Factor Affecting The Teaching And Learning Of English Language In Primary School
[ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE]

Scope of the Study
This study intends to examine the factors affecting the teaching and learning of English Language in Primary School in Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State. The respondents for the study would all primary school teachers from both the private and public schools under Ilorin West Local Government area of Kwara State.. Purposive sampling techniques would be employed to select primary school teachers from twenty private and ten public schools under Ilorin West Local Government areas. Researcher designed questionnaire would be prepared to elicit information for the study. The statistical tools of Chi square will the research hypotheses in the study.
Operational Definition of Terms
Parental ethnic groups: Hausa, lgbo and Yoruba
Parental education: NCE/OND, FIND/First Degree, Master Degree, Ph.D.
Parental literacy: Parent that can read with at least SSCE certificate are literate and Parent that cannot read with at least SSCE certificate are literate
Significance of the Study
The findings of this study would be of immense benefits to students, teachers, parents, guidance and counselors, school administrators and policy makers. This might be facilitated by making the study available in places where the public could gain access to it, (e.g. the library, internet, media houses) and so on.
The findings of the study might provide tangible information to the primary school teachers in order to forge the family—school linkages through communicating effectively with pupils’ parents about school strategy of enhancing the pupils’ knowledge of English language.
The finding of this study might help the school administrators to involve and encourage parents to provide resource person on learning of English Language at home that can teach students the more thereby improving the students’ academic performance.
Pointedly, school counselors (if available) in the school would be better informed on factors determining students academic performance in school and strategies to improve the students’ attitude towards learning English Language as a subject in the primary schools.
Finally, the outcome might also, assist the government at all levels to understand background factors that cannot be under estimated in pupils’ learning acquisition is English Language and prepare a plane grand for governmental intervention through equipping the school libraries, building more classrooms, attractive salaries for the teachers and others.