Brief Introduction

English is one of the major languages out of about 5000 estimated languages spoken in the world.  About 200 years ago, English was simply the language of fewer than 15million people.

Today, however, English is used by more than a 300million people and second only to Chinese as regards the number of people using a particular language.  Oga R.O (2007), ascertained that the English Language is one of the most influential and fast-growing languages spoken across the globe.

One-fifth of the earth’s land surface uses English either as a native tongue or official language.

Of the entire World’s Languages, English is the most widely studies language, especially in areas where it is not native.  Today, English is used in several countries in the American continent including the United States of America and Canada, New Zealand, Republic of South Africa, Australia, Nigeria, and Ghana, including other countries in the West African, Subcontinent.  Though English was actually the language of colonization in these countries like India they have since remained the official languages in most of the colonized territories.

In other countries including Japan and China according to Udemba S.C (2007), the English Language is usually taught as the chief foreign language.

Equally, about half of the world’s scientific and technical journals, as well as newspapers, are printed in English.  During the cold war, the former Soviet Union used English in its propaganda broadcasts across the developing countries in Africa and Asia.  The spread of English is further enhanced through the establishment of the British Council and United States information service by the British and U.S governments respectively with centers and libraries in various countries including Nigeria.

All these factors have therefore made it easy for anyone who understands and speaks English and moves around major cities in the world to communicate effectively with one another.

According to Anibueze (2007), the English Language is a lingua franca.  As a lingua franca, it is the language for unification.  It is highly established so that the people of varied languages will have purposes to relate together maturely and work in unison.  For example, a Hausa man may comfortably stay and effectively speak with a Yoruba man or an Igbo man, advice versa.

Table of Content

Title page
Approval page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Table of contents
Abstracts

CHAPTER ONE:
Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of the problem
1.3 Purpose of the study
1.4 Significance of the study
1.5 Research Questions
1.6 Scope of study
1.7 Limitation of study
1.8 Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO:
Literature Review
2.1 Theoretical Review
2.2 Problems of teaching English Language
2.3 Solution to the problem
2.4 General ways of improving the teaching and learning of the English Language in
Secondary Schools
2.5 The Public Concern

CHAPTER THREE:
Research Methodology
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Area of the study
3.3 Population of the study
3.4 Sample and sampling techniques
3.5 Research Instrument
3.6 Validation of the instrument
3.7 Method of Data Collection
3.8 Method of Data Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Research Question One
4.2 Research Question Two
4.3 Research Question Three
4.4 Research Question Four
4.5 Discussion of Results

CHAPTER FIVE:
Discussion of Findings
5.1 Use of instructional resources/media
5.2 Conclusions
5.3 Recommendation
References
Appendix