Towards A Functional Explications of Concord in English

Abstract

The paper examined and explicated the notion of concord in English in Second Language (ESL) situation. The term second Language refers to the Language a person learns or comes in contact with after his/her first Language or mother tongue which is almost in all cases the first Language. It made available some of the factors responsible for learners and users’s misuse of rules of concord in English in Nigeria schools and some public domains. Giving the status of English language in Nigeria as language of officialdom; education, legal, administrative and political matters, among others., the language needs a better way of learning and acquisition for effective communication and pedagogical purposes. The textbooks to be used in teaching concord should not just be introduced arbitrarily but should be recommended by curriculum designers after being examined thoroughly and deem fit for the pupils. Teacher’s guide on each text should be provided and special emphatically laid on the learning habits of the pupils.

Keywords: Functional Explications, Concord, English