Nigerian Films and Videos: Good Sources of Vocabulary Acquisition for Senior Secondary School Students in Oyo State Nigeria

Abstract

Many secondary school students in Oyo state in particular and Nigeria in general are film-addicts, to the extent that it is already taking toll over their academic career. This study investigated some educational implications of these films and videos on students’ vocabulary acquisition in English language in Senior Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. The data for the study was sourced from twenty five English language teachers and two hundred and fifty students selected from twenty five secondary schools spread through the educational zones in Oyo State. Relevant data were gathered through the use of self-made questionnaires. The results showed that though the teachers were aware of the potentials of English films and videos to develop students’ vocabulary in English; they did not take advantage of this in their classes. The students who, on the other hand, gave good patronage to the films and videos did not make use of the vocabulary acquisition potentials inherent in some of the films and videos. The paper concludes that it is important for a teacher to create an enabling environment for learners of English to explore the potentials in English language films and videos to develop their vocabulary by engaging in film narration, play acting and dialogues as part of the language activities in their classrooms. Therefore, each English language teacher should endeavor to maximally utilise films and videos as majority of English language students have been found to be  strongly attach to watching films and videos