How Achievable are the General Aims of the Senior High School English Language Curriculum in Ghana?

Abstract

The study investigated from the perspectives of graduates of senior high school whether the general aims of the senior high school English language curriculum are being achieved. Five hundred and twenty seven senior high school graduates were used. A questionnaire with responses organized in four-point Likert scale with few open-ended items was used for senior high graduates to express their opinions. Quantitative data was analyzed through the use of descriptive statistics and presented in frequencies and percentages while common data from the open-ended items was “clustered” into themes from which conclusions were drawn. The finding is that the general aims of senior high school English language curriculum are partially achieved. Resultant suggestions include incorporating diverse methods of teaching English language by teachers of English to help achieve all the aims of the curriculum.

Keywords: Ambitious, General Aims, English Language Curriculum