Ernest Nyamekye
Biographic Data
| ID | 4099024 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ernest Nyamekye |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ernest |
| FAMILY NAME | Nyamekye |
| SIGNATURE | NYAMEKYE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Coast |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6968-9166 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 23 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Artificial Intelligence Acceptance in Akan Literacy Among University Students
Developments in recent AI models such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Khaya AI have demonstrated enhanced capacity for processing and generating Akan language data, opening new pathways for Akan language learning, teaching, translation and digital content generation. However, students′ practical use of AI may be hampered by feelings of guilt associated with reliance on AI for academic learning. This study, therefore, examined Akan language students′ acce…
Enhancing Clinical Competence through Akan Proficiency
In 2020, the University of Cape Coast’s School of Medical Sciences introduced the Akan proficiency course to address linguistic disconnects usually observed during community-based experience and service rotations. This study adopts an interpretive phenomenological design to explore medical students’ perspectives on how the course enhances their clinical competence. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and analysed thematically. T…
Investigating the influence of religiosity on academic dishonesty and moral and social deviance among higher education students
The intention was to investigate the influence of religiosity on the deviance of undergraduate students, involving the moderating roles of students’ sex, age, education level and religious affiliation. Grounded in social bond theory, it posits that religiosity strengthens pro-social bonds and deters unethical behaviour. Using a cross-sectional survey design, data were gathered from 313 third- and fourth-year B.Ed. Arts students (male = 120; femal…
Establishing the moderating and mediating roles of religiosity and demographic characteristics on the influence of secular morality on corruptibility of undergraduate students
This study sought to explore the influence of secular morality (SM) on corruption susceptibility among university students, examining the moderating roles of religiosity and demographic characteristics. Through a simple random sampling technique, 313 students in a university were recruited for data collection. The partial least squares structural equation modelling was employed to analyse the data. The results of the study indicated that although…
Sociopsychological predictors of students’ willingness to communicate in their L1
This study investigated Anglophone African higher education students’ willingness to communicate in their native language(s) (L1). It primarily looked at how sociopsychological variables (including extraversion, eurocentrism, intergroup attitudes, and intellectual identity) influence students’ desire to initiate a conversation in their L1 in a given communicative context. Through a cross-sectional survey design, data were drawn from 667 students …
Prayer changes fate
This paper examines the changing pattern of personal names influenced by ideologies that construct Christian religious identity among Erei people in Cross River State, Nigeria. Using religious identity as conceptual framework, the study accounts for the emerging dimensions of Erei personal names based on motivations from Christian religious beliefs. Data were obtained by means of participant observation and semi-structured interviews involving 32…
Akan literacy development in the era of Gen-AI
The integration of Ghanaian languages, especially the Akan language, into generative artificial intelligence tools such as Khaya AI, ChatGPT and Claude AI is a significant step towards the revitalisation of marginalised languages and the projection of the relevance of minority languages in the digital age. However, the extent to which these technologies are used by students pursuing indigenous languages in higher education is unexplored. Hence, u…
Communicative competence and emotion regulation as predictors of students’ entrepreneurial intentions
The moderating effect of linguistic insecurity on the relationship between students’ L1 attitude and their language shift tendencies
The predominant theoretical discourse on language attitude and shift dynamics is that individuals with favourable attitude towards their first language (L1) demonstrate less likelihood of speaking a second language (L2) (usually a prestigious language) in both formal and informal communicative domains. A flip side of this scholarly argument is that a positive L1 attitude contributes to L1 maintenance. However, the role of linguistic insecurity (r…
Determinants of Postgraduate Students′ Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Academic Writing in Ghana
Academic writing has always been an arduous task, especially for postgraduate students at most African universities. Nonetheless, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools appears to have relieved postgraduate students of such supposed academic stress. Despite the concerns about the potential threat of AI to academic integrity, reports have indicated that postgraduate students are developing an increasing appreciation for the use of AI‐…
Development of basic school learners’ critical thinking skills in Ghana
This study investigates the potential role of English in the development of critical thinking among Ghanaian basic school learners. A case study research design was used. Five purposively selected cases (schools) in the New Abirem Constituency were used for the investigation. Using in-depth interviews and observations, the study revealed that the realisation of critical thinking skills in the Ghanaian child is severely hampered by children’s limi…
Investigating the entrepreneurial intentions of prospective teachers in Ghana
Amid rising graduate unemployment in Ghana, this study investigates the entrepreneurial intentions of final-year prospective teachers, who face uncertain job prospects despite entrepreneurial education. Using the cross-sectional survey design, data were gathered from 871 final-year prospective teachers in two public universities in Ghana. A multi-group partial least squares structural equation modelling analysis revealed that entrepreneurial atti…
Investigating the influence of morality on higher education students’ inclusive support for visually impaired students
Inclusive education has always been a major priority for concerned educational stakeholders in Ghana; yet, students with visual impairment struggle to have equitable access to education, a situation usually attributed to institutional deficiencies and unfavourable attitudes among students and stakeholders. Drawing on the Moral Sentiment Theory we hypothesise in the current study that the supportive behaviours among students towards vulnerable pee…
Identity Construction and Its Influence on Language Shift among Ghanaian and Nigerian Bi/Multilinguals
Sociolinguists argue that language is a reflection of identity, suggesting that the language individuals use and the way they use it signal the kind of identity they project. Accordingly, we hypothesised that the linguistic identity of bi/multilinguals could have a predictive effect on language shift/maintenance. To validate this assumption, we gathered data from university students in Nigeria and Ghana. A multigroup partial least squares structu…
Multilingualism in parliamentary discourse
Culture, Critical Pedagogy, and Critical Thinking among 'Children' in Ghana
Recent education reforms in Africa demand that teachers reconsider their position as the overall authorities and repositories of all knowledge in the classroom to develop the critical thinking skills of learners. While such a position demands a critical pedagogical approach to teaching, it is argued in this paper that the sociocultural values and social expectations of a typical African society like Ghana may have a significant impact on teachers…
Promoting LGBTQ+ for financial aid
One of the primary goals of a curriculum change is to address the needs of a society. Nonetheless, its implementation may face hurdles if the cultural heritage, worldview, and philosophy of society are not well represented in the curriculum. Thus, this study was an attempt to discover the sociocultural and curriculum-related concerns that led to Ghanaians’ opposition to the introduction of comprehensive sex education (CSE) in the basic school cur…
Speech norms shaping adult-child discourse in Ghana
This study investigates the speech norms shaping adult-child discourse in Ghana, focusing on three tribes: Asante, Dagbani, and Akuapem Kyerepon. The study uncovers pervasive cultural conservatism, where challenging established norms is deemed unacceptable, especially in the context of child-elderly interactions. The study reveals a profound acquiescence effect, wherein children are compelled to accept statements from adults, even if they are awa…
‘I have never taught anything’
Language proficiency among teachers is undeniably vital for effective teaching and interaction with pupils. Accordingly, policy mandates teachers at the basic education level to utilise the child’s first language (L1) as the instructional medium to promote effective teaching and enhance children’s cognitive development. However, reports indicate that some teachers are placed in communities where the pupils’ L1 is entirely unfamiliar, thus impedin…
Modelling Bilinguals’ Language Shift Intentions
The goal of this study was to create a theoretical framework (the ‘Context-Dependent Theory of Language Shift’) that explains how school-related linguistic practices and ideologies influence students’ language shift intentions in varying communicative domains. Data obtained from 560 high school students in Cape Coast, Ghana were analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) to test the proposed theoretical framework…
Language, identity, and resistance to English hegemony
Despite the significant role of twi as a means of communication and a tool for expressing the unique cultural identity of the ashantis and other akans, some ghanaians misconstrue the preferential usage of twi among the Kumasi people as indicative of limited english proficiency.this misconception often finds expression on platforms like twitter, where Kumasi people are frequently subjected to ridicule for grammatical errors in english or for predo…
Social control mechanisms in the Kulango socio-cultural setting
Modernization and Western religious beliefs have rendered most cherished African beliefs and ways of living obsolete. The current study investigated the social control mechanism of the Kulango people of Ghana, taking into consideration the role of Christianity and modernization. Through a qualitative case study approach, data were gathered from 10 old-aged Indigenous Kulango people. The findings revealed that the primary means of controlling huma…
Language Choice and Identity Construction among Bilinguals at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Language and identity are two distinct but inextricably intertwined concepts. This implies that people—especially bilinguals—may manipulate their linguistic repertoires in different social settings to portray different identities. In this regard, we examined the language choices of university students in different social settings and how they use language to construct identity. The study employed a sequential transformative mixed method design; t…
Culture, Critical Pedagogy, and Critical Thinking among 'Children' in Ghana
Recent education reforms in Africa demand that teachers reconsider their position as the overall authorities and repositories of all knowledge in the classroom to develop the critical thinking skills of learners. While such a position demands a critical pedagogical approach to teaching, it is argued in this paper that the sociocultural values and social expectations of a typical African society like Ghana may have a significant impact on teachers…
Language Choice and Identity Construction among Bilinguals at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Language and identity are two distinct but inextricably intertwined concepts. This implies that people—especially bilinguals—may manipulate their linguistic repertoires in different social settings to portray different identities. In this regard, we examined the language choices of university students in different social settings and how they use language to construct identity. The study employed a sequential transformative mixed method design; t…
Promoting LGBTQ+ for financial aid
One of the primary goals of a curriculum change is to address the needs of a society. Nonetheless, its implementation may face hurdles if the cultural heritage, worldview, and philosophy of society are not well represented in the curriculum. Thus, this study was an attempt to discover the sociocultural and curriculum-related concerns that led to Ghanaians’ opposition to the introduction of comprehensive sex education (CSE) in the basic school cur…
Speech norms shaping adult-child discourse in Ghana
This study investigates the speech norms shaping adult-child discourse in Ghana, focusing on three tribes: Asante, Dagbani, and Akuapem Kyerepon. The study uncovers pervasive cultural conservatism, where challenging established norms is deemed unacceptable, especially in the context of child-elderly interactions. The study reveals a profound acquiescence effect, wherein children are compelled to accept statements from adults, even if they are awa…
‘I have never taught anything’
Language proficiency among teachers is undeniably vital for effective teaching and interaction with pupils. Accordingly, policy mandates teachers at the basic education level to utilise the child’s first language (L1) as the instructional medium to promote effective teaching and enhance children’s cognitive development. However, reports indicate that some teachers are placed in communities where the pupils’ L1 is entirely unfamiliar, thus impedin…
Modelling Bilinguals’ Language Shift Intentions
The goal of this study was to create a theoretical framework (the ‘Context-Dependent Theory of Language Shift’) that explains how school-related linguistic practices and ideologies influence students’ language shift intentions in varying communicative domains. Data obtained from 560 high school students in Cape Coast, Ghana were analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) to test the proposed theoretical framework…
Language, identity, and resistance to English hegemony
Despite the significant role of twi as a means of communication and a tool for expressing the unique cultural identity of the ashantis and other akans, some ghanaians misconstrue the preferential usage of twi among the Kumasi people as indicative of limited english proficiency.this misconception often finds expression on platforms like twitter, where Kumasi people are frequently subjected to ridicule for grammatical errors in english or for predo…
Social control mechanisms in the Kulango socio-cultural setting
Modernization and Western religious beliefs have rendered most cherished African beliefs and ways of living obsolete. The current study investigated the social control mechanism of the Kulango people of Ghana, taking into consideration the role of Christianity and modernization. Through a qualitative case study approach, data were gathered from 10 old-aged Indigenous Kulango people. The findings revealed that the primary means of controlling huma…
Determinants of Postgraduate Students′ Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Academic Writing in Ghana
Academic writing has always been an arduous task, especially for postgraduate students at most African universities. Nonetheless, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) tools appears to have relieved postgraduate students of such supposed academic stress. Despite the concerns about the potential threat of AI to academic integrity, reports have indicated that postgraduate students are developing an increasing appreciation for the use of AI‐…
Development of basic school learners’ critical thinking skills in Ghana
This study investigates the potential role of English in the development of critical thinking among Ghanaian basic school learners. A case study research design was used. Five purposively selected cases (schools) in the New Abirem Constituency were used for the investigation. Using in-depth interviews and observations, the study revealed that the realisation of critical thinking skills in the Ghanaian child is severely hampered by children’s limi…
Investigating the entrepreneurial intentions of prospective teachers in Ghana
Amid rising graduate unemployment in Ghana, this study investigates the entrepreneurial intentions of final-year prospective teachers, who face uncertain job prospects despite entrepreneurial education. Using the cross-sectional survey design, data were gathered from 871 final-year prospective teachers in two public universities in Ghana. A multi-group partial least squares structural equation modelling analysis revealed that entrepreneurial atti…
Investigating the influence of morality on higher education students’ inclusive support for visually impaired students
Inclusive education has always been a major priority for concerned educational stakeholders in Ghana; yet, students with visual impairment struggle to have equitable access to education, a situation usually attributed to institutional deficiencies and unfavourable attitudes among students and stakeholders. Drawing on the Moral Sentiment Theory we hypothesise in the current study that the supportive behaviours among students towards vulnerable pee…
Identity Construction and Its Influence on Language Shift among Ghanaian and Nigerian Bi/Multilinguals
Sociolinguists argue that language is a reflection of identity, suggesting that the language individuals use and the way they use it signal the kind of identity they project. Accordingly, we hypothesised that the linguistic identity of bi/multilinguals could have a predictive effect on language shift/maintenance. To validate this assumption, we gathered data from university students in Nigeria and Ghana. A multigroup partial least squares structu…
Multilingualism in parliamentary discourse
Culture, Critical Pedagogy, and Critical Thinking among 'Children' in Ghana
Recent education reforms in Africa demand that teachers reconsider their position as the overall authorities and repositories of all knowledge in the classroom to develop the critical thinking skills of learners. While such a position demands a critical pedagogical approach to teaching, it is argued in this paper that the sociocultural values and social expectations of a typical African society like Ghana may have a significant impact on teachers…
Artificial Intelligence Acceptance in Akan Literacy Among University Students
Developments in recent AI models such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Khaya AI have demonstrated enhanced capacity for processing and generating Akan language data, opening new pathways for Akan language learning, teaching, translation and digital content generation. However, students′ practical use of AI may be hampered by feelings of guilt associated with reliance on AI for academic learning. This study, therefore, examined Akan language students′ acce…
Enhancing Clinical Competence through Akan Proficiency
In 2020, the University of Cape Coast’s School of Medical Sciences introduced the Akan proficiency course to address linguistic disconnects usually observed during community-based experience and service rotations. This study adopts an interpretive phenomenological design to explore medical students’ perspectives on how the course enhances their clinical competence. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and analysed thematically. T…
Investigating the influence of religiosity on academic dishonesty and moral and social deviance among higher education students
The intention was to investigate the influence of religiosity on the deviance of undergraduate students, involving the moderating roles of students’ sex, age, education level and religious affiliation. Grounded in social bond theory, it posits that religiosity strengthens pro-social bonds and deters unethical behaviour. Using a cross-sectional survey design, data were gathered from 313 third- and fourth-year B.Ed. Arts students (male = 120; femal…
Establishing the moderating and mediating roles of religiosity and demographic characteristics on the influence of secular morality on corruptibility of undergraduate students
This study sought to explore the influence of secular morality (SM) on corruption susceptibility among university students, examining the moderating roles of religiosity and demographic characteristics. Through a simple random sampling technique, 313 students in a university were recruited for data collection. The partial least squares structural equation modelling was employed to analyse the data. The results of the study indicated that although…
Sociopsychological predictors of students’ willingness to communicate in their L1
This study investigated Anglophone African higher education students’ willingness to communicate in their native language(s) (L1). It primarily looked at how sociopsychological variables (including extraversion, eurocentrism, intergroup attitudes, and intellectual identity) influence students’ desire to initiate a conversation in their L1 in a given communicative context. Through a cross-sectional survey design, data were drawn from 667 students …
Prayer changes fate
This paper examines the changing pattern of personal names influenced by ideologies that construct Christian religious identity among Erei people in Cross River State, Nigeria. Using religious identity as conceptual framework, the study accounts for the emerging dimensions of Erei personal names based on motivations from Christian religious beliefs. Data were obtained by means of participant observation and semi-structured interviews involving 32…
Akan literacy development in the era of Gen-AI
The integration of Ghanaian languages, especially the Akan language, into generative artificial intelligence tools such as Khaya AI, ChatGPT and Claude AI is a significant step towards the revitalisation of marginalised languages and the projection of the relevance of minority languages in the digital age. However, the extent to which these technologies are used by students pursuing indigenous languages in higher education is unexplored. Hence, u…
Communicative competence and emotion regulation as predictors of students’ entrepreneurial intentions
The moderating effect of linguistic insecurity on the relationship between students’ L1 attitude and their language shift tendencies
The predominant theoretical discourse on language attitude and shift dynamics is that individuals with favourable attitude towards their first language (L1) demonstrate less likelihood of speaking a second language (L2) (usually a prestigious language) in both formal and informal communicative domains. A flip side of this scholarly argument is that a positive L1 attitude contributes to L1 maintenance. However, the role of linguistic insecurity (r…
Multilingual Education and Policy (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works) · Higher education (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Critical thinking (3 works) · Education and Critical Thinking Development (3 works)