CAUSES OF POOR PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS A CASE STUDY OF GOVERNMENT DAY SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ITAS GADAU, GADAU L G A OF BAUCHI STATE

This study was carried out on causes of poor performance in English Language amongthe students of Government Day Senior Secondary School Gadau, Itas Gadau L.G.ABauchi Sate. The objective of this study is to identify the causes of poor performance of English Language among the students of Government Day Senior Secondary School Gadau. The population of the research covered SS1 to SS3 students and their teachers, 5teachers were used out of 10 in the school, likewise 100 students were used out of 506. The data was collected through the use of questionnaire. On the presentation of data, theresearchers used frequency tables and mean percentage to present the responses of the respondents to a particular research question. The data collected revealed that there is inadequate and unqualified English teachers in Government Day Senior Secondary School Gadau. The researchers recommend that Government and Educational planners should provide language laboratory for the students in order to enhance teaching andlearning. The Government and ministry of Education should make recruitment of more English teachers most especially in rural areas. The researchers also recommend that ef ort should be made to ensure a blend of experimentation with the direct method or that two or more methods be adopted in the teaching of English language.