LECTURERS' PERCEPTION OF THE ROLES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ON LEARNING OF SHORTHAND IN KWARA STATE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

Teaching and learning of shorthand have become imperative in achieving classroom instructional delivery. Thus, this paper examined lecturers' perception of the roles of the English language on teaching and learning of shorthand in Kwara State tertiary institutions. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population comprises 14 tertiary institutions available in Kwara State and purposive sampling method was adopted to select 56 Business Education lecturers in Kwara State tertiary institutions. Research questions raised to guide the study. A validated questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.70 was used for data collection. Percentage and mean score were used to answer the research questions. The findings showed that lecturers had a positive perception of English language on the teaching and learning of shorthand. Based on the findings, it was recommended that good knowledge of the English language should not be compromised in studying teaching and learning shorthand. Keywords: English language, Shorthand writing, Teaching and Learning of Shorthand, Lecturers' Perception