EFFECT OF USING STILL AND ANIMATED CARTOON PICTURES ON JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE VOCABULARY: IMPLICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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The study examined the utilization of still and animated cartoon pictures in the teaching and learning of English Language vocabulary. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. A quasi-experimental design was used, involving 185 JSS1 students from four intact classes in sampled secondary schools in Nsukka Education Zone. English Language Achievement Test data were face/content validated, analyzed with mean/standard deviation and ANCOVA at 0.05. Results showed higher vocabulary achievement for students taught with still and animated cartoons, with both male and female students performing well. Workshops and curriculum restructuring were recommended.

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392 International Journal of Studies in Education – Vol. 19, Issue 1, July – August, 2023 EFFECT OF USING STILL AND ANIMATED CARTOON PICTURES ON JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE VOCABULARY: IMPLICATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Odezue, Loveth Ogechukwu1*, Onwuegbuchulam, Adaobi Chinenyenwa1, Menakaya, Cherechi Miracle2, & Mbegbu, Chekwube Chiebonam2 1Institute of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2Department of Arts Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Corresponding Author: [loveth.odezue@unn.edu.ng](loveth.odezue@unn.edu.ng) Abstract The study examined the utilization of still and animated cartoon pictures in the teaching and learning of English Language vocabulary. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Quasi-experimental research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised eight hundred and ninety (890) junior secondary school one (JSS1) students made up of 330 male and 560 female students in Nsukka Education Zone. The sample used consisted of one hundred and eighty-five (185) junior secondary school students (88 males and 107 females) in four intact classes from the four secondary schools sampled for the study from the fifty-eight (58) public secondary schools in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State. Data were collected with English Language Achievement Test (ELVAT) . The instruments were face or content validated by experts in Arts Education and Measurement and Evaluation Departme nts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation, while the null hypothesis was tested using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that the students taught English Language vocabulary using still and animated cartoon pictures achieved higher scores in vocabulary. Also, the results showed that both male and female students taught English Language vocabulary using still and animated cartoon pictures performed well. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers recommended the need to expose teachers to the use of still and animated cartoon pictures through workshops and seminars. Curriculum planners need to restructure the school curriculum to reflect the use of cartoons, to enable the teachers use the skill effectively in the classroom and as well help the students to become active and participatory learners as well asmotivated to learn English Language vocabulary. Keywords: Still and Animated cartoons, English Language, Vocabulary, Sustainable Development. Introduction Language has been defined as a body of words and the system of their use common to a people of the same community or nation (Gee, 2015).Language can be seen International Journal of Studies in Education – Vol. 19, Issue 1, July – August, 2023 393 as a raw material needed to have fine product of education. Hence, English language has got the significant importance in today’s education system. English is widely used as an international language throughout the world. English language, as observed by Foyewa (2014), is the second language spoken across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. It is also worthy to note that English Language is used in teaching and learning at all levels of education in Nigeria. English language is the official language in Nigeria. It acquired this status as a result of different languages in Nigeria. Danladi (2013) opined that Nigeria is a multilingual country with different ethnic groups, each of these tribal groups speaks a different language making it hard to communicate with fellow countrymen from the different ethnic groups, and it is equally not possible to learn how to speak all the languages. It is important to have a language that will unify the country for the purpose of political, social and academic activities, hence the emergence of English Language. It is, therefore, important for learners to have basic knowledge in English L

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What teaching method was investigated in the study?

The study investigated the use of still and animated cartoon pictures for teaching and learning English Language vocabulary.

How were the study results analyzed?

The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation, and the null hypothesis was tested using ANCOVA at the 0.05 level of significance.

What were the main findings about students’ vocabulary achievement?

Students taught English vocabulary using still and animated cartoon pictures achieved higher vocabulary scores, and both male and female students performed well.

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