Toward a New English Language Education Programme in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAtoye, R. O.
dc.coverage.geographicalNigeriaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-19T11:19:08Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-27T14:58:37Z
dc.date.available2014-11-19T11:19:08Z
dc.date.available2018-10-27T14:58:37Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.departmentEnglishen_US
dc.description.abstractAtoye in this paper draws attention to the primacy of speech in language learning and use. He however regrets that in Nigerian education, the written form of language is given more emphasis. He draws attention to the inherent danger in giving primacy to the written instead of the spoken medium of language. Atoye also examines the status of English in Nigeria, especially as postulated by the National Policy on Education (NPE). Based on the observed defect of the NPE, he advocates an English language programme which he feels should reflect the status of English as an alternative language used by a large number of Nigerians for conducting their everyday activities. If his position is accepted, more attention will be given to the learning of spoken English in the curriculum.en_US
dc.facultiesArtsen_US
dc.format.filetypePDFen_US
dc.identifier.citationAtoye, R. O. (1994). Toward a New English Language Education Programme in Nigeria. In Adegbite, Wale and Onukaogu (eds.) Language in Education in Nigeria: Some Critical Perspectives (in honour of Professor Adebisi Afolayan). Ile-Ife: Centre for Language in Education and Development.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2642
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages.totalpages12en_US
dc.publisherCentre for Language in Education and Development.en_US
dc.subjectNeglect of spoken English in Nigerian educationen_US
dc.subjectStatus of English in Nigeria todayen_US
dc.subjectEnglish proficiencyen_US
dc.subjectNigerian education systemen_US
dc.subjectUse of Englishen_US
dc.titleToward a New English Language Education Programme in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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