Gender and Linguistic Proficiency in Mother Tongue and a Foreign Language: A study on English proficiency of Sidamuafo speakers in Sidama Zone
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 12
Abstract
Gender and linguistic proficiency in mother tongue and a foreign language was aimed at finding out whether there is a significant difference in linguistic proficiency in a first language and a foreign language, which has been formally studied for more than nine years on one hand, and if language achievement in L1 and L2 varies significantly based on gender. The study followed cross-sectional research design. It was nonexperimental and descriptive, uncovering the performance of students in their mother tongue, Sidamuafo, and a foreign language, English. The methodology used was quantitative; tests which consisted of vocabulary, grammar, and completion of texts were given to students. Four schools and 200 participants were purposefully sampled from Hawassa town. The participants were initially purposefully chosen to balance gender, but test administration was made randomly to male and female students. To analyze the study, SPSS version 20 was used. The mean scores of the students were compared, and then independent T-test was run to find out if the mean difference is significant, finally effect size was calculated to check whether the mean difference measured with T-test has an effect in practical terms. The result of the study showed that males significantly performed higher than females in both Sidamuafo (L1) and English (L2) tests. Both males and females performed higher in their L1 (Sidamuafo) than in L2 (English). The overall statistics also showed that there is a positive skill transfer; the achievement in L1 helped the students to achieve high scores in L2 irrespective of gender difference.
Authors and Affiliations
Fekede Menuta, Hailu Wubshet
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