Candidates' Weakness and Suggested Remedies
Candidates’ weaknesses were observed in these areas:
- inability to attain the required length in composition writing;
- inability to answer questions on the sound system correctly.
SUGGESTED REMEDIES
- Teachers should take the necessary steps to make the teaching of Igbo more practical.
- Parents should encourage the use of Igbo in their homes in order to build the vocabulary of their children in the target language.
- Teachers should ensure that their students adopt the rules and guidelines for Igbo orthography.
- Schools should to take students on excursion to sites where cultural items are available.
- Schools should enforce the buying of recommended literature texts and also increase the time allocated to teaching Igbo on the timetable.
- The school libraries should be equipped with relevant Igbo grammar and literature books.
- Teachers should drill their students on Igbo phonology to enable them get a better grasp of the aspect.
- Teachers should endeavour to cover the syllabus before the commencement of the examination.