Abstract
This study was aimed at determining the application of indigenous language (Igbo) for improving teaching of Vocational Agriculture at the Junior Secondary Schools. Four research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. The design of the study was descriptive survey research design and the population of the study was two hundred and seventy six (276) teachers comprised (140 Igbo language teachers and 136 Vocational Agriculture teachers. There was no sampling, as the entire population was used for the study. A questionnaire designed by the researchers was used to collect data. The data analysis was done using mean, standard deviation and t-test was used to test the hypothesis. The results of the study indicated that the indigenous language (Igbo) could be used to teach vocational agriculture at the Junior Secondary Schools. Based on the findings, it was recommended that vocational agriculture teachers should use their local or indigenous language (Igbo) in teaching and learning of vocational agriculture at the Junior Secondary School level. Government and all the authorities concerned in Junior Secondary School administration should ensure that teachers’ manuals and hand books in vocational agriculture are fully translated in Igbo language for effective teaching and learning. Keywords: Indigenous Language; Igbo; Teaching; Vocational; Agriculture; Junior Secondary. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-36-03 Publication date: December 31 st 2020
Highlights
The importance of language in communication is so great that no meaningful progress in inter personal relations could be made without it
The study revealed that there was no significant difference in the mean responses of the Igbo language and vocational agriculture teachers on the use of indigenous language (Igbo) in the teaching of vocational agriculture at the Junior Secondary Schools
It has already been established by the findings of this study that indigenous language (Igbo) could be used to teach basic concepts of agriculture, the processes of agricultural production, crops and animal disease in agricultural production, and agricultural business at the Junior Secondary Schools
Summary
The importance of language in communication is so great that no meaningful progress in inter personal relations could be made without it. Language provides the means of communication and interaction between individuals and between groups. It is the means by which individuals and groups of individuals cooperate and live together in a society. It may be classified into foreign and indigenous
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