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Download full textAkinpelu, Michael; Yegblemenawo, Stella Afi Makafui – Educational Considerations, 2023
Nigeria and Ghana are two Anglophone countries in West Africa that have adopted the teaching of the French language in their education systems because of their proximity to francophone countries and the necessity for regional integration. Whereas the language has gained some official status in the national curriculum (National Policy on Education)…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, French, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Omoniyi, Ayeomoni Moses – English Language Teaching, 2012
The languages spoken in Nigeria do not only play significant roles in the socio-political life of the country, but also help in no small measure to unify or integrate the country that is so much diverse in all spheres of life. In realizing these multiplicity of roles the languages play in the country, the Government instituted and enacted a policy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Influences, Political Influences, Language Planning
Ofulue, Christine I. – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Literacy is perhaps the most fundamental skill required for effective participation in education (formal and non-formal) for national development. At the same time, the choice of language for literacy is a complex issue in multilingual societies like Nigeria. This paper examines the issues involved, namely language policy, language and teacher…
Descriptors: Literacy, Language Planning, Distance Education, Multilingualism
Direct linkIgboanusi, Herbert; Putz, Martin – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2008
In a surprise announcement in December 1996 in a speech at the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs, the late Nigerian Head of State, General Sani Abacha said "Nigeria is resolutely launching a programme of national language training that will in a short order, permit our country to become thoroughly bilingual". General Abacha's…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Official Languages, Foreign Countries, French
Mann, Charles C. – 1990
A discussion of the choice of official languages in Nigeria first gives an overview of the current language situation in Nigeria, particularly of indigenous language usage, sketches the history of English, French, and Anglo-Nigerian Pidgin (ANP) both before and after independence, outlines the main proposals for language planning, and draws some…
Descriptors: African Languages, Colonialism, English, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMakoni, Sinfree, Ed.; Meinhof, Ulrike H., Ed. – AILA Review, 2003
This collection of articles includes: "Introducing Applied Linguistics in Africa" (Sinfree Makoni and Ulrike H. Meinhof); "Language Ideology and Politics: A Critical Appraisal of French as Second Official Language in Nigeria" (Tope Omoniyi); "The Democratisation of Indigenous Languages: The Case of Malawi" (Themba…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Applied Linguistics, Bilingualism, Black Colleges
