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Adelabu, Bola
- Constraints Of English Language Teaching And Learning In Benue State Secondary Schools
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International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 2, No 8 (2013), Pagination:Abstract
The poor performance of secondary school students in English language has necessitated this study. Solutions to the problems of teaching can only be proffered when the problems are known. This survey research was therefore carried out to investigate the actual constraints of teaching and learning of English in secondary schools in order to proffer solutions. The study involved one hundred and ten (110) teachers of English who attended a re-training of secondary school teachers’ workshop in Benue State. The teachers were among other teachers who participated in the workshop from the three political zones of Benue State. They were asked to write at least five (5) problems of teaching and learning of English they have encountered in the course of teaching the subject. More than thirty responses were selected and these were grouped into two:(i) Teachers and school related problems and (ii) students related problems. They were also asked to suggest five solutions to problems. These responses were discussed and appropriate recommendations were made.
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Teaching, secondary schools, English language teachers, secondary Students, students’ performance in English, retraining of teachersFull Text
- Coping with Handicapped and Exceptional Learners by Student Teachers of Tertiary Institutions
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International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 1, No 11 (2012), Pagination: 69-80Abstract
This paper takes into cognizance the fact that student-teachers are teachers in training who will come across different types of students in school while they are on teaching practice and thereafter. Like the actual teacher, they need to know the needs of individual learners in order to assist them for better performance. This paper therefore highlights the characteristics of handicapped and exceptional learners in schools. This is to create awareness among the student-teachers and intimate them on the need of these categories of students in order to cater for them for effective learning and attainment of educational goals at that level and beyond that level. The paper recommends among others that teachers should not isolate the learners as a result of their handicap or exceptionality, give group activities that will involve the handicapped and exceptional learners as members or as leaders and arrange the class to favour these group of learners though not at detriment of other learners.Keywords
Handicapped Learners, Exceptionality, Teaching Practice, Educational Goals, Student-teacherFull Text