Teachers’ and Students’ Perception on the Effectiveness of Teaching English Language Through Informal School Club Activities in Junior Secondary Schools in Awka South, Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

This research investigated teachers’ and students’ perception on the effectiveness of teaching English language through informal school club activities in some selected junior secondary schools in Awka South local government area of Anambra State. The study sampled five hundred participants. Purposive sampling technique was adopted to select six junior secondary schools that have functional informal school club activities in Awka South local government area of Anambra State. The research adopted two questionnaires on teachers’ perception on the effectiveness of teaching English language through informal school club activities and questionnaire on students’ perception on the effectiveness of teaching English language through informal school club activities. The reliability coefficients were 0.85 and 0.79. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency distribution, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Results indicated that Press club, Drama club, Literary and debating club, Reading club, Cultural club and NDLEA club were the available informal school club activities in the schools were effective in studying English Language. Teachers and students’ perception on the effectiveness of teaching English language through informal school club activities was positive. Based on the result of the findings, this study recommends that informal school club activities should be actively used as a medium of instruction, and a review of the curriculum to accommodate informal school club activities to enhance the teaching and learning process for a positive learning outcome in English language subject.