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ABSTRACT
Several factors affect the learning and proficiency of a second language. Among them is the culture, age, environment, method of acquisition, nature and structure of the first language and the amount of effort invested. This research investigates the impact of the mother tongue Igbo in the learning and proficiency in the target language. The findings of the data analysis yielded the following categories. vowel harmony. nasalization, phonemic differences, insertion of vowels between consonant clusters, wrong placement of stress, wrong use of tenses, omission/wrong use of concord and wrong use of prepositions. From the results of the research, it was found that the mother tongue “Igbo” influences the learning and proficiency in the English language. These findings were discussed and thereafter, conclusion and recommendation were deduced.
