IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature

15-22

Authors: R. ARJUNAN

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of speed, agility and quickness (S.A.Q) training on selected physical fitness variables among school soccer players. To archive this purpose of the study sixty school boys from Alagappa Model Higher Secondary School, Karaikudi, were selected as subjects at random. The subjects chosen for the study were divided into four equal groups called control and experimental groups consisting of sixty students, each group consists of fifteen students. Speed, Agility and Quickness training was given to the experimental groups. The control group was not allowed to participate in any of the special training programme except their routine practices. All the subjects of four groups were tested on selected criterion variables such as speed, muscular strength endurance, agility and explosive power at prior to training after the training programme by using 50 meters run, bend knee sit ups, shuttle run and standing broad jump respectively. The Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used for interpreting the results. On the basis of the results the impact of Speed, Agility and Quickness training has significantly contributed to improve the selected Physical Fitness Variables such as speed, muscular strength endurance, agility and explosive power

29-44

Authors: EKUA TEKYIWA AMUA-SEKYI & SETH KOFI NTI

The role and place of the English language in education in Ghana makes students’ performance in the subject an important issue for stakeholders in education. Following the poor performance of Level 100 students in English in the 2013/2014 second semester examination in some public colleges of education, this study made an exploratory comparative investigation into why students in some colleges of education performed highly and others performed poorly. A qualitative study involving observation of lessons, interviews with 8 tutors, 8 heads of English departments, 8 principals of colleges and a focus group interview with 80 teacher trainees from 8 colleges made up of 4 colleges with high student performance and 4 with poor student performance was undertaken. The findings suggest that students’ weak background in English, under qualified teachers, lack of logistical support and professional development training impacted negatively on teaching and learning, contributing to students’ poor performance in the English examination. It was recommended that colleges screen student entry qualifications, ensure that only qualified professional English teachers teach the subject and that these teachers receive regular professional training and support to improve the quality of teaching and learning

49-56

Authors: JOHN M. MBUNDE, URSULLA A. OKOTH, GRACE M. NYAGAH & ROSE N. OBAE

This paper discusses the influence of head teachers’ gender in management of facilities on pupils’ performance in KCPE. The objectives were: to determine the gender of the head teachers’ and to .establish the extent to which the gender of the head teachers in management of school facilities influence pupils’ performance in KCPE. The study utilized descriptive survey design to collect data on the gender of the head teachers in management of school facilities. The sample size was 41head teachers. The schools selected were 14 from Dagoretti and Westlands districts and 13 from Lang’ata district through simple random sampling. The 41 head teachers from Dagoretti and Westlands and Lang’ata districts were selected randomly. The research instrument used was the head teachers’ questionnaire. Validation of the instrument was done by the expert judgment of the supervisors who read through it. The reliability coefficient of the research instrument was determined by split-half method and was found to be 0.73. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data which was presented in tables. The findings were: The majority (63.0%) of the head teachers who participated in the survey were females while male head teachers were 37.0% and the schools managed by female head teachers had better mean scores in KCPE than those of their male counterparts. Therefore, the gender of head teachers in management of school facilities enhanced pupils’ performance in KCPE. It was recommended that: Kenya Education Management Institute should continue to support head teachers in education-leadership in management training

75-88

Authors: NURSEN DINC & ORHAN U. GOKCEK

The French New Wave (La Nouvelle Vague) is one of the most important movements in the history of cinema. An aesthetic understanding created by the New Wave cinema, has given a new dimension to cinema movies in the quest for peculiar language and expression. In New Wave, a group of film critics and directors produced films which abandoned the classical narrative tradition in different movement, and has subsequently influenced many films in world cinema. In particular, French animated films have been able to attract the attention and admiration of audiences by introducing themselves with a different interpretation of realism. In this study, some important examples of recent French animated films, Sylvain Chomet's 2003 production ‘The Triplets of Belleville’, and the Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol-directed 2010 film ‘A Cat in Paris’ are discussed in accordance with the salient features of the New Wave movement. It is crucial to investigate the contribution of the New Wave movement to the development of the language of animation and its influence on today's animated films, in terms of understanding what possible advances there could be in the future

97-104

Authors: BAHTIYOR ABDUSHUKUROV

The article is devoted to researches on thematic groups of lexical units of “Qisas-i-Rabguzy”, which treats to the XIV century. Also considers the relation of words to various disciplines, their origin, primordial or borrowed character, spheres of use. Such dividing the words to the thematic groups is a convenient method of the systematical studies of dictionary structure. Also in article is given the assessment to a historical and current state of the language, promoting disclosure of history of language