Appraisal of Competency Improvement Needs of English Language Educators in Teaching Reading and Writing Skills with Multimedia Aids

Chikelu Jennifer Ujunwa ,Mogboh Vero ,Okoye Alexander Chukwuemeka

doi:10.7176/rhss/9-18-05

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to ascertain the competency improvement need of English language teachers for adoption of multimedia instructional aids in teaching reading and writing skills in senior secondary schools in Enugu education zone. Descriptive survey research design was adopted in order to determine the specific skill set for teaching two language skills of reading and writing. Disproportionate sampling technique was used to select 100 teachers from 5 schools from each of the 3 LGAs in the study area from the population of 31 senior secondary schools and 183 English teachers. A researcher developed instrument titled Competency Improvement Questionnaire (CIQ) was used to draw out the gap between a predetermined proficiency level for effective instruction with the use of multimedia instructional aids and English language teachers’ skill set in the use of multimedia instructional aids. Data were arranged and interpreted using mean ratings and decisions were taken using the limit of real numbers according to research questions. Findings show that English language teacher’ proficiency level in the use of multimedia aids to teaching reading and writing skills are demanding. Hence, the major educational implication of the findings of the study is that there is still need for improvement in the programme delivery to meet the demands of quality teaching of language skills with multimedia aids in secondary education. The main recommendation is that teacher preparation institutions should incorporate Hanson courses and programme in the relevant areas of the use of modern instructional aids Keywords: Competency, English Language Readinging Skills, Writing Skills and Multimedia Aids DOI : 10.7176/RHSS/9-18-05 Publication date :September 30 th 2019

Highlights

Proficiency in these skills is an essential pre-requisite for further learning, which is congruent to English as the official language of the nation
Discussion of the Findings of the Study Multimedia competency improvement needs of English language teachers in teaching reading skills Reading is a learning skill that improves all parts of the English language – vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and www.iiste.org writing
Other areas of improvement needs for teachers include the competency to create electronic presentation on the projector for students to read; ability to transmit downloaded documentaries through power point connected to smart screen for reading practice; navigating the web by use of link and URL addresses to download comprehension pass’’ages for students to read; use of smart phone apps to locate desired informative passages for students to read; use digital notebook to enhance the reading ability of students; skills to upload email well-articulated stories for my students to download and read and; know-how to create group charts where my students can read my uploaded articles on social media

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Proficiency in these skills is an essential pre-requisite for further learning, which is congruent to English as the official language of the nation. Tan (2016) opined that current linguistic and psycholinguistic theories suggest that efforts to teach language to human learners should actively engage them in the learning process. Such active engagement consists of providing opportunities to explore and implore about language rather than requiring learners to memorize bits of language. Multimedia technology refers to computer-based interactive applications that use both the hardware and software, allowing students to share their ideas and information. It is a combination of text, graphics, animation, video and sound (Pun, 2013)

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