Problems of Teaching and Learning of Oral English in Junior Secondary Schools in Udenu Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the problems of teaching and learning of Oral English in junior secondary schools in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was 51 junior secondary school teachers in all the 19 junior secondary schools in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The target population was used for the sample size since it was manageable. The instrument for the study was 12 item sructured questionnaire of two clusters titled Problems of Teaching and Learning of Oral English Questionnaire (PTLOEQ). Using Cronbach Alpha, an overall reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained on the PTLOEQ instrument. Research questions were analysed using mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using t-test. The finding of the study showed that interference of mother`s tongue affect the teaching and learning of Oral English even though there was no significant difference in the mean responses of male and female teachers on how the problem of the interference of mother`s tongue affect the teaching and learning of Oral English in secondary schools. The findings showed also that there is no significant difference in the mean response ratings of male and female teachers on how the problem of lack of language laboratories affect the teaching and learning of Oral English in junior secondary schools. The study recommended that State government through the Post Primary School Management Board should provide language laboratories for all the junior secondary schools in Udenu local Government Area and Enugu State. Finally, the study concluded that interference of mther`s tongue after the teaching and learning of oral English.