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MECHANICAL ACCURACY AND AMBIGUITY IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES AMONG STUDENTS OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA

Authors: OYINLOYE COMFORT , ADESEGUN Abiodun , ADEOYE Ayodele , Ofodu, Onovughe, Jimola, Folasade Esther

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: European Journal Of Social Sciences

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Abstract The paper is a study of mechanical accuracy and ambiguity in English for academic purposes among Babcock University students. With the background information on the poor performance of university students in communication in English generally and, writing in particular, this paper delved into students’ written essays in order to find out their level of mechanical accuracy in writing in the English language. Three non-English major departments, Accounting, Economics and Nursing, were involved in the study. Three hundred students, one hundred from each of the departments, in 100 Level constituted the sample for the study. Data was collected from the essays written by the students on ‘My First Day in Babcock University’, with particular attention to the students’ spellings and tenses in the English language and were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools. The findings revealed that some of the students could not correctly apply writing mechanics and so were unable to express themselves clearly and unambiguously in the English language. As a result of this, it was recommended that the teachers can help to resolve the problems by finding and utilizing more effective strategies to improve students’ English writing mechanics.

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OYINLOYE,C. ADESEGUN,A. ADEOYE,A. Ofodu,,G.O Jimola,,F.E . (2019). MECHANICAL ACCURACY AND AMBIGUITY IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES AMONG STUDENTS OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA, 58 (), 32-32.

OYINLOYE,C. ADESEGUN,A. ADEOYE,A. Ofodu,,G.O Jimola,,F.E . "MECHANICAL ACCURACY AND AMBIGUITY IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES AMONG STUDENTS OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA" 58, no (), (2019): 32-32.

OYINLOYE,C. and ADESEGUN,A. and ADEOYE,A. and Ofodu,,G.O and Jimola,,F.E and . (2019). MECHANICAL ACCURACY AND AMBIGUITY IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES AMONG STUDENTS OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA, 58 (), pp32-32.

OYINLOYEC, ADESEGUNA, ADEOYEA, Ofodu,GO, Jimola,FE, . MECHANICAL ACCURACY AND AMBIGUITY IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES AMONG STUDENTS OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA. 2019, 58 ():32-32.

OYINLOYE,COMFORT , ADESEGUN,Abiodun , ADEOYE,Ayodele , Ofodu,,Graceful Onovughe, and Jimola,,Folasade Esther . "MECHANICAL ACCURACY AND AMBIGUITY IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES AMONG STUDENTS OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA", 58 . (2019) : 32-32.

O.COMFORT A.Abiodun A.Ayodele O.Graceful Onovughe & J.Folasade Esther , "MECHANICAL ACCURACY AND AMBIGUITY IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES AMONG STUDENTS OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY IN NIGERIA" vol.58, no., pp. 32-32, 2019.

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