www.ijellh.com 450 Assessment of the State of Resources for the Teaching of oral English in Senior Secondary Schools in Bo, Southern Sierra Leone Saidu Challay Acting Director Njala University Institute of Languages and Cultural Studies Bo Campus Abstract This study investigated the state of instructional resources presently used in senior secondary schools that would make the teaching and learning of oral English effective. The study consisted of thirteen (13) senior secondary schools randomly selected with a population of 5,714 students. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. A total of 13 English Language teachers and 13 principals drawn from the 13 senior secondary schools in Bo were used for this study. Two structured questionnaires prepared on a four-point likert type of scale were administered to the oral English teachers and principals. The major findings of the study indicated that although all the teachers are trained and qualified, the schools are grossly ill-equipped in resources to meet the challenges of teaching oral English in the 21st century. The teachers have also had no in-service training in the teaching of oral English as the pre- service did not seem to provide adequate training in the teaching of oral English. The study also indicated that teachers lack basic training in the use of technology, and therefore heavily rely on the ‘chalk and talk’ which tends to be highly teacher -centred. It was also found out that teachers start the teaching of oral English very late at senior secondary school level. Introduction English in Sierra Leone - as other former British colonies - is the official language of the country. A number of factors account for the popularity of English, among which include colonial heritage, its use by international agencies such as British Council, UN, EU, USAID, DFID, Irish Aid, etc., its value as the pre-eminent international language, plurality of