Candidate's Weakness

The weaknesses observed include:

1. poor understanding of the questions answered;
2. poor expression as a result of lack of appropriate vocabulary to convey ideas, faulty analogy and concord, wrong use of tenses, poor use of conjunctions, prepositions and articles;
3. poor use of punctuation marks;
4. spelling errors;
5. mindless lifting of portions of the passage as answers;
6. poor paragraphing resulting in illogical and unbalanced presentation of ideas especially in essay writing and letter writing;
7. inability to construct simple and meaningful sentences;
8. poor knowledge of the basic rules of grammar and the rudiments of summary writing;
9. writing essays below the required number of words;
10. inability to differentiate the main points from illustrations and examples especially in the summary passage.

Suggested Remedies

1. Candidates should:
1. read extensively to broaden their horizon and linguistic repertoire;
take time to identify the actual demand of questions before attempting them;
2. read through their work to correct grammatical and spelling errors before submitting;
3. practise WAEC past question papers for better performance;
4. prepare adequately for the examination;
5. converse frequently in simple correct English Language.


2. Teachers should:
   
   1. cover all aspects of English Language while teaching;
   2. concentrate on teaching the basic rules and principles of grammar;
   3. encourage students to write essays frequently, mark and grade them accordingly;
   4. attend seminars and workshops that would keep them abreast of modern practices in the language regularly;
   5. attend coordinating sessions during the marking of English Language.
   
   
3. Schools should ensure that:
1. employ competent and qualified teachers to teach this subject;
2. equip their library with relevant books and materials that will aid students academically;
3. encourage teachers to attend seminars and workshops regularly.