EFFECT OF USING AUDIO-TUTORIAL SYSTEM IN TEACHING SOME CONTRASTING CONSONANT SOUNDS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PRONUNCIATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS

Abstract

The research was design to find out the effect of audio-tutorial system on the teaching of some contrasting sounds in English Language. This is a true experimental study with pre-test post-test control group design. Senior secondary school II students were stratified into three ability levels (high, average and low) using their pre-test scores in contrasting consonants sounds in English Language and 96 students were randomly assigned into experimental group (48) and control group (48) using simple random technique. Four research questions and four hypotheses were raised to guide the conduct of this study. Treatment instrument (audio-tutorial system) and English pronunciation test formed the two instruments used in this study. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, mean, standard deviation, t-test and one way analysis of variance. The results revealed that experimental group outperformed the control group.  The results also indicated that male and female perform better when they are exposed to the use of audio-tutorial system in contrasting sounds in English Language. That is, audio-tutorial system is gender bias. The following recommendations were therefore made: government should equip the computer laboratory with necessary multimedia equipment to enable teachers and students integrate more innovative strategies in the class and the school authorities should train teachers in the use of audio-visual materials and equipment in the school so as to encourage both the teachers and students to integrate them for instruction in the class and for self-learning development in the school.