Integrating ICT in Language Education for Enhanced Entrepreneurial Development among University Undergraduates in Kwara State

Authors

  • Abdulkareem Farooq ISHOLA Department of Arts Education, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Stephen Billy OLAJIDE Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
  • Comfort Chisara EMMANUEL Chapel Secondary School, Tanke, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • Ayoola Lateefat ABDULKAREEM Department of English, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria

Keywords:

Integration, ICT, Language Education, Entrepreneurial Development

Abstract

Nigeria currently wrestles with high level of unemployment, requiring that education be likened with entrepreneurship. This study advocates the proper integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into language education for greater entrepreneurial development. The research investigates how ICT integration into language education could lead to better entrepreneurial skills, mindset, and aspirations. It could make citizens more innovative and aggressive in creating and sustaining the desired competitive economy. The study is a descriptive survey involving a purposive sample of 268 respondents within Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State Nigeria. A researchers-designed instrument, which reliability was determined by the use of the test-retest method, leading to a reliability index of 0.78 after the use of PPMC, was used for data collection. The lone research question was answered using the mean, and standard deviation, while the two hypotheses were subjected to the t-test analysis at 0.05 alpha level. Findings reveal that integrating ICT into language education enhanced entrepreneurial skills. Based on the findings the researchers identified key areas that ICT may be integrated into language education, including curriculum development, literacy texting materials development, literary appreciation, and research.

Author Biographies

Abdulkareem Farooq ISHOLA, Department of Arts Education, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

Department of Arts Education, University of Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria

Stephen Billy OLAJIDE, Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria

Comfort Chisara EMMANUEL, Chapel Secondary School, Tanke, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Chapel Secondary School, Tanke, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria

Ayoola Lateefat ABDULKAREEM, Department of English, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria

Department of English, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Nigeria

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Published

2025-01-30

How to Cite

ISHOLA, A. F., OLAJIDE, S. B., EMMANUEL, C. C., & ABDULKAREEM, A. L. (2025). Integrating ICT in Language Education for Enhanced Entrepreneurial Development among University Undergraduates in Kwara State. Ilorin Journal of Education, 45(2), 352–363. Retrieved from https://ije.unilorinedu.sch.ng/index.php/ije/article/view/260