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This project is on Relevance of the use of instructional materials in the teaching of English Language. The purpose of which is to investigate the importance of English language on the educational sector as well proffer solution to the problems of the Nigerian educational system. The research design used for this study is survey, the population targeted for this study consists of all secondary schools in Nigeria, a total of 50 schools was used as sample size consisting of 300 questionnaires administered to students and staffs and cluster sampling technique was applied. Instrument used for this study is the questionnaire. Data collected were collected from primary sources. From the analysis of the data, the findings show that the level of student performance in English language in secondary schools is average, the level of students’ academic performance in English language taught with instructional materials is very high, the problem of low academic performance in English language can be solved using instructional materials such as prints, visuals. Following the findings, it was recommended that the level of English language performance in secondary schools should be raised, various strategies that will help raise the level of English language performance in secondary schools should be adopted such as employment of only qualified teachers among others, student of should be taught using instructional materials. Teachers should use the different instructional materials when teaching such as prints, visuals, audio, and audio-visuals so as to aid easy comprehension. The study concludes that instructional materials when teaching in secondary schools should be embraced. Keywords: English language, instructional materials, academic performance, secondary school, educational system.
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