ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of grammar translation as a method of learning reading comprehension in Secondary schools in Ovia North East.The design adopted was the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised of 174 public schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo state. Simple random technique was adopted with the sample of senior secondary school one (SSS 1) students drawn from the biggest public and private secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The research instrument used for the study was a questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into two sections. ‘’ Section A’’ was designed to generate personal information of the respondents. While the ‘’Section B’’ comprises of items on the topic under research. It was constructed to reflect the problem of the study such that the items would be relevant to the purpose of the study. The instrument was reviewed and certified by the project supervisor and two (2) other lecturers in the Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Education in the University of Benin.

The findings of the study revealed that senior school students in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State do not rely heavily on grammar translation in learning reading comprehension but follow grammatical rules and sentence breakdown in comprehending texts. It was recommended that learners improve their reading comprehension by using diverse strategies, such as grammar analysis and contest-based approaches, staying motivated and collaborating with peers in learning reading comprehension.