Assessment of English Language Curriculum Implementation in Junior Secondary Schools in Oluyole Local Government Area, Oyo state

Abstract

The purpose for this study was to assess the implementation of the Curriculum of the Junior 
Secondary Schools in Oluyole Local Government in Oyo State. Four questions and were 
proposed in relation to the study’s objectives. Quantitative descriptive research design was 
used to guide the study, the population of the study consists of all five thousand, one hundred 
and seventy-nine (5,179) students in selected ten public schools in Oluyole Local Government, 
Oyo State and a multi stage sampling procedure was used to obtain this result. Out of the 5,179 
of the overall population size in the 10 schools selected based on proximity as all belong to the 
same Local Government as all are mixed school but only one is a male-only school. The 
population size was narrowed down and approximated to 70. Based on the findings, it was 
recommended the reading components methods of the English Language Curriculum should 
be adopted and used maximally for effective teaching and learning outcome. In conclusion, 
Language Laboratory for Phonemic Awareness, Reading for Fluency, Accuracy and proper 
expression, the use of Charts are most effective form of implementing the English Language 
Curriculum, hence all counselors are advised to adopt these methods when teaching English 
Language in Junior Secondary Schools.