INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF POETRY WRITING IN IGBO LANGUAGE

Résumé

This paper sought to identify the technological tools that will be integrated into the teaching and learning of poetry writing in Igbo language in the senior secondary schools in Nsukka Education zone. The design of the study was a descriptive survey research design. Four research questions formulated in line with the specific purposes of the study guided the study. The population of the study was 70 teachers of Igbo language in the Education zone. The instrument for data collection was Integration of Technologies into the Teaching and Learning of Poetry Writing in Igbo language (ITTLPWILQ) which has 21 items and was developed by the researcher. The collection of data was done by administering the instrument on the respondents with the aid of research assistants while mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data collected. The finding of the study showed that Igbo language teachers do not use appropriate technological tools in the teaching of Igbo language poetry writing, they do not employ some strategies that will increase the interest of the students in learning Igbo language poetry writing, most teachers are not knowledgeable enough in the field of technology and constant electricity failure and poor maintenance of technological equipmentThis paper sought to identify the technological tools that will be integrated into the teaching and learning of poetry writing in Igbo language in the senior secondary schools in Nsukka Education zone. The design of the study was a descriptive survey research design. Four research questions formulated in line with the specific purposes of the study guided the study. The population of the study was 70 teachers of Igbo language in the Education zone. The instrument for data collection was Integration of Technologies into the Teaching and Learning of Poetry Writing in Igbo language (ITTLPWILQ) which has 21 items and was developed by the researcher. The collection of data was done by administering the instrument on the respondents with the aid of research assistants while mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data collected. The finding of the study showed that Igbo language teachers do not use appropriate technological tools in the teaching of Igbo language poetry writing, they do not employ some strategies that will increase the interest of the students in learning Igbo language poetry writing, most teachers are not knowledgeable enough in the field of technology and constant electricity failure and poor maintenance of technological equipment contribute to the lack of sound knowledge of Igbo poetry writing among the teacher and students in Nsukka Education zone. Some recommendations were made based on the findings of the study which include: that government and other proprietors of schools should provide the appropriate technological gadgets to schools to enhance the teaching and learning of Igbo poetry writing, that Igbo language teachers should be sent on training specifically on how to teach Igbo poetry writing, that Igbo language experts should create an application that will enhance the teaching of Igbo poetry writing, and that the government should encourage and reward students who have interest in learning Igbo language.