Infusing Skills Acquisition Contents In Reading Comprehension Via Information And Communication Technologies (Icts) For Economic Empowerment In Nigeria
Journal Title: Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
The objective of this paper was to educate teachers of English Language at all levels of education in Nigeria, on how to make effective use of ICTs in teaching. Specifically, the paper has discussed briefly the introduction of Western Education in Nigeria with its flaws in the curriculum how Nigerians yearned for the type of education that would satisfy their desires. The paper advanced and discussed the introduction of Information and Communication Technologies in the global education system and in Nigeria in particular. Entrepreneurship and skills acquisition have also been discussed. Reading comprehension with its three levels of understanding have been discussed and how reading comprehension can be utilized in ICTs for the purpose of skills acquisition. In addition, the paper discussed how reading comprehension can be used to acquire skills of making some products. The importance of collaborative class work through the use of ICTs among school teachers has also been discussed. The paper discussed how project assignment can be given to students to work in pairs and groups to produce some products they have read about the processes of making them. In conclusion, the paper emphasized the importance of ICTs in schools and the use of reading comprehension in ICTs. It was recommended among others that teachers in English language class should integrate skill acquisition texts or passages through ICT in the reading comprehension class.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. D. N. Rinji, Ohiare Udebu M. F.
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- DOI 10.14738/assrj.45.2811.
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