Teachers’ and Students’ Disposition to the Use of Digital Tools in English Language Instruction in Selected Senior Secondary Schools in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria

This study investigated the disposition of secondary school teachers and students to the use of digital tools in English Language instruction in Ibadan South West Local Government. Area, Nigeria. The study adopted the survey research design. All the 10 English language teachers teaching SS2 in the selected schools were enumerated. Also, 50 SS2 students from each school were randomly selected making a totality of 500 students. The instruments used were Teacher Disposition to the Use of Digital Tools in English Language Instruction Questionnaire( r=0.82) and Student Disposition to the Use of Digital Tools in English Language Instruction Questionnaire(r=0.77) Data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation, percentage and frequency counts. Finding revealed that English language teachers demonstrated high disposition to the usage of digital tools with a weighted average of 2.82, against the threshold of 2.50. It further revealed high disposition of students towards the integration of digital tools in English Language instruction with a mean of 2.78, against the threshold of 2.50. Based on the findings, the study recommended that teachers of English Language should attend capacity building workshops on the use of digital tools in their lessons from time, while students should be helped to appreciate the use of digital tools in their lessons from time to time.