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Item Dichotomizing language teaching and language learning practices(The Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education University of Ibadan. Ibadan. Nigeria, 2017) Akinsola I. T.; Idumu,A. I.; Adegoke, A. F.Item The thematic relevance of Yorùbá oral literature in Túndé Kèlání’s film-agogo èèwọ(2018) Akinsola I. T.Item Secondary Students' Exposure to (Non) Yoruba Traditional Mass Media in Ibadan Metropolis: Educational Implications in a theoretical Perspective(2023) Akinsola I. T.The study assessed and compared secondary school students' exposure to Yoruba and non-Yoruba traditional mass media, as well as the educational implications. Three research questions were answered. The study adopted the survey research design. Three hundred and fifty (350) SS II students randomly selected from 10 public secondary schools in Ibadan metropolis responded to the self-made questionnaire titled Students' Questionnaire on Traditional Mass Media Exposure (r=.73). The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and t-test at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that secondary students were highly exposed to Yoruba traditional mass media (weighted mean=3.27>2.50) and Non-Yoruba traditional media (weighted mean=2.91>2.50), with no significant difference in the two. The study concludes that if the Yoruba traditional mass media are more accessible and related to students' cognitive and affective need in Yoruba studies, students' exposure to them may increase. It is, therefore, recommended that traditional mass media companies should portray more of the Yoruba culture and heritage in their productions and servicesItem The reflection of teachers in selected Yoruba comic films:a satire and a label(2018) Akinsola I. T.; Adeyinka, A. A.Teachers are professionals who develop and nurture young individuals into responsible and productive citizens. As such, the teaching profession is a noble profession which is expected to be respected by all and sundry in the society. Teachers as role models, who are professionally trained and certified, are men and women o f integrity, commitment, contentment and discipline. However, most people today do not see them this way, especially in Nigeria. This is partly due to the acts offew culprits, which the selected comic films satirize jocularly looking at the films from the perspective of sociology of literature and partly due to the way our society has labelled them, looking at the films from the perspective o f labelling theory in sociology. Hence, the reflections o f teachers in the selected Yoruba comic films are seen, in this paper, as both a satire and a label. The connection between comedy and satire in the Yoruba society suffices for seeing the reflection as a satire. This, on the other hand, is seen as a negative label on teachers in the society, as persons labelled are to behave in line with their label: according to the labelling theory. Therefore, while it is important that literature, in which film is a genre, satirizes societal ills, it is equally important that literary artists do not blur the social image of certain people. If this would be achieved, this paper concludes that generalisation must be avoided while satirising societal illsItem Influence of Mother Tongue Interference on Senior Secondary School Students' Articulation of English Sounds in Ibadan North Local Government Area(2019-06) Akinsola I. T.; Olaosebikan T. O.This study investigated the influence of mother tongue (Yoruba) interference on secondary school students' articulation of English sounds in Ibadan north local government area of Oyo state. The study adopted a descriptive qualitative research design. Two public secondary schools were randomly selected in Ibadan North and five students, whose mother tongue is Yoruba and who accepted to participate in the study, were purposively selected from each school. Ten (10) purposively selected students took part in this study. English Sounds' Pronunciation Passage (ESPP) was used for data collection. Students 'pronunciations were tape-recorded and transcribed accordingly for content analysis. This was used to answer the two research questions raised. Findings, thus, revealed that students found it difficult to articulate English consonant (/z/JY\/,/d/,/0/,/v/) and vowel (73 • /,/a/,/a:/,/A/,/D ■ IJcel,/i:IJ.3 ■ /Ju:/,/S\/,/i3/,/ei/Jdtd/,/Za/,to3/,/la/) sounds correctly because of interference from their mother tongue (Yoruba). Hence, the sound system o f the students' first language (Yoruba), to a great extent, negatively influenced their articulation o f English sounds. It was, therefore, recommended, among others, that teachers should lay more emphasis on the areas o f differences in English and Yoruba sounds while teaching oral English in classes where majority o f students are Yoruba native speakers.Item Awareness of Sustainable Development Related Themes in Selected African Literature-in English Texts among Senior Secondary School Students in Nigeria(2023) Olaosebikan T. O.; Akinsola I. T.This study, hinged on the tenets of the sociology of Literature, examined the portrayal of themes related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, henceforth) in two (Lonely Days and Harvest of Corruption) African Literature-in-English texts recommended for Nigerian senior secondary school students from 2016-2020. The purpose of the study was to investigate students’ awareness of the SDGs-related themes that are portrayed in the selected text. The study adopted a mixedmethods research design. Quantitative data were collected from 150 Literature-in-English students, using a Questionnaire on Students’ Awareness of Sustainable Development Themes in Literaturein-English Texts (r = 0.73 and analysed using descriptive statistics. The two selected texts were also analysed thematically. Findings revealed that students’ awareness of the sustainable development themes in the texts was low despite the high portrayal of such themes (corruption, unemployment, justice, women’s subjugation and inequality, women’s economic independence,empowerment, and environmental degradation) in the texts. It was recommended that Literaturein-English teachers should emphasise the themes students and the citizenry at large could learn from the prescribed texts.Item 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 recessionItem Principals' Perspectives on Teachers' Creativity in English Language Classroom: A Blind Spot in English Language Education in Nigeria(2023-06) Fakeye D.O; Aiyede, E. I.This study investigated the views of selected school principals through in-depth interview on the extent to which English Language teachers exhibited creativity in their classroom practices. The findings of this study highlighted a pressing need for addressing the deficiency in creative teaching among teachers, which directly impacts students' engagement and learning of English Language. While it cannot be controverted that English Language teacher preparation programme in Nigeria produce dedicated and well-qualified teachers, many of these teachers lack creativity in English Language teaching. This is a blind spot in the teaching ofEnglish language that needs attention. Many past studies concentrated more on English Language teachers' lesson preparation and delivery than deployment of creativity as a way of increasing levels of learning outcomes on the part of learners and preparing them with the flexible skills they need for the future. Recommendations were made to inform policy interventions and professional development initiatives, geared towards enhancing the quality of English Language education in Nigeria.Item Language acquisition process: implications for teaching English as a second language for sustainable development(2020-07) Aiyede, E. I.This paper examines the process of language acquisition and its implications for teaching English as a Second Language in the effort to achieve the sustainable development goals. It further argues that effective teaching of English as a Second Language should be learnen-centred, innovative and highly interactive. Also, English Language teachers should model the right content, structure the process of instruction and involve learners in the teaching/learning process to facilitate second language acquisition in a multilingual country like Nigeria. The paper concludes by making recommendations on how to improve English language pedagogy.Item The Quest for Improved Learning Outcomes in Literature-in-English among Senior Secondary School Students in Ibadan, Nigeria: Teachers’ Instructional Organisation in Focus(2022) Aiyede, E. I.This study examined the relationship between teachers' instructional organisation and academic achievement of senior secondary school students in Literature-in-English in Ibadan, Nigeria using the survey design of the correlational type as the research design. The participants were 20 Literature-in-English teachers and 436 students in intact classes from 20 senior secondary schools in Ibadan. Instruments used were Achievement Test in Literature-in-English (r=0.78) and Teachers Instructional Organisation Scale (r-0.81). Two research questions were answered using descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.05'level of significance. Findings revealed that teachers’ instructional organisation was poor ( x = 2.62) against the threshold of 3.0; and that instructional organisation correlated positively with students' achievement in Literature-in-English. Consequent on these findings, it is recommended that teachers should attend professional development programmes such as seminars and workshops to improve their instruction organisation skill for improved learning outcomes of students