VictorChinenyeEWUZIE

Thestudy investigated the influence of audio-visual resources in the learning of English Language in Junior Secondary Schools in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. Four research questions were raised to guidethestudy. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was a total number of all junior secondary school students in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The sample size for this study is a total number of one hundred (100) students adopting the simple random sampling technique. The data retrieved from respondents were critically examined and checked for completeness and accuracy. Data was analyzed bytheuseofpercentagesandfrequencytables. From the findings of the study, it was discovered that a lot of problems militate against the use of audio-visual aids in schools, which majorly was inadequatefundingandlack of powersupply inmost secondaryschoolsthat even have them available. In others schools, audio-visual aids was not even availableforuseatall.Also,itwasdiscoveredthatmostteachersdon’t have theknowledgeoftheuse ofaudio-visual devicesthattheyskipitmost times to shift to the regular teaching method which is the lecture method. Therefore,itwasrecommendedthatthereshouldbeadequatefundingbythe authorities concerned for the provision of these facilities, and also that teachers be trained on how to use these devices for teaching students in schools. It was also recommended that schools should be connected to a powersource ,either direct current or from A power generatingset.