DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i01.031

Pages: 195-207

Teacher shortage in both primary and secondary schools causes concern to educators and the general public, despite the numerous efforts by the government to reverse the trend. The purpose of this study was to find out whether computer assisted Instruction (CAI) in teaching English Language in Secondary schools is a myth or a reality. This was done by first establishing the challenges faced by teachers in the use of CAI in teaching English in Secondary schools and secondly determining whether computer assisted instructions is used in teaching English language .This study was based on the social science technological innovation theory proposed by Robert Red field (1980) an American. Survey research design was used to gather information from secondary school teachers. The findings from the study indicated that the teaching of English using Computer Assisted Instruction is a myth but not a reality since very few teachers adopted the method in teaching English based on the findings of the study.