Influence of mother language on students' performance in written English at the primary sector in selected primary schools in Wakiso district

Abstract

This project is about the influence of the mother tongue on the performance of students written English at the primary level in selected primary schools in Wakiso district. The selected schools in this case are St. Yowana Maria Mzee and Kasengejje Church of Uganda Primary schools which are government schools. And then wakiso Integrated Primary School and Destiny Bridge Primary school, which are private schools. Focused Group discussions were used to obtain primary data from the students. The Researchers set out to administer questionnaires to some teachers at all four schools Connection with the influence of the mother tongue on the performance of students in written English in the primary sector. During the study, the researcher found that there is an influence of the native language on the performance of the students. It was also found that most students both within as well as speaking Luganda outside of class, which has a negative impact on written and spoken English affects. In summary, it was found that there was a significant connection between the Impairment of the mother tongue and students' performance in written language exists in the primary area. The researcher's recommendations included that teachers be strict and should be aware of the influence of Luganda on students' written English. Students should also be encouraged by their English teachers to adopt the reading culture to accustom.