Volume 15, Issue 1 (January)

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.hk1qvlp3

A PRAGMATIC INVESTIGATION OF FACE THREATING ACT IN ONDO WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

OMOLAIYE, HAPPY O^*

The use of language could either be for positive or negative purposes. As a result of this, the success or failure of any conversation solely depends on the interlocutors. This study investigated face-threatening acts in the Nigerian context to highlight the intentional use of utterances for attack in discourse situations. Culpeper's (1996) Model of Impoliteness was adopted as a theoretical framew...

Jan, 2024 pp. 1-6

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.jgeuwgoa

ANALYSIS OF THE REALISATION OF STRESS PATTERN OF SOME MULTI-SYLLABIC WORDS AMONG SELECTED HAUSA NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH

MODUPE OLUBUNMI ONWOCHEI^*, ABDULLAHI UMAR ABDULLAHI

Languages of the world have phonological peculiarities. Speakers of Nigerian languages are no exempt. No two languages have exactly the same phonological rules regulating the deployment of the sounds. Hence, any Hausa speaker of English is bound to encounter some difficulties in speaking the language and vice versa since the two languages are different. In the most basic sense, second language lea...

Jan, 2024 pp. 7-15

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.5ujb7a59

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GROWTH OF NIGERIAN ECONOMY (A CASE OF AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN NIGERIA)

AFOLABI FESTUS OLUSHOLA^*, FAITH I. OMOREGE, OLAWALE STEPHEN

Climate change remains one of the focal areas of world leaders for both its global importance, and most especially, its threat to the existence of world's habitants. The study examined the challenges of climate change in Nigeria and its implication on agriculture and food security over a period from 1980-2022.Time series data and econometric techniques were used to analyze the data. Specifically, ...

Jan, 2024 pp. 16-25

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.yqs04b9b

AN APPRAISAL OF THE INTERWOVEN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

JACOB JONATHAN^*, JAKONDA SARAH MBENCHAN, ALU MARY AISA

The need for human interaction right from creation is obviously inevitable. Immediately humans were created by God, the stage for the need for interaction was set. The question then is, by what means will this interaction take place? Language and communication are two interwoven concepts that are responsible in meeting the need of human interaction. The two concepts have been used interchangeably ...

Jan, 2024 pp. 26-29

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.ydk6w2la

GENDER REPRESENTATION IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KOGI STATE

AZEEZ, AYINLA AKEEM^*, AGBO VICTORIA, NUHU JEMILAT, OMANANYI, EMMANUEL OMONOGU, AGENYI, RACHAEL MAKOLO, TOLUHI OLUFEMI JOSEPH

This study is designed to examine gender representation in Chemistry education in ten selected secondary schools in Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State. The research design for this study is an expo- facto which involved the use of already existing data on the 27,756 chemistry students in Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) I-III and 165 Chemistry teachers in all secondary schools in Ankpa Local Ar...

Jan, 2024 pp. 30-38

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.gghno21x

IMPACT OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING MODEL ON STUDENTS' ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS

IMASUEN KENNEDY^*, IRETE EHIS PETER

This study examined the impact of the problem-based learning model on students' academic achievement in Mathematics in Junior Secondary Schools in Edo South Senatorial District, Edo State, Nigeria. Two research questions were answered in this study. The population of the study was 7,802 Junior Secondary School Students. The study was a descriptive survey using the quasi-experimental design using t...

Jan, 2024 pp. 39-46

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.wu0scpum

INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION FOR IMPROVING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION

VIKA TENSABA AKAFA^*, CHRIS J.D. MICHAEL

Students in higher education and of course any level of education need English language to achieve academic success both inside and outside the classroom. English language is the language of instruction to all students. With the recognition of English as a global language, it is essential for English language lecturers to support students to achieve academic success and prepare them for the future...

Jan, 2024 pp. 47-51

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.ag80fchd

REFLECTIONS ON ISLAMIC UNIVERSALISM AND GLOBALIZATION, IMPACT AND CHALLENGES

OMAR JAH^*

This work has reflected on Islamic universalism and globalization. Among other things, it has dealt on the origin of Islamic universalism based on the dictates of the Qur'an and its principles and the genesis of globalization. It has also interrogated and compared Islamic universalism and globalization and finally examined the impact and challenges of Islamic universalism and globalization. Islami...

Jan, 2024 pp. 52-66

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.pvdidc0i

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, PAST ACADEMIC RECORDS, PROXIMITY TO SCHOOL AND QUALIFIED TEACHERS AS PREDICTOR OF PARENTS CHOICE OF SCHOOLS FOR NURSERY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BENIN METROPOLIS

IMASUEN KENNEDY^*, AIBINUOMO, M.P

The study aimed at assessing the contributions of learning environment, past academic records, proximity to homes, and qualified teachers in the parent's choice of school for their children. To achieve this, five research questions were raised. The study population consists of parents/guardians whose children were in nursery schools in Oredo local government area, Edo State. The sample was 400 par...

Jan, 2024 pp. 67-73

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.zmfclz7j

LEVERAGING NIGERIA'S INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AUGUSTINE A. FODANG^*

This paper explores the potentials of Nigerian indigenous languages for national development. It is on the need to leverage on the use of indigenous languages for national growth. This stems from the fact that most Nigerian languages are not developed and utilized for this purpose. Language is at the centre of all human activities, thus making the development of a language is paramount in the deve...

Jan, 2024 pp. 74-79

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.8bd1ue7j

GENDER, CULTURE AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF COLLECTIVE ACTION PARTICIPATION

NANCY KING^*

The concept of gender is a systematic way of understanding men and women socially and the associating relationships between them. To understand the philosophy of gender is to have an understanding of the sociology of gender- the classification of male and female. Women's social role is dependent on their religion, culture and geographical environment. Nigerian society is a patriarchal society wher...

Jan, 2024 pp. 80-87

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.aebqzing

RELATIVE PARTICIPATION OF NIGERIAN ADULT FEMALES IN DRUDGERY-PRONE FARM ACTIVITIES: IMPLICATIONS ON NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY

MATON, S. M^*, C. D. DAYIL, AUDU, J., BOT, E. T, IBIMODE, A. A, BAKLIT, G.

Nigerian adult females are instrumental to agricultural production which is central to the achievement of selfsufficiency in food to fight hunger. Despite this, women's relative farm sizes under cultivation, and their actual involvement in drudgery-prone farm activities are not well known to policy- makers for interventions. This study has therefore examined the relative contribution of Nigerian a...

Jan, 2024 pp. 88-95

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.h9o0rmqn

TEACHER'S PERSONALITY: PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATION ON PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS' LEARNING

IYAMU I FLORENCE^*, IMASUEN KENNEDY

This study examined the teacher's personality and its psychological implication on primary school pupils' learning in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The purpose of the study was basically to help teachers understand their different personality traits and how they affect children's learning. To guide the study, four research questions were raised and answered. The descriptive survey rese...

Jan, 2024 pp. 96-100

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.qqat5i4w

THE ROLE OF HISTORY IN THE EMERGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE GAMBIA

CAJETAN IFEANYI NNAOCHA^*

This article examines the role of history in the emergence and development of The Gambia. History plays an important role in the making of any nation. All the ethnic groups that make up The Gambia have emigrated from different parts of West Africa and converged in this region called The Gambia. This article joins the debate on the role of migration and settlements of people in The Gambia from a hi...

Jan, 2024 pp. 101-111

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.ol58zl9b

UNDERSTANDING AFRICA GLOBAL MARGINALIZATION FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

YAHAYA TOYIN LAWAL^*, ISRAEL SAMUEL, GODSLOVE ZEBULON

This paper examines Africa engagement with global community from a historical perspective, demonstrating attempt by various states and the continent to gain a foothold in international arena. The paper seeks to address the question whether Africa has the political clout to change the dynamics of engagement in international institutions and whether that clout is sufficient in terms of influence and...

Jan, 2024 pp. 112-117

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Research Article DOI: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.ibo98iig

ARISTOTELIAN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD

PHILIP OSAROBU ISANBOR^*, ARASOMWAN ENDURANCE OSAWARU

The paper analysed the societal values of Aristotelian philosophy of education for the development of the Nigerian child. It recognized that Aristotle, through his understanding of the works of Socrates and Plato, believed that the aim of education consists of an effort towards dispelling error and a process towards discovering truth that is innate in the human soul, indispensably linked with the ...

Jan, 2024 pp. 118-124