This study investigate the effects of songs and visual imagery methods of teaching on students’ achievement in selected Junior Secondary School French Language. The study adopted Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test control group design. The population for the study comprised of one hundred and fifty students from three selected junior secondary school in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. Three research hypotheses were formulated and tested in the study. French Achievement Test was used to test the achievement of the student in both the pre-test and post-test experiment of the study. The findings of the study showed that there is a significant effect of song and Visual/Imagery methods on students’ academic performance in French Language. The findings also revealed that there is a significant effect of experimental Conditions on post-test scores of French Achievement test among participants in the Experimental Groups and Control Group. The study showed that there is no significant effect of French Achievement test among participants in the two experimental groups due to gender. The study therefore recommends that efforts should be made to use song and visual imagery methods that have a relationship with the cultural background and environment of students in schools.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Objectives of the study
1.4 Research Hypotheses
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Scope of the Study
1.7 Limitation of the Study
1.8 Operational Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Visual Literacy and the Common Core Standards
2.2 Visual Literacy and Culture
2.3 Visual Imagery and French Language Teaching
2.4 Song and French Language Teaching
2.5 Song and the Brain
2.6 Music and First or Second Language Acquisition
2.7 Theoretical Review
2.8 Empirical Review
2.8.1 Song Teaching Method and Students Achievement
2.8.2 Impact of Visual Imagery on Learning
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Sampling and Sample Procedure
3.3 Instrumentation
3.4 Validity and Reliability of Instrument
3.5 Procedure for Administration of the Instrument
3.6 Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
4.1 Testing of Research Hypotheses
4.2 Summary of Findings
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Discussion of Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendation
References
APPENDIX I: French Achievement Test
TABLE DES MATIÈRES
