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    Revamping Nigeria’s Economy Through The Teaching Of Literature-In English
    (EKSU Printing Press, 2017) Aiyede, E. I.; Olagunju, T. O.; Adeleye, I . A.
    Causes and effects of global economic recession have been discussed by scholars from different perspectives in recent times. It was observed that Economy in Africa has not been growing well compared to developed continents in the world due to problems of underdevelopment occasioned by bad governance, and wide-spread corruption. Nigeria economy at present is undergoing a severe experience of an economic recession. Since some of the factors undermining development in Africa are also responsible for economy that slid into recession, the focus of this paper is to identify and discuss factors that are responsible for economic recession in Nigeria and explain how it can be tackled through the teaching of Literature-in- English in secondary schools. The writers are of the opinion that the inculcation of desirable societal virtues such as patriotism, honesty, dignity of labour, self-sacrifice through compulsory teaching of Literature in English will be in line with the federal government change mantra and help in revamping the nation’s economy that slid into recession
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    Reconciling Ethnic Differences in Nigeria through Literature education: Implications for Peace and Security
    (2016) Fakeye D.O; Aiyede, E. I.
    Nigeria is a country united in diversity. It is composed of diverse ethnic nationalities all trying to assert their cultural identities. The social and political developments of recent years have succeeded in creating a big hiatus in the relationship among the various nationalities. This is manifested in the spates of altercations that have been witnessed among various ethnic groups in recent times. In the face of this dwindling unity, myriads of measures put in place by the government could not achieve much. The ignorance of another culture creates fear, distrust, animosity and a disconnection between cultures in today's society. As always, to be educated about a culture different from one's own is the key to combatting this ignorance, bridge the gap and erase the fear and disconnection in order to start the reconciliation process It is, therefore, believed that using the option of literature education could bridge cultural gaps among the ethnic groups and thereby reduce conflicts to its barest minimum Exposing students to literary works from different ethnic cultures has the ability to nurture respect, empathy and acceptance among all groups. The paper also highlights the implications of this for peace and security in Nigeria
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    Teachers’ Questioning Behaviour and Instructional Organisation as Correlates of Students’ Achievement in English Language
    (Global journals inc, (USA), 2013) Fakeye.D.O; Aiyede, E. I.
    The study investigated the relationship between teacher's questioning behaviour and instructional organization and students' achievement in English Language. The study adopted a descriptive research design. Four Research Questions were answered. The participants were 30 English Language teachers and 450 students randomly selected from 15 Senior Secondary Schools. The instruments for data collection were Teachers' Questioning Behaviour Observation Checklist (r = .79), Teachers' Instructional Organization Obs-ervation Rating Scale ( r = .81 ) and Achievement Test in English Language ( r = .78 ). Findings revealed that teachers ask display and referential questions that are largely mono-directional. There is a positive, very strong relationship between Teachers' Questioning Behaviour and students' achievement in English Language. Teachers' Instructional Organization has negative, very weak relationship with students' achievement in English Language.