two decades in Nigeria, students' performance in most subjects on the school curriculum including Literature-in-English has been persistently declining. A number of explanations are offered for this unsatisfactory situation. Many students experience frustration in their efforts to study Literature due to poor proficiency in the English language as well as non-facilitative methods … Show more
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