MOTOR SKILLS COMMUNICATION AND CHALLENGES OF FRENCH LANGUAGE LEARNING AMONG FRESHERS IN MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITYOF AGRICULTURE UMUDIKE.

Abstract

Language development and verbal skills are all related to intellectual processes. Language is a means of communication. This process of communication is the foundation upon which all education experience rests. Educational input will depend upon the child‟s ability to receive interpret, store, recall and express the stimuli provided by his environment. This study investigated and examined some concepts of motor skills in learning the French Language. The population of the study was 2500 freshers from 9 colleges, 10 French lecturers and 10 environmentalists of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUAU) Abia-south east of Nigeria. Out of this number 200 students, 7 french lecturers and 3 environmentalists were used as the sample. Purdue perceptual motor survey technique (PPMST) was employed for the research which sought for perceptions of 7 French lecturers and 3 environmentalists on this study. The findings of the study revealed that the development of stable motor skills in learning French language demands effective interrelationship of some vital components (input, integration, output and feedback). Based on these findings, conclusions and recommendations were made.