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