Teachers’ Attitude to the Use of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching English Language in Secondary Schools, Ibadan South East, Oyo State

Abstract

This study examined teachers’ attitude to the use of Information and Communication
Technology in the teaching of English Language in selected secondary schools in Ibadan
South East, and applied Technology Acceptance Model. A descriptive survey research design
was adopted. The population of the study comprises of 482 English Language teachers.
Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 40 English Language teachers in junior
secondary schools and 40 English Language teachers in senior secondary schools making it a
total of 80 English Language teachers. The instrument used for data collection was structured
questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha was used to measure the questionnaire’s internal consistency
reliability (coefficient= 0.76). Descriptive and inferential statistical tools were used to analyze
the data collected. Results revealed that the respondents had the highest level of proficiency
in the use of 'internet facilities' (mean=3.08). Results further revealed that majority (92.5%)
of the respondents had favourable attitude towards the use of ICT tools. Results of Analysis
of Variance (ANOVA) show that at P≤0.05, there was a significant relationship between the
gender of respondents and their attitude towards the use of ICT tools (F= 6.261, P-value=
0.014). The study found that while teachers in the study area have a positive attitude towards
using ICT tools for teaching English Language, most of them lack proficiency in using them.
It was recommended that secondary schools with ICT tools should make use of them in
teaching English language, and in-service training should be conducted for teachers to
effectively integrate technology into their lessons.