IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES (IJELCS )

E-ISSN 2545-5702
P-ISSN 2695-2157
VOL. 8 NO. 1 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijelcs.v8.no1.2023.pg37.47

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Proficiency in English and Environmental Factors: A Case Study of Selected Senior Secondary Schools in Owerri, Nigeria

Ngozi Chidinma Anigbogu (PhD), Iruka Duru, Chioma Ibe, Godwin O. Nwafor (PhD)

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Abstract

Social and linguistic environments influence proficiency in English. Hence, proficiency in the English language is a product of contextual factors. The significance of these environmental factors is palpable in the learning and teaching of the English language in schools. This paper, therefore, examined the extent to which social and linguistic factors influenced language

keywords:

Proficiency; Environment; Linguistic; Factors; Students.

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