Abstract

This study investigated the availability and utilisation of informal school clubs supporting the teaching and learning of English in Irewole Local Government area of Osun state. The survey research design was adopted. A total of 200 students, 15 teachers, purposively selected from 5 schools because the study required participants who had direct knowledge of and experience with the informal school clubs under investigation were used for this research. The instruments used were: Inventory of Available Informal School Clubs, (r=0.75) and Utilisation of Informal School Clubs Scale(r=0.78).The data collected were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed that informal school clubs available were Literary and Debating society, Press clubs, Drama and Theatre club.The teachers always utilised these clubs in teaching English with a weighted mean of 3.46 as against the threshold of 2.50. Based on the findings, the study recommended that school administrators should establish and strengthen relevant informal school clubs, English language teachers should collaborate with club coordinators to organise language-based activities regularly, and education stakeholders should provide adequate support and resources to enhance the effective utilisation of informal school clubs in secondary schools.