Pdf the use of the english language in nigeria dates back to the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century when british merchants and christian. Nigeria can use to relate with one another that can be used to build the nation. English language is a worldwide language, and its the means of communication in over 30% of all countries in the world. A post development perspective 1imoh imoh itah,2luke amadi 3 roger akpan 1 department of public administration, akwa ibom state university, obio akpa campus. Acknowledgements adolescent sexual and reproductive health toolkit for humanitarian settings has been a joint effort by save the children and unfpa, led by brad kerner save the children, cecile mazzacurati unfpa and jennifer kim unfpa. In nigeria, english functions as a second language.
This is an area of 922,200 square kilometers 356,000 square miles. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Going by this historical position, it is safe to conclude that english predates colonization in nigeria. English language is termed as nigeria second language, it is being used as a communication tool by everyone in the country. Speaking english language is not easy but learning to speak is easy. The official language of nigeria, english, was chosen to facilitate the cultural and linguistic unity of the country postcolonization by the british. English is the official language of nigeria, a former british protectorate. Crisis group interview, nigerien security official, niamey, november 2014. History and importance of english language in nigeria. Quantitative indicators from cameroon, nigeria, rwanda, bangladesh and pakistan the findings of this study were developed through primary source interviews across a wide cross section of private and public sector subjects. Womens role is primarily understood as mothers, sisters, daughters and wives. Outer circle use english as a result of the second diaspora. The sector is being transformed by commercialization at the small, medium and largescale enterprise levels.
Ironically, it is also nigeria s dominant language, with the use of english being taught at various levels of the nigerian educational system prenursery schools, nursery schools, primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary institutions of learning. Irrespective of the above observation, the main focus of this paper remains the contributions of education to national development. Agriculture in nigeria is a branch of the economy in nigeria, providing employment for about 30% of the population as of 2010. However, there is a need for a better understanding of the diversity in type of chw in each setting and responsibility, role, training duration and type of remuneration. Nigeria is a multilingual country comprises of different races, which occupied geographically, a complicated landscapefrom its historiccultural, political, economic and educational developments. Fundamental instruction to help students assume their economic roles as consumers, workers and citizens. This paper focuses on teaching as a profession in nigeria, in line with the 20 national policy on education npe and trcns role. Nigeria roles in the development of international organization. English language functions as a vehicle of interaction and an instrument of communication. The most comprehensive sources for nigerian english prior to this are jowitt 1991 and igboanusi 2002. This means that this language has a role to play in maintaining and improving on media literacy in nigeria.
This article attempts to highlight the english language, of other functions, it performs in nigeria, unites the country. A second language is one that comes after ones primary language. Methods we identified chws providing mnh services in. English is one of them which become international language. The importance of english language is spreading geographically in the world there are many languages being spoken. Womens social role in nigeria differs according to religious and geographic factors. Unofficially, the countrys second language is hausa. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire.
Uchem and others published gender roles of men and women in nigeria and in the united kingdom find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Enlightenment and attitudes of the nigerian elite on the. Nigeria and the roles of english language from historical perspectives. Oct 14, 2019 english is the official language of nigeria, a former british protectorate. Other speakers see pidgin english as lingua franca in nigeria. Underlying these all is the use of english language as the vehicle for the transmission of ideas, meaning and literacy. The development of entrepreneurial activities throughout the ages in nigeria has been significantly vital in promoting nigerias economic growth and development.
The roles of community health workers who provide maternal. Economically, english language is the avenue to sustainable development in nigeria. This chapter started by presenting the views held by different educationists and scholars on the concept of education. The role of english language in nigeria essays antiessays. Chapter 10 curriculum development and implementation. Key to leadership todays school administrators face one of the most challenging and exciting times in the educational. Strategies for professionalization of teaching in nigeria.
It is being taught in schools from the prenursery down to the tertiary institutions. But the problem with nigeria is that there is no difference between an educated president and not so enlightened ones in terms of their leadership. This number includes 510 living languages, 2 second languages without native speakers and 9 extinct languages. English is the official language of nigeria, used in all government interactions and in staterun schools.
Islam reached nigeria through the borno empire between 1068 ad and hausa states around 85 ad during the 11th century, while. Scholars have identified five dominant roles of english and other mother tongues in nigeria as. The paper discussed various strategies to foster the full professionalization of teaching profession in. The roles of teachers in nigeria national development. The data for the study were obtained from five mathematics teachers. The benefits of the english language for individuals and. Additionally, loanwords and collocations have emerged from the native languages of nigeria, which come from the need to express concepts specific to the culture of. English is that language of unity that speakers of other indigenous languages do codemix with in their speech. The usage of inorganic fertilizers was promoted by nigerian government in the 1970s. Abstract this paper explores the historical overview of the english language in nigeria stating its roles while proffering solutions to the problems. Roles and problems omonigho josephine akporokah school of general studies, delta state polytechnic, otefeoghara.
Patriarchy, male dominance, the role and women empowerment in. In a country with more than 250 individual tribal languages, english is the only language common to most people. English especially the variety known as nigerian pidgin english functions as a lingua franca in this multilingual country. The number of languages currently estimated and cataloged in nigeria is 521. It is being taught in schools from the prenursery down to. From the results of a preliminary investigation into the attitudes of undergraduate students in a nigerian university, it was presumed that enlightenment of citizens on the importance of indigenous languages visavis english in nigeria. Teaching is a service to humanity, the role of a teacher in national development is in multiple forms such as academic role, pedagogical role, social role, parent surrogate role. It went further to discuss standard of education in nigeria pointing out that since standards are relative and varies according to. The roles of indigenous languages in the sociopolitical development of nigeria essay 18 words 8 pages. English language, as one of the recognized ligua franqer in the world over, is nigerias official language, and a means of communication, even while one is outside the country. Nigeria families are patriarchal with extended family members having more say than usual in comparison to family setups in the westernized world. The usage of inorganic fertilizers was promoted by. Role of business education in promoting entrepreneurship in nigeria sulayman dauda gidado department of business education fct college of education, zubaabuja, nigeria.
Language preference as a precursor to displacement and. A total of 150 secondary school teachers of oyo state participated in the study. Problems and prospects of english language in nigeria. The procedure for developing a districtwide english language arts ela program philosophy and rationale statement and examples of the declarations follow. Countries like singapore, the philippines, india, sri lanka, pakistan, bangladesh, kenya, ghana, nigeria, tanzania, zambia, malaysia etc. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the conversation right now. Thus, some scholars have justified the hegemony of the english language in nigeria on of its widespread usage and acceptability. The roles of english language in nigeria one of the dominant and pervasive problems in nigeria, and in africa at large, is the language question. This role falls on the english language which is the nations official and second language, as well as her lingua franca. English language, being a borrowed language so to say, is a language worth speaking. Nigeria can do international businesses because we have english as our official language. Adolescent sexual and reproductive health toolkit for humanitarian settings 6 during middle adolescence 1516 years of age, adolescents begin to develop ideals and select role. The functions of english in nigeria from the earliest times to the.
The spectrum of english in nigeria ranges from standard english through a more general english whose structures are. Nigerian english, also known as nigerian standard english, is a dialect of english spoken in nigeria. Teaching and learning english language in nigerian schools. Other than the local african dialects, it is the most common language spoken in that country. Economists in nigeria believe that english is crucial for economic growth, as it helps them trade more widely on an international scale. Introduction a variety of community health workers chws provide maternal and newborn health mnh services in lowincome and middleincome settings. Language is used to defining the characteristics of every nation. Patriarchy, male dominance, the role and women empowerment in nigeria abidemi r. Media literacy and the role of english language in nigeria.
To travel from the west to the east is a distance of 1,120 kilometers 700 miles from the south to north of the country about 1,040 kilometers 650 miles. Though they may not have adopted it as an official language of state, english also plays important roles in traditionally portuguese and frenchspeaking countries, as well as in ethiopia, none of which are former british colonies. This paper examines the role of english language in media literacy. Crisis group report, curbing violence in nigeria ii, op. In the paper, the nature of male dominance and roles in nigerian family is empirically analyzed and discussed. Abstract this article examines the role of english in nigeria as a medium of communication, political activitiessocial and academic guidance from its historical perspective, and the duration of gradual transition to the present status of. Hide footnote several sources noted the presence of a few maghreb arabs among boko haram ranks, and shekau pledged allegiance in march 2015 to is leader abu bakr albaghdadi.
This article examines the role of english in nigeria as a medium of communication, political activitiessocial and academic guidance from its historical perspective, and the duration of gradual transition to the present status of bilingualism and its democratization of language in conformity with national unification. Nigeria lies between latitudes 40n and 140n and longitudes 20 east and 150 east of the greenwich meridian. Key to leadership todays school administrators face one of the most challenging and exciting. Roles of code switching in multilingual public primary. This study is an evaluation of teachers perception of the role of media in oyo state of nigeria. Asiyanbola department of geography and regional planning, faculty of the social sciences, olabisi onabanjo university, agoiwoye, ogun state, nigeria email. Consequently, this paper sought to highlight the roles the english language performs in the building of the nigerian nation. The benefits of the english language for individuals and societies. English has been one of the major languages in the world.
It also determined the effects of the languages used on teaching and learning mathematics with a view to presenting codeswitching as a viable medium of instruction to facilitate the development of literacy in children. Ironically, it is also nigerias dominant language, with the use of english being taught at various levels of the nigerian educational system prenursery schools, nurser. Although children are very important to nigeria families because parents believe that their children will provide support for them in their old age, family relationships are mostly guided by strict system. Culture of nigeria history, people, clothing, traditions.
The loss of livelihood, security and the protection. Pdf the functions of english in nigeria from the earliest times to. The english language and sustainable development in nigeria. The data used in the study were obtained through a. Each of the roles comprises of different activities. Language situation at the colonia era when britain took over as the colonial power in nigeria, english became the tool with which the new territory would be administered. This study describes the effect of enlightenment on attitudes of the nigerian elite to the roles assigned to english and indigenous languages in nigeria. The use of the english language in nigeria dates back to the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century when british merchants and christian missionaries. Role of entrepreneurs in nigerias development essay. History of english language in nigeria and top 10 uses problems. Why are more african countries adopting english as an. When native english speakers try to characterise nigerian english it is clear that their personal perceptions play an important role in determining which lexical items or usages are distinctive.
Its classification as a second language therefore, relates to the status and function of the language as well as. The study by adamu 2004, explores the reaction to, and management of, dominant. Additionally, womens roles are in accordance with ethnic differences and religious background, with women in northern nigeria being more likely to be secluded in the home, than women in southern nigeria, who participate more in pub. The study investigated roles of code switching in multilingual public primary schools in ileife, nigeria. From whichever historical account of the introduction of english in nigeria, the current dominance of the language on the indigenous languages in nigeria in terms of status and functions might be less controversial. As the country continued to develop over the decades, entrepreneurship began to extend beyond rural residences and into cities. English language is the official language of nigeria. Ironically, it is also nigerias dominant language, with the use of english being taught at various levels of the nigerian educational system prenursery schools, nursery schools, primary schools, secondary schools and tertiary institutions of learning. Role of business education in promoting entrepreneurship.
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