TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE VIABILITY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE CURRICULUM FOR ALMAJIRI EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN NORTH-WEST, NIGERIA

Abstract This study investigated teachers’ perceptions of the Viability of English language curriculum for Almajiri Education Programme in North West, Nigeria.Three research questions guided the study.A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The target population comprised of all the Almajiri Schools in the North-west region of Nigeria. The purposive sampling technique was adopted to select 3 states and 9 schools out of 18 functioning almajiri schools for the study. The research instrument was Teachers’ Questionnaire for an Assessment of English Language Curriculum for the Almajiri Education Programme (TQAELCAEP) which was administered to 41 teachers of English language. The research questions were answered using mean scores and standard deviation, with a midpoint of 2.50.The findings showed that English language teachers in Almajiri schools are teaching their students with the curriculum. There are considerable difference between English language curriculum for the Almajiri Education Programme and conventional school programme.here is sufficiency of teacher and instructional materials to cover the requirements for English language curriculum for Almajiri Education Programme.Based on the findings of the study,it was recommended among others that teachers should ensure that instructional materials are adequately used during classroom interaction so as to make every lesson period a lifetime experience; and teachers should work closely with local government education authorities especially to resolve difficulties that may be encountered during interpretation of the curriculum in classroom situation.