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Item Appraisal of Pre-Service English Language Teachers’ Exposure to Computer Literacy in Selected Nigerian Universities(Department of Teacher Education, University of Ibadan. Ibadan., 2008-12) Olatunji, Samson Olusola; Kolawole, Clement Olusegun OlaniranThe paper investigated the level of exposure of pre-service teachers to computers by Nigerian universities in their preparation programmes so that pre-service teachers become computer literate and skillful in its use in the teaching and learning of English Language at the secondary school level. This is because the status of English as both a compulsory subject and the language of instruction at the secondary school level in Nigeria makes it imperative that teachers use devices that can improve its teaching and help to reduce the problem of mass failure in it. But information available indicates that teachers and students do not utilise computers in the teaching and learning of English because the teachers themselves were not exposed to the use of computers during their preparation. The implication of this is that something drastic has to be done to improve the quality of teachers being prepared by our universities if they are expected to be able to cope with the challenges of teaching this important subject successfully at the secondary school level and beyond. Based on this, appropriate recommendations on what have to be done to improve the computer knowledge and skills of secondary school teachers of English has been made in the body of the paper.Item Attitude to the Use of ICT in the Teaching of English Language in Selected Junior Secondary Schools in Ibadan Metropolis(Department of Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, 2006) Kolawole, Clement Olusegun Olaniran; Olatunji, Samson OlusolaThe study aimed at examining junior secondary school teachers’ knowledge of, and attitude to the use of ICT facilities with a view to suggesting the use of ICT in promoting the teaching of English Language and students’ performance. The descriptive survey design was adopted and one hundred and one teachers from seventy-five junior secondary schools were made to respond to the questionnaire used to elicit information on the availability of the facilities, their knowledge attitude to the use of computers and the potentials of ICT facilities in improving the teaching of English Language when available. Results show that a few of the teachers are knowledgeable in the use of some ICT facilities, the teachers had negative attitude to the use of ICT facilities even though some of the schools had adequate facilities to promote the use of ICT facilities and did not use the facility. It was also confirmed that the government has been making efforts to promote the use of ICT facilities in the teaching of the subject. Based on the findings, it was suggested, among others, that Government should embark on enlightenment campaigns to improve the use of ICT facilities, make such facilities available and encourage teachers to become knowledgeable in their use of the technologies in order to improve their teaching of English Language and students’ performance in it.Item Exploiting the Nexus between Literature-in-English and Language Proficiency for Nigerian Students’ Improved Performance in English Language(Institute Universitaire PanAfricaine, Porto-Novo and Linguistic Immersion Centre, University of Ilorin, 2018) Olatunji, Samson Olusola; Kolawole, Clement Olusegun OlaniranThe mass failure recorded annually by Nigerian students in English Language in major examinations has been a serious focus of many studies. Quite a number of reasons adduced to the problem are being addressed through research and government efforts. But there seems to be an important factor that has often been overlooked: the reduction of Literature-in-English into a small portion of English Language at the junior secondary school level and the inadequate importance attached to it in the curriculum. This paper, using critical appraisal of extant literature, discusses the relationship between literature and the various language skills. It compares the English language proficiency of those that graduated in the era of full-fledged status of Literature-in-English in the curriculum with the performance of the current dispensation of neglect of Literature-in-English. It then advocates reinstatement of Literature-in-English in the curriculum.Item Imperatives for Successful Implementation of English Language Curriculum in Nigerian Secondary Schools(Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, 2015) Kolawole, Clement Olusegun Olaniran; Olatunji, Samson Olusola; Akanbi, Olufunmilola OmobolajiThe problem of persistent poor performance in English Language, in spite of the concerted efforts being made by stakeholders to improve on it, has elicited this paper. The paper, therefore, examines the issues involved in the teaching of English Language at the secondary school level in the country, points out the provisions made in the curriculum on the subject to improve on its teaching and raises issues that have to be carefully handled to promote a successful implementation of the curriculum in order to facilitate improved students performance in the all-important subject