Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies
Vol. 1 No. 1 (2019): Elsya : Journal of English Language Studies

Sociolinguistic Influence in the Use of English as a Second Language (ESL) Classroom: Seeing from Onovughe's (2012) Perspective:

Lana Hasanah (State High School 3, Pekanbaru, Indonesia)
Siska Pradina (State High School 3, Pekanbaru, Indonesia)
Almira Hadita (State High School 3, Pekanbaru, Indonesia)
Wella Cisilya Putri (State High School 7, Pekanbaru, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 May 2019

Abstract

This paper aims to provide a brief overview and review of the research conducted by Onovughe (2012) under the title Sociolinguistic Input and English as Second Language Classrooms published by the Canadian Center for Science and Education. This article also intended to provide a brief review of the sociolinguistic influences of the use of the second most significant language in the class. Using qualitative descriptive analysis, this study managed to see that OGO’s research used survey within a population of all middle school students in the Akure Ondo Regional Government, Nigeria (n = 240 students). Of the five existing hypotheses, the findings revealed that parents’ occupation is a significant sociolinguistic influence on the use of English among middle school students, followed by gender, age, religion, and classes. This current paper evaluated how Onovughe’s research is represented in his article. Results reveal the strengeths, weaknesses, and the flaws of the article.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

elsya

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

ELSYA Journal of English Language Studies (Theory and Application) is a triannual publication journal for all those involved in English Language Studies, whether as a second, additional, or foreign language, or as an international Lingua Franca. The Journal links the everyday concerns of ...