This work examines the use of games in the teaching of English language in selected
secondary schools in Port Harcourt Metropolis.The position of English language in
Nigeria and her educational system is so important that its use or lack of it
immediately mirrors the status of the user. So the study adopted a descriptive
survey research design to assess whether language games are available and to
ascertain whether teachers make use of games in the teaching of English Language.
Purposively, five secondary schools were selected and by a stratified random
sampling and simple random sampling techniques, 100 respondents were chosen
for the study. Data were obtained through a structured questionnaire, oral
interview and non-participatory observation. Obtained data were subjected to
analysis with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 20.Result
showed five games available for teaching English language in the selected schools.
These include word games, pronunciation games, reading games, spelling games
and computer games. The study identified that these games are available and used
in a low rate of 40% and 20% as maximum and minimum respectively.