Candidates' Weakness and Suggested Remedies
Candidates’ weaknesses were observed in these areas:
(1) poor mechanical accuracy;
(2) inability to tackle questions on customs and institutions;
(3) inability to meet up with the required essay length.
4. SUGGESTED REMEDIES
- Teachers should take the necessary steps to make the teaching of Igbo Language more practical.
- Teachers should stop limiting their teaching to only topics which they are familiar with.
- 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 take necessary steps in equipping the candidates with the cultural values and systems.
- Teachers should go the extra mile to make sure that all recommended texts are studied with the candidates.
- Schools should enforce the buying of recommended literature texts and also increase the time allocated to teaching Igbo on the timetable.
- Teachers should endeavour to get the candidates acquainted with the required essay length.