Causes Of Poor Performance Of.pupils In English Language In Kenyan Primary Schools: A Case Study Of Mitubiri Zone, Kakuzi Division -thika District Kenya

The poor performance in English - one of the core subjects especially in the primary school cUJTiculum has largely contributed to the overall poor performance in the other subjects and subsequently. In the Kenyan system of education there is great emphasis on the teaching of English language. This has been necessitated by the fact that globally, English is also one of the widely spoken international languages. Martha L. King (1984) argues that just as success in learning is linked to skill or the language, failure in language whatever the reason - is bound up in the way children share and crea…