THE EFFICACY OF USING THE ELEMENTS OF SENTENCE MEANING TO AID EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA.

ABSTRACT This research work was carried out to examine "the efficacy of using the elements of sentence meaning in semantics to aid effective teaching and learning of English Language in Nigeria." The main aim is to critically examine how knowledge-able and of how deeper understanding of students in the aspect and are of sentence meaning. So for this reason some school(4) were selected to carry out the research. The four(4) schools were selected around Oyo west local government area with one hundred (100) respondents with twenty five each from each schools. A structured questionnaire was designed in order to carry out this research and through this, the researcher was able to gather valuable, reliable and comprehensive information and data for analysis. From the analysis, the findings revealed that, students who were exposed to explicit teaching of sentence meaning elements display better comprehension, improved analytical thinking and greater proficiency in interpreting complex texts. Also, incorporating sentence meaning principles in the curriculum fosters a deeper linguistic awareness to the students. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, there should be curriculum development, teacher training, collaborative learning, integration into assessment, more useful and valuable instructional materials, for better teaching of sentence meaning. In conclusion, sentence meaning in semantics offers a powerful tool for enhancing the teaching and learning of English Language in Nigeria. Mastery of sentence meaning does not only clarifies communication but also enriches comprehension and expressive abilities in both spoken and written form.