Crises in Implementation of English Studies Curriculum at Junior Secondary School Level in Nigeria

ABSTRACT English language plays roles as language of instruction and core subject at junior secondary school (JSS) level in Nigeria as it is indicated in the National policy on Education (NPE (2004). The English studies curriculum at JSS level of education is an integrative document where English language and Literature in English language were integrated to achieve the set objectives of language education. This paper, therefore, attempts to make a review on the challenges in the implementation of JSS English studies curriculum in Nigeria. A review of the previous studies related to this paper, revealed that the crises include lack of teaching materials and ICT instructional gadgets, lack of provision of incentives to language teachers, insufficient time to cover the curriculum, lack of mentoring, lack of steady supervision, monitoring and evaluation. The paper suggests that Literature in English and English language should be taught separately and school principals should encourage mentoring relationship among the language teachers. It was also suggested that parents should learn the key components of the curriculum and develop attitude of visiting the academic works of their wards at home, so as to take appropriate actions at school level in the event they noticed lack of content coverage of the curriculum