The impact of television viewing on children’s English language development at pre-school level; case for Riruta zone, Dagorretti district, Kenya
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of television viewing on
children’s English language development of pre-school in Riruta Zone Dagoretti District.
Study objective were to determine whether television viewing had any impact on
children’s English Language Development. It was hypothesized that viewing of Kenyan
Local television programmes by young pre-schcolers has impacted negatively towards
their English language development. The study presented a strong, basis for further
research. It was limited to those who watched television and delimited to Riruta Zone
Dagoretti district. The assumption was that the sample frequently and regularity
watched television. Relevant literature on television viewership to pre-school children
was rewatched with Noam Chomsky theory being the theoretical framework besides a
relevant illustrated conceptual framework. The design of the study was descriptive
survey, the target population for the study were public pre-schools in Riruta Zone
Dagoretti District. Twenty one pre-schools were used. Eight four pre-school children
were used, forty two parents were used and twenty one pre-school teachers were used
for the study. Instruments used were questionnaires, an interview schedule and an
observation guide. Piloting was done in the neighboring Waithaka zone as it shares
similar characteristics with Riruta Zone. Data was collected using the above
instruments by the researcher and trained research statistical analysis. The study found
that pre-school children emulate poor pronunciation and spoke in sheng from the
television viewing which has impacted negatively towards English Language
Development. It was found out that television impacted negatively towards children’s
English language development. It was concluded that parents and teachers felt
encouraged when the television was used to enhance the correct pronunciation of
English words, proper English speaking. The study recommended further research on
impact of television on physical development, social and moral development.
Citation
Master of Education in Early Childhood EducationPublisher
University of Nairobi Department of Educational Communication and Technology
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