English Language Teaching for National Development in Rivers State Nigeria

Abstract

Education is a special discipline that is basically connected with methods of teaching and
learning in schools or school-like environment. Education is generally geared towards national
development. This research therefore considered English language teaching as an integral
part of education that leads to national development. The aim of this research is to identify
language teaching in secondary schools as a pointer towards national development. A
descriptive survey research was used with 20 item questionnaires titled English Language
Teaching for National Development (ELTND). This was done through quantitative data
collection. There were 300 respondents who were secondary school language teachers. The
analysis was done through mean and standard deviation on 4 point rating scale. Findings
demonstrated that language teaching is key for the overall national development.