My wife's english is terrible.I knew this before we got married but i thought she could develop herself to improve her language skills.Two years after, it is still the same.She does not look at developing that aspect as an important issue.
This is really giving me some concern.
Please, advise on a way forward.orward.

Slate and Chalk.

Take her to an adult literacy school, that will help.

start by interacting with her always in english language, above all anytime she makes a mistake while speaking please correct her in love! also note that impeccable english is not a pre-requisite for good marriage.
Goodluck as she improves

Ekpara:

My wife's english is terrible.I knew this before we got married but i thought she could develop herself to improve her language skills.Two years after, it is still the same.She does not look at developing that aspect as an important issue.
This is really giving me some concern.
Please, advise on a way forward.orward.

What have u done to encourage her to improve since the past 2 yrs?
This is a good advice.

Akaraoku$:

start by interacting with her always in english language, above all anytime she makes a mistake while speaking please correct her in love! also note that impeccable english is not a pre-requisite for good marriage.
Goodluck as she improves

denzel2009:

Slate and Chalk.

lol

The service of an english teacher is needed here

I can teach her for you if you can trust me with her .
What's her level of education by the way?
Remember that English is not and is never your language. I hope you understand what she tries to communicate. If you do thatr is enough, get her novels to read and newspapers also. She will pick up before you can say e.j.a.culate.

Do not let the mastery of another man's language of lack of it break your union. I am sure she speaks your language without mistakes.

the evening Adult Education will help very much well or a private teacher dat wil be coming when u wil be around in ur house

1.teach her urself by high-lighting the salient features (especially pronunciation)
mind u lectures starts anytime blunder happens or

2 hire female corper(s) to do d work especially if ur wife is impatient or argumentative
caution; hire ugly corpers o o o ! tori olowu!

just a question, didn't u notice that before u married her?

rokiatu:

just a question, didn't u notice that before u married her?

When did it become a law that one will not marry another if one cannot speak English?

Ekpara:

My wife's english is terrible.I knew this before we got married but i thought she could develop herself to improve her language skills.Two years after, it is still the same.She does not look at developing that aspect as an important issue.
This is really giving me some concern.
Please, advise on a way forward.orward.

You obviously married her for some other things besides her English skills
Accept her the way she is first and foremost because there's a chance she'll never change.
There's a girl that was called Omo eko in this forum,despite her many years in the USA and college education in the States she still speaks and writes English like her native Ijebu dialect and I think she's now happily  married too.

agabaI23:

When did it become a law that one will not marry another if one cannot speak English?

sorry did you even understand my question? he knows his wife English was terrible
before he married her, then why is he causing noise here? why can't he hired
a special teacher to teach her or something

sorry

eyah!!! sori, all the weapon of mass destruction did their work.

na one thing wey i dey fear be dat
u go go one big boy event
make she come embarrass u for dia
kai
o boy dat sweet thing no allow u see road at all

wen u dey comot u must leave am for house o

its sad but it would be very difficult to change such things in a woman u ve married.
if she is not willing to learn on her own or understand the reason for the needed change o boy
u go need drastic measures o!!!
most of them maintain old bad habits and show u new things u never knew they had

crazy and stubborn creatures but we still love em sha

A bit of perspective here please! English is only a medium of communication, as in language - igbo, hausa, yoruba etc comes to mind as comparison. So, please, this person has not said his wife has a handicap, or is brainless, or unintelligent.

Remember that please!

Always try to use English with her.This what u would have done long time ago

I once dated a girl who speaks horrrible english. she practically murders the language with every sentence. She is a university undergraduate.

Her sin would have been pardonable, but she never agrees she is wrong.
The stupidity became so unbearable that I eventually dumped her. (not for that reason alone though)

@ poster,
Just cope with it. provided she is willing to learn, teach her patiently.
In fact I guarantee you will get a kick out of correcting her constantly (sometimes with small yabbings) until she is perfect.

LOL, why the stress was he not aware of her english skills before marrying her abi, the guy wan make U turn or what ??

encourage her to take learning serious, there's no one who can't improve, do more on your part

Poor woman. Was she speaking queen's English when you decided to marry her? Please don't make her feel inferior with your own inferiority complex

0hsisi:

You obviously married her for some other things besides her English skills
Accept her the way she is first and foremost because there's a chance she'll never change.
There's a girl that was called Omo eko in this forum,despite her many years in the USA and college education in the States she still speaks and writes English like her native Ijebu dialect and I think she's now happily  married too.

She's still on this forum oo. . .with another user name.

@OP

You can take a woman outta the Village but u can't take the Village outta the woman, unfortunately.

Slate and Chalk have already been suggested, but I can only add that u enroll her in the evening primary school as well and,

buy her 'madam koi koi' sandals and sew a 'double patched-pocket-oversize' gown for her at least to feel a sense of kindergarten.

Hope this helps!

denzel2009:

Slate and Chalk.

O boy, you funny well well, anyway, not-bad advice.

Akaraoku$:

start by interacting with her always in english language, above all anytime she makes a mistake while speaking please correct her in love! also note that impeccable english is not a pre-requisite for good marriage.
Goodluck as she improves

Best advice.

Buy this book for her "English Without Tears" by Elizabeth Pryse

and study it with her

YOUR WIFE'S DEFICIENCY IN SPEAKING ENGLISH SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THAT HAS NOT MADE HER LESS INTELLIGENT AND LOVING.OF WHAT USE IS A WIFE THAT HAS A FLAWLESS COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUGE BUT LACKS THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD WIFE?

MARRIAGE IS FOR BETTER FOR WORSE