THE IMPACT OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE AND MATERIAL IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN ETCHE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE

The study examined the impact of instructional materials in the teaching of English language in secondary schools in Etche Local Government Area, Rivers State. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. Four research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study consists of the estimated eight thousand eight hundred and sixty three (8,863) senior students. Stratified random sampling technique was use to select a sample size of 100 students for the study. A self-developed questionnaire titled, The Impact of Instructional Materials in the Teaching of English Language (IIRMTELQ) was used to collect data for the study. The research questions was answered using mean and standard deviation while the research hypotheses were analyzed using chi-square at 0.05 level of significance. The study shows that instructional materials available for teaching and learning of English language in secondary schools are available to a very low extent. English students are exposed to the use of instructional materials at the low extent. Condition of the available instructional materials to teach and learn English language in secondary schools are, Teachers and students improvise instructional materials for use in the English Language classroom at a low extent. The study recommended among others that schools, particularly public institutions, should receive increased funding from the government and education stakeholders to ensure that essential instructional materials such as textbooks, grammar books, literature texts, and digital resources are available.