Teachers’ Knowledge, Task-based Language Teaching as Correlates of Students’ Academic Achievement in English Grammar in Oyo State

This study investigated teachers’ knowledge, perception of task-based language teaching and students’ achievement in English Grammar in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State. The study adopted the survey research design of the correlational type. Ten (10) public secondary schools were randomly selected from public secondary schools in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select forty (40) SS II students and two English Language teachers from each school. 400 students and twenty (20) English Language teachers participated in the study. Three research instruments were used for data collection: Teachers’ Perception of Task-based Language Teaching Questionnaire (r=.77), Teachers’ Knowledge Test on Task-based Language Teaching (r=.75) and English Grammar Achievement Test (r=.82). Data collected were analysed using Multiple Regression Analysis. Results were interpreted at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that there was a positive, low non-significant relationship between teachers’ knowledge of task-based language teaching and students’ achievement in English grammar (r = 0.12; p>0.05). The joint contribution of teachers’ knowledge and perception of task-based language teaching to students achievement in English Grammar (F(2, 17) = 0.24; Adj R2 = 0.09; p>0.05) was not significant. The relative contribution of teacher’s knowledge of task-based language teaching to students’ achievement in English Grammar (? = 0.11; t = 0.46; p>0.05) was not significant. Also, the relative contribution of teacher’s perception of task-based language teaching to students’ achievement in English Grammar (? = 0.11; t = 0.46 p>0.05) was not significant. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that English Language teachers should create a conducive environment that will make the teaching of English grammar easy. Government should organise seminars, workshops and other in-service trainings for English Language teachers on how they can teach English Grammar using Task-based Language Teaching.