INFLUENCE OF LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA.

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The study investigated the influence if Literature-in-English on students’ performance in English Language, with secondary schools in Ondo State, Nigeria. the population of the study comprised English Language teachers, while the sample size of the study was Two hundred (200) respondents selected through a simple random sampling technique. A self-designed research instrument by the researcher titled, “Influence if Literature-in-English on students’ performance in English Language, with secondary schools in Ondo State, Nigeria”, fashioned on four likert rating scale: Strongly Agreed (SA), Agreed (A), Disagreed (D) and Strongly Disagreed (SD). The research instrument were validated by two experts in Test and measurement, while its reliability was determined through test retest at two weeks interval and 0.68 coefficient reliability was obtained. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (simple percentages frequency counts and mean). Based on the findings of the study conclusion were made that Literature plays a veritable role in the learning of English language. Students were able to develop literary competence through exposure to different literary texts and encounter different genres of Literature, which helps in the development of good English competence. The researcher therefore recommended, among others, that Literature-in-English should be fused as part of the English Language curriculum and Senior Secondary Certificate Examination and that students should be encouraged to read novels right away from Junior Secondary School classes, to boost their interest in literature, which can improve their performance in English language as well as other subjects.

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