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Item Interlanguage features of adult learners’ continuous writing: implications for adult literacy teaching(Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2009-06) Odiaka, S. I.Communication is an indispensable activity in the lives of individuals in society. For proper communication to take place, language as a tool for communication must be adequately developed. Adults and adult learners are constantly in the process of communication, given the various roles they play in society. As a result of varying levels of educational attainment, some adult learners have developed defective interlanguage patterns that have not affected their roles positively. This paper examines the features of adult learners’ interlanguage among some Diploma students in the University of Ibadan. Through the use of descriptive research design and random sampling, a group of adult learners’ continuous writing skills were examined. Findings revealed that some adult learners lack syntactic competence and mechanical accuracy in their writings. The study, among other things recommends that adult learners be exposed to good literature as well as constant practice in grammar.Item Analysis of “baby talk” and its implications for language teaching and learning(2007) Odiaka, S. I.“Baby talk" is an integral part of a child’s language acquisition process. From what appears to be a child's empty babbling, the acquisition process takes the child through other overt stages of pronunciation of syllables, morphemes, words, phrases and sentences all of which are relevant to language pedagogy. With the child totally immersed in a rich literacy environment, coupled with reinforcement by parents and relations, the capabilities exhibited at each learning stage are strengthened to prepare the child for further language learning. This paper is an attempt to explore the richness of the stages of the child's language acquisition stages with a view to linking it up with language learning thereby equipping the child for readiness in the different language skills. The study aligns the natural acquisition processes of the child with existing learning theories and suggests the whole language approach for home and classroom applications.Item Achieving unity in a multicultural nation through multicultural literacy and meta-language approach(International Development in Africa Committee, a standing committee of International Reading Association, 2008) Odiaka, S. I.