THE EXTENT OF USE OF AUDIO–VISUAL MATERIALS IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ENUGU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ENUGU STATE


ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to find out the extent to which audio-visual materials are used in teaching the English Language in Junior Secondary Schools in Enugu East Local Government Areas of Enugu State. The work will be divided into five chapters. Chapter one is the introduction; chapter two reviews the literative; chapter three is the methodology; chapter four is the analyses while chapter five is the summary, conclusion, recommendation and implication of the study. The study will be guided by four research questions. Survey design will be used. A portion of the entire population will serve as the sample size. The instrument of the study will be adopted to get the sample size. The instrument of the study will be questionnaire. It will be face validated. A reliability exercise will be carried out whereby the questionnaire will be given to ten teachers from another local government Area for the first time; after two weeks they will be given the same questionnaire items to respond to. Their responses in the first and second times will be analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation co-efficient. Any result from 0.50 and above that is realized shows that the instrument is reliable. The research questions will be answered using mean scores. The analyses will be presented in tables and statements of inter-presentation will be made after each of the tables. Findings will be made. There will be recommendation and implications for the study. Finally, suggestions for further studies will be equally made.

LIST OF TABLE

Table 1: Mean Score of English Language Teachers in the Use of

Audio-Visual Aids in JSS 26

Table 2: The Extent Audio-Visual Prove Effective in Teaching and

Learning of English Language in Junior Secondary School in

Enugu East Local Area of Enugu State. 27

Table 3: Mean Score of the Difference between Male and Female

English Language Teachers on the Use of Audio-Visual Aids in

Teaching English Language in Junior Secondary Schools. 28

Table 4: The Extent of Difference between Male and Female English

Language Teachers in Manipulating the Audio-Visual Aids in

Teaching English Language in Junior Secondary Schools. 29

Table 5: Mean Score on the English Language Teachers as Regards

their Qualifications. 30

Table 6: The Extent of Difference between Qualified and Unqualified

English Language Teachers in Junior Secondary Schools in

Enugu East Local Government Area. 31

Table 7: The t-test Result of Differences between the Mean Score of Male

and Female Teachers on the Extent of Use of Audio-Visual Aids in

Teaching and Learning of English Language in Junior Secondary

School in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. 32

Table 8: The t-test Result of Differences between the Mean Score of

Trained and Untrained English Teachers on the Extent of Use

of Audio-Visual Aids in Junior Secondary School in Enugu East

Local Government Area of Enugu State. 32


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i

Approval Page ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement iv

Certification v

List of Tables vi

Table of Contents vii

Abstract Ix

CHAPTER ONE: Introduction

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem 3

1.3 Purpose of the Study 5

1.4 Significance of the Study 5

1.5 The Scope of Study 6

1.6 Research Questions 6

1.7 Research Hypotheses 7

CHAPTER TWO:Literature Review 9

Theoretical Perspective 9

2.1 The Nature of English Language 9

2.2 The Concept of Audio-visual materials 12

2.3 The Importance and Functions of Audio-Visual Materials 14

2.4 The Place of English Language in Junior Secondary

Schools in Nigeria. 11

The Empirical Studies 18

2.5 The Extent of Differences of Teachers in the Use of

Audio-Visual Aids. 18

Summary of Related Literature 20


CHAPTER THREE: Research Methodology 22

3.1 Research Design 22

3.2 Area of Study 22

3.3 Population of the Study 22

3.4 Sample and Sampling Technique 23

3.5 Instrument for Data 23

3.6 Validation of the Instrument 24

3.7 Reliability of the Instrument 24

3.8 Method for Data Collection 24

3.9 Method of Data Analysis 25

CHAPTER FOUR: Data Analysis and Result 26

4.1 Result Research Analysis 26

4.2 The t-test Analysis for Hypothesis 32

4.3 Summary of Findings 33

CHAPTER FIVE: Discussion, Conclusion, Implication and

Recommendation 34

5.1 Discussion of the Finding 34

5.2 Conclusion 36

5.3 Implications 37

5.4 Recommendation 37

5.5 Suggestions for Further Research 38

Bibliography 40

Appendices 42


CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study:

English is a language of the people of England. It originates from the Jute, Angles and Saxon, who are the early settlers in Britain. It is part of the Germanic branch of the Indo European language family. At the initial state, English was confined to Britain alone. Later, it grew wide within the British Empire as a Prestigious Core Language among all other European languages in the upper classes of London, Oxford, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Cambridge and England. It further developed and got to other people of the world. It spread to Asia, Germany, Africa and other continents as a Native Language, Second Language or Foreign Language. Progressively, English Language has spread virtually all over the world.

English, throughout the world, is a significant everyday language. It is a global language and widely distributed medium of instruction and communication. It has a prestigious official status and has acquired a constitutionally endorsed legal right. It has gained explicit recognition, which has established it as a medium of administration, education, international relations, commerce and law. Throughout the world, English language is very important (Mac Arthur, 1996).

In Nigeria, English language is a second language and a lingua franca. This means that it is the language for unit, communication economy, national pride, law, press, trade and instruction. As a language of instruction, it is an essential prerequisite for an advancement and career succession in the country. It means a lot in the life and progress of a child as it is a key subject with profound influence on all the school subjects.

The English Language is used in the Junior Secondary Schools as core school subject. It is a solid foundational course. The key elements of the course are designed to cover the basic four language skills, which are listening, reading, speaking and writing. It is expected that after learning these skills in Junior Secondary School, the students who choose to work can use the language fluently while those who wish to go further can be very proficient in the language. According to Harold (1995), the teachers are to integrate the key elements of the language experiences at school. English at this stage tends to receive more critical attention. He posits that the professional English language teacher is one who has been trained or has trained himself to do a competent work. He should at least possess a college major in English or a strong minor. He must have deep interest in literature and a solid knowledge of the language skills. Moreover, he has to acquire strong skill in the handling of the instructional materials and educational problems. The emphasis here lies on training and qualification of the teachers.

The importance of instructional materials in teaching the English Language in Junior Secondary School cannot be under-estimated. It makes whatever amount of work being done at Junior Secondary School easy and fast. It promotes greater acquisition and high retention of actual knowledge. They provide increased interest and integrated experience (Eya and Ofoefuna, 1999)

Vikoo (2003) observes that the most suitable instructional materials for the effective teaching and learning of the English Language at this information age are audio – visual materials. He describes the audio – visual materials as the instructional system which uses the operations of the scientific and technological equipment combining both visual projections and sound productions to provide tangible experiences to learners. Some of such materials are computer assisted instruction, video – taped instruction and film shows. Baldeh (1990) states that audio – visual aids have been introduced, tested and tried in the school system and found effective.

In spite of the importance of the English Language and the effectiveness of the audio – visual aids in teaching English Language in Nigeria, the students’ performances are found low in the Junior Secondary Examination in Chief Examiner’s report (2006), it is stated that the students attainments in English Language have been dwindling every year while the enrolments of the candidates are astronomically increasing. Rowtree (1994) still, describes audio – visual aids as the most fitted materials to aid the teachers to inculcate the language competence in students. It uses electric method to enhance learning. Yet, the results of the students are found low.



Statement of the Problem:

English Language emerged from a common origin of the Germanic branch of indo European language family, and has far–reaching spread and uses in Nigeria, it is her lingua franca and a second language. It is the official language, which has gained it’s endorsed statutory legal position. It is the language of education and all other transactions in Nigeria. In effect, it is of paramount importance for all users of the language in the country; in education, all students of Junior Secondary School should gain competence in it.

In order to gain the required competence, audio – visual materials are specifically used in instructional activities to mitigate the instruction problems and improve knowledge of both teachers and students in relatively short time. Incidentally, the failure rate of the students is disturbing.

This poor performance may imply that the students have not grasped the basic language skills. Secondly, it suggests that the teachers may use it on a minimal level or may have ignored the use of the materials in their classroom practices. Thirdly, the training of the teachers may contribute to its success or failure in the students’ performances.

Again, there is controversy on gender differences. It is not certain whether female and male teachers react differently in the extent of use of audio – visual aids. The question here is, to what extent does the teachers use audio – visual materials in learning English Language in Junior Secondary Schools in Enugu East Local Government Area? Finding an answer to this question is the major concern of this study.



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