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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
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
Peer reviewedFakuade, Gbenga – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1989
A Federal Government Policy in Nigeria aimed at unifying the country through the use of three major languages (Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo) has been inhibited because there are no teachers. Resistance from speakers of other languages to the enforced learning of one of the major languages also seems likely. Maintenance of English is suggested as the…
Descriptors: English, Federal Regulation, Foreign Countries, Hausa
Peer reviewedAkinnaso, F. Niyi – Applied Linguistics, 1994
This paper examines the tension between linguistic unification and language rights in Nigeria and assesses the nature, causes, and implications of the tension against the backgrounds of the country's history, political development, and language situation. (Contains 116 references.) (MDM)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Colonialism, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Mann, Charles C. – 1996
Language policy and language usage trends in Nigerian education are examined, particularly as they concern the role of Anglo-Nigerian Pidgin (ANP), an inter-ethnic lingua franca. Language policy and practice for official and native languages both before and since Nigerian independence are chronicled. Results of a survey of 240 individuals in six…
Descriptors: African Languages, Colonialism, Educational Policy, English
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
Roberts, Linda P.; Kitao, S. Kathleen – 1987
Three diverse case studies in which developing nations (the Philippines, India, and Nigeria) have chosen English as the language of instruction for the purpose of enhancing national development are described. In each case, the linguistic situation presents serious conflicts between the forces of nationalism and modernization. The Philippines…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
