FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST TEACHING AND LEARNING OF LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, IN YOLA METROPOLIS, ADAMAWA STATE
Department of General Studies
School of General Education
Federal college of Education, Yola
ABSTRACT
This study examinedvarious factors militating against teaching and learning of literature-in-English in senior secondary schools, in Yola metropolis, Adamawa state. The study was based on survey research design. The study purposively sampled all 137 literature teaches across the 27 secondary schools in Yola metropolis.The study used structured questionnaire for data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as percentage and mean. The study found that students’ factors (interest, discipline, punctuality, interpersonalrelationship, and peer peruse) affect teaching and learning. Also, teacher’s factors (interest, qualification, experiences, competency and choice of teaching method) affect teaching and learning of literature in English. Also school factors such as location, conduciveness of classroom, time allocation and learningfacilities, all determine how efficient a teaching learning of literature in English could be at particular school. The parent interest and socio-economic activities determine the effective teaching and learning of literature in English at schools. The study recommended that teachers should be trained through workshop and seminar, while school are reposition for effective teaching and learningand parent and students are being carry along.
Keyword: Teaching, Learning, Literature in English,