Availability and Utilization of Instructional Materials for Teaching of Indigenous Language (IGBO) in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

This study was carried out with the aim of ascertaining the availability and utilization of instructional materials for teaching of indigenous language (Igbo) in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. Two research questions guided the study. The population of the study comprised all the fifty two (52) Igbo language teachers in Afikpo Education Zone of Ebonyi State. The research instrument used for the data collection was a questionnaire developed by the researcher and validated by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was established using Pearson product moment correlation. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was found to be 0.80. The data analysis was done using percentages, mean and standard deviation. The results of the findings showed that instructional materials are available and adequate for teaching Igbo language in Public Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State. The study further revealed that most of these instructional materials were either lowly utilized or not utilized in teaching Igbo Language. The researcher made the following recommendations based on the findings. The Igbo language teachers should effectively utilize the instructional materials such as, audio,visual and audio-visual materials for teaching of the language. Secondly, Igbo language teachers should be encouraged to go for professional development through seminars, in-service training programs, seminars and workshops, in order to be effective in the utilization of instructional materials for effective teaching and learning of Igbo language. Keywords: Instructional material, Availability, Utilizations, Igbo Language. DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-5-03 Publication date: February 29th 202