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Factors Affecting Secondary School Oral English Instruction
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Due
to the increasing nature of poor academic performance of secondary
school students especially in external examinations like WAEC, NECO,
NABTEB or JAMB, many educationists tend to shift the blame on the
students lack of interest in the subject being discussed, interference
of mother tongue, lack of constant practice by the students, lack of
orientation and facilities as well as shortage and limited accessibility
to relevant books.
I wish to maintain that though efforts have been
put in place to improve Oral English, a good result is yet to be seen
and according to Obriri (2007), “Although many concerned pundits have
charted numerous ways to simplify the teaching or instruction of Oral
English, many more problems are mounting and need to be thoroughly
addressed urgently as they are alarmingâ€. The cause of this negative
development is certainly because a lot of energy are being channelled
only towards the learners’ problems, and not the problem of teaching.
The
main concern of this investigation is to identify those problems that
are negatively affecting the instruction of Oral English. The inquiry
will also look at the efforts that have been put in place to tackle the
problem of teaching Oral English, which however have not yielded any
practical solution. The factors affecting Oral English instruction in
Osogbo Local Government Area range from teacher incompetence, inadequate
instructional materials, disgust for the emphasis on the British
accent, poor teaching skills, poor motivation for the students, to other
problems which could have been caused by school proprietors or the
government. The work identifies workable solutions to the factors
affecting Oral English instruction in secondary school in Osogbo Local
Government Area.
1.3 THE PURPOSE OF STUDY
Nigeria as a country
requires a population competent in the English Language in order to
keep up with the pressure of globalization which has led to the
increasing use of the English Language in all sectors as well as its
continued use as the official language and medium of instruction, Oral
English is an important part of the language curriculum in Nigeria is
also required for learners to be able to understand the structure of the
English Language. Thus, it is arguable that proficiency in English is
one of the greatest opportunities that the Nigerian education system
ought to provide children with. The primary aim of this study is to
identify the factors affecting Oral English instruction in Secondary
Schools in Osogbo local government Area of Osun State.From the above
this study sets out to:
Assess the methods of instruction of Oral English by teachers in senior secondary school.
Compare
the effectiveness of various method being used for the instruction of
Oral English by teachers of senior secondary school via their academic
performance,
Examine the effect of interference of mother tongue oninstructors of Oral English in senior secondary school.
Compare the qualification of instructors on their ability to perform effectively in their field of work.
Investigate
the influence of relevant books, practical facilities on the
instruction of Oral English in Senior Secondary Schools.
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