Abstract
The paper examined the pattern of English language teaching in the secondary schools in Osun State. It also assessed the impact of the use of computer in teaching the subject on the acquisition of English language skills among students. A total of 150 students were involved in the study. This sample was drawn from three secondary schools in Ife North Local Government Area of the State in southwestern Nigeria. The schools were split into two groups with one group exposed to the use of computer as the experimental group and the other as the control group. An inventory to determine the effect of the computer use was employed to collect data. The study found out that the common pattern of English language teaching in secondary schools in Osun State was the conventional chalk and talk approach. It also found out that the use of computer in teaching English language brought significant improvement in students’ learning of the subject. The study concluded that the use of computer in teaching provides an avenue to enhance students’ learning of English language. DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n6p443
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