Effectiveness of Language Laboratory for Teaching English Phonetics and Phonology in Colleges of Education in North Eastern, Nigeria

Shu'aibu Adamu, Isah Abubakar Kumbi, Zulkiflu Umar Fanti

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The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of language laboratories for teaching English phonetics and phonology in Colleges of Education in North Eastern, Nigeria. The study which adopted a descriptive survey research design was guided by two questions and null hypotheses. The population involves all teachers and students of the English Language Department in colleges of education in North Eastern, Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data for the study. The instrument was face validated by 3 experts. Cronbach’s alpha analysis yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.99. The study found that language laboratories were not effectively used by teachers and students in such Colleges of Education. The study revealed that language laboratories were lacking specialists. It was also found that English language teachers/students who taught/learn introduction to phonetics and phonology at the College of Education level had a low concern about using language laboratories when teaching/learning, and most of the language laboratory facilities were not properly maintained. It was recommended that Colleges of Education should train and retrain teachers of the English language in the management of language laboratories or employ staff who specialized in language laboratories for its proper maintenance, English language Teachers should frequently engage in using language laboratories in teaching some aspects of English language and Students should be taught how to use language laboratory facilities so that they should be able to use it independently at their own phase.


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