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| Evaluation of the Implementation of the Language of Communication in the Delivery of Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education Programmes in South-West Nigeria
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Blessing Nnenna Ilogu and Prof. Monica Ngozi Odinko
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Abstract:
This study evaluated the implementation of the language of communication in the delivery of literacy, adult and non-formal education programmes in Southwest, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research type. The target population for this study consists of NMEC officials, facilitators and learners (who have been enrolled in the literacy classes at the Mass literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education Centres) in South-West, Nigeria. The multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select the study's samples. The Classroom Interaction Pattern (CIP) observation scale adapted from Odinko (2007) was used for data collection. The descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages, and graphs were used to analyse the data. Findings revealed that NMEC facilitators used Nigerian languages as means of instruction during teaching and learning to a large extent (90.8%), while English language was used to a small extent. NMEC facilitators to a large extent (87.8%) used the Nigerian language more than English language. Also, the prevailing instructional delivery patterns used during teaching and learning was found that more of the lesson time (30.7%) are on learners' individual activities, 27.3% on whole class activities, 21.3% on instructional technologies and 16.0% on facilitator activities whereas, less of the lesson time were spent 2.9% on facilitator not facilitating learning and 0.1% on confusion etc. Majority of the facilitators dominated their teaching and learning with learners' individual activities, whole class activity and facilitators' activity respectively. Results also revealed that 53.7% of the facilitators deployed modern technologies than 46.3% who deployed traditional means. The study recommends that facilitators who understand the language of immediate environment should be employed by NMEC to teach students thereby achieving the objectives for which the body was set up.
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