Mother Tongue Interference in Teaching and Learning English Language: A Case study of Kissi Teng, Kissi Kama and Kissi Tongi Chiefdoms in Sierra Leone

Abstract: The study revealed that mother tongue interference influences the teaching and learning of English in Kissi Teng, Kissi Tongi and Kissi Kama in communication. A descriptive approach was used for the study. Data was collected, analysed and interpreted from fifty respondents in five different selected schools, revealing shortage in English Language teachers, phonological, morphological, syntactic and direct transfer or translation from Mother Tongue to English Language, showing interference in teaching and learning the English Language