Lecturer advocates reading culture among students

Accra, Sept. 24, Ghanadot/GNA –A lecturer at the University of Ghana, on Wednesday, called for measures to improve the reading habits of students in order to curtail the fallen academic standards in the country.

Mr S. Nii Bekeo Tackie called on government to establish more public libraries to provide access to reading materials.

He made the call at a seminar organised by the American Corner Library in Accra, to mark this year’s International Literacy Day.

The day, which was meant to sensitise students on the benefits of reading was on the theme:

 “Reading Across Continent, Connecting Students and Teachers Around the World via Technology.”

Mr Tackie identified lack of reading as a major contributing factor to poor academic standards.

He stated that every year, the Chief Examiners report of the West Africa Examinations Council confirm that most students failed their examinations as a result of grammatical errors and poor expression in the English language.

He said it was therefore evident that students were not reading wide enough to improve their expression in the Queen’s language.

Mr Tackie therefore asked students to read wide, saying reading should not only be for examination purposes but for the acquisition of broad knowledge that would assist them in all endeavours.

He said low teacher morale and bad teaching practices was affecting effective teaching.
Mr Tackie called for teacher specialisation in reading instead of making it the responsibility of English tutors.

He also asked parents to inculcate reading habits in their children from infancy and to provide them with the conducive atmosphere to encourage them to read.

GNA


 

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