CLASSROOM INTERACTION TECHNIQUES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NIGERIAN UPPER BASIC EDUCATION

Abstract

Anchored on different aspects of classroom interaction techniques
which allow the English Language teacher to act upon the class
while the class' reaction modifies his next action, the paper focuses
on the creation of a synergy of strategies and actual classroom
situation that prompt the language teacher to appraise ideas and
inform application of these ideas for effective teaching and learning
of the English Language in his own classroom. The paper explores
not only objectives of teaching English Language but the process of
achieving these objectives and the implications for learning and
teaching of English Language in Nigerian Upper Basic Education.
The study discovered, among others, that the strategies employed
give room for face-to-face interaction, make learning interactive and
participatory and the whole process learner-centred. It was,
therefore, suggested that for effective use of these strategies, the
English teacher should endeavour to test-run the various methods
and attain some measure of competence before deploying them in
his own classroom