The Effect of Broken Homes on Acquisition of English Language in Secondary Schools in Ife Central Local Government of Osun State

Abstract

Broken home has a milestone effect on the academic achievement of the children. In the home there is need for harmony, free communication and interaction between siblings, parents and other relatives. The rapour either mal or encourage the acquisition of languages in the home.

The examination of students in secondary school through personal survey reveals that students from broken houses have many academic inadequacies and so they are badly affected in terms of spoken or written English Language as a second language. Recommendations were proffered towards raining the stigma that cause academic laxity in the acquisition of knowledge in English Language.