Teaching is the heart of education. It involves the use of myriad of teaching methods, strategies and techniques. This paper critiques some of the instructional strategies used in higher institutions in Nigeria. Two of these instructional strategies (team teaching and questioning strategy) were identified. The "what", "how",…

Defines the concept of large classes with particular reference to the teaching of English for specific purposes at the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, in Nigeria. Examines the problems of large classes faced by language teachers in the university and adoption of the team-teaching approach as a means of overcoming their problems. (Author/VWL)