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PROBLEMS AND
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN NIGERIA SECONDARY SCHOOL
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
Origin of
English language: English language originated in the North Western Europe,
going by the history of the English. It is therefore said to have involved from
the Germanic branch of Indo-European language family. Apart from having the
widest geographical spread, the indo-European language family is spoken by the
greatest number of people. The language was first spoken by various tribes in
Denmark and Northern Germany.Uchechukwu (2008) said that, the word English is
used to denote the name of people. By the time of the Northern conquest (1066)
English was the name for all the inhabitant of English.
Of all the
heritage left behind in Nigerian by the British at the end of the colonial
administration, probably none is more important than the English. English
language is now the language of government, internal, business and commerce,
education, the mass media, ENEH (2008) observed that, English was the name for
all the inhabitants of England. He also observed that English language is the
name for all subject in Nigeria except Igbo language. This observation is a
reality because since we gained independence from the British people, English
has been enjoying a high status within the Nigeria society. English language is
not only used in Nigeria but also has domains of usage in international levels
too. Paul (2005) said that, English is flexible enough to be used for the most
trivals conversation or for transacting the most important affairs of the day.
Thus, it is English language that gives Nigeria opportunity to take part in the
deliberation and decisions in international organization such as united nation
organization common wealth of nation, world health organization.In Nigeria,
English serves several purposes that are very important to her existence. It is
the lingua franca of the country and the official language in the society due
to multi ethnic groups that speak different language. For this diversity of
language, Nigeria needs one language that will bridge the linguistic barriers
among its component states. The choice of such language (English) has been made
for Nigeria by the British colonial administration; Uchechukwu (2008) observed
that, English is spoken by more than a quarter of a billion people. It is
becoming increasingly popular as a second language for non-English speaking
people throughout the work. Thus, English is regarded as a second language.
Nigeria civil service, government establishment armed forces, the public and
judiciary system English is the prescribed language of communication among the
various ethnic groups with different language background. In social gathering,
English is used among people for social interaction.
Uchechukwu
(2008) observed that, apart from English language having the widest
geographical spread, that the language is spoken by the greatest number of
people. It is becoming increasingly popular as a second language for
non-English speaking people throughout the word. It is a language that uses
more than a million symbols. It is flexible enough to be used for the most
trivia conversation or for transaction. The most important affairs of the day,
it can be used for recording scientific data with accuracy and precision or for
creating a poem expressing a beautiful thought in words that are pleasing to
the ear.
Literature
books so far produced in Nigeria are written in English. This includes, works
of Wole Soyinka, Mrs. Edith Eze, Chinua Achebe, Christopher Okigbo and so on.
They are highly claimed internationally.
In
education, it is used as a means of instruction in school and it is introduced
as a school subject in the university level. School subjects in the first year
in primary school up to the university level. School subject like, biology,
history, government, mathematics and so on are thought in English. This means
that scientific knowledge of the word is through English language, which he
learns in the school. Thus, English language plays a role in our society. In
education homes, English is used as the common language to impact knowledge to
younger ones. Gradually the younger ones will develop fluent speech in English
from their parents.
It is true
that English is a lingua franca, the main official language and the second
language (L2) for Nigerian children, but only a small percentage of the
Nigerian population have access to it and use it in communication. And the
small percentage of the people who use English in Nigeria, only negligible
proportion of them may be said to speak and writes Standard English like the
educated native speakers of the language. As Anibueze (2000) observed that at a
pre-school age, native speakers have usually acquired unconsciously the basic
sentence structure of English language. It may not necessarily be the standard
language, but it is one in which the child is relatively competent. Since a
large number of Nigeria population who use English language acquire it through
the form school systems, the poor standard of their English can be ascribed in
school, especially secondary school by those concern teachers and student who
sat for general certificate of education examination (G.C.E) at community High
School Ekwegbe (C.H.S.) in October 2009 and the data collected confirmed that
ninety five percent of the students book the examination because of failure in
English language.Related to poor teaching and learning strategies adopted in
school. Onyejeli 2008 states five basic principles of learning/teaching English
language. Firstly, the teacher should be very clear to what he/she is teaching
the students because, it is a regular usage. Secondly, the teacher should start
the teaching of English from listening and speaking before reading and writing
will follow. Thirdly, the teacher should tell them the important of materials
because they are learning it as a second language. Fourthly, the teacher should
tell them the important of revision of skill learned to identify mistakes.
Fifthly the teacher when teaching should create much time and patience because
he/she is teaching English language to a second language learner.
Infact, the
status of English language in Nigeria and the secondary school have attracted
the problems of the researchers to investigate the problems of teaching and
learning of English.The method of language teaching and learning strategies,
the method and strategies used by some teachers of English pose problems to the
learners of the language by the students teachers of English should understand
the meaning of the word “teach” that is to acquire knowledge or to perform an
act. Any methods used by the teacher should aim at enabling the child acquire
knowledge of doing something. There are eight ways by which a teacher can make
his student acquire knowledge, each slightly different from the other but all
tending to produce the same results in varying degrees. He can make him learn
it, he can inform him, instruct him, train him, lecture him or educate him.
Each approach has its peculiar connotation and its effect on the relationship
between the teacher and the pupils. The methods learn it puts efforts on the
student and makes the achievement more long-lasting and more effective. The
other methods, especially “teach” put the responsibility on the teacher. This is
why it is necessary for teacher to learn how to use different material to teach
in the classroom. English language should be practiced for effective learning.
1.2
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This is a
wide spread feeling that the standard of English language is rapidly a great
problems to the educationist especially specialist teachers of English
language. The student find it difficult to the English language as a medium of
expression in many social gatherings or in their academic purposes. They make a
lot of grammatical mistakes when speaking or writing English.We have shortage
of specialist teachers in the educational system cannot be over-emphasized. The
successful implementation of the curriculum in each of the school subjects
which depends to a large extent on availability of specialist teachers in the
English has led to employment of graduates from other disciplines such as mass
communication to teach English language in some secondary schools. This
constitutes a serious problem to the teaching and learning of English language
in secondary schools.
Since the
most important factor in the teaching learning process is the teacher, there is
a great need to train more teachers in English language. Teachers provide back
ground experiences for their students and also determine their academic
achievement.
Hence the
need arises to ascertain mother tongue, physical and psychological problems,
insufficient time allotted to English time table, inadequate supply of teaching
material and shortage of specialist teachers of English hinder the teaching and
learning of English as a second language in secondary schools in Igbo Etiti
local government area of Enugu state.
1.3
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The purpose
of this study includes
i. To know
if there is any problem in the time allotted to the teaching and learning of
English language as a second language.
ii. Find out
how lack of teaching and learning material has contributed problems in the
teaching and learning of English language.
iii. To
ascertain the effect of shortage of specialist teachers on the teaching of English
language as a second language.
1.4 RESEARCH
HYPOTHESES
For the
successful completion of the study, the following research hypotheses were
formulated by the researcher;
H0: there is
no problem in the time allotted to the teaching and learning of English
language as a second language
H1: there is problem in the time allotted to the
teaching and learning of English language as a second language
H02:lack of
teaching and learning material does not contribute to the problems in the
teaching and learning of English language
H2:lack of
teaching and learning material contribute to the problems in the teaching and
learning of English language
1.5
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The study on
the problem of teaching and learning of the English as a second language in
secondary school in Igbo Etiti local government area of Enugu state will help
the teacher of English to know the strategies to adopt in.Improving their
acquisition of skill in English language through this study too, the
educational policy makers and the administration will know the resources to be
provided in school so as to improve the teaching and learning of English.
1.6 SCOPE
AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The
researchers limited their study to junior secondary III and senior secondary
III in twenty secondary schools, six boys secondary schools, eight girls
secondary schools and six co-educational schools in Igbo Etiti local government
area of Enugu state. The problems include; mother tongue interference,
inadequate supply of instructional materials method used by the teachers to
teach the language shortage of specialist teachers, student physical and
psychological problems and insufficient time allotted to English language in
the school time table. In the course of the researchers work, the researchers
encountered some problems. One of the problems was uncooperative attitude of
some respondents. The researcher found it difficult to gain access to the class
room to distribute their lessons or limit the time for their lessons. Some
teachers and students were reluctant in filling the questionnaire and this
affected their responses. The researchers are living far away from the sampled
schools and could not travel frequently to the schools to be present when some
teachers responded to the questionnaire since some of them choose to do it at
their convenient time.
The presence
of the researchers would have helped to clarify some misconception to the
respondents.
1.7
DEFINITION OF TERMS
PROBLEMS: It
can be defined as something that is very difficult to deal with or understand.
TEACHING: It
is a way of given lessons in a class to a learner. It is also a way to show
someone how to do something.
ENGLISH: It
is the language of England, use in many varieties throughout the word.
LANGUAGE:
This can be said to be human or the communication of all creature through the
structural use of word. It is also a system of symbols and rules for writing
something.
SECOND:
Learn as an imitation or learned from others.
SECONDARY:
School of children from the age of 11 to 16 or 18.
LEARNER: One
who gain knowledge or skill of future changes in good behaviour.
1.8
ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
This
research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as follows
Chapter one
is concern with the introduction, which consist of the (overview, of the
study), historical background, statement of problem, objectives of the study,
research hypotheses, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the
study, definition of terms and historical background of the study. Chapter two
highlights the theoretical framework on which the study is based, thus the
review of related literature. Chapter three deals on the research design and
methodology adopted in the study. Chapter four concentrate on the data
collection and analysis and presentation of finding. Chapter five gives summary, conclusion, and
recommendations made of the study
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