I'm sure he wouldn't have made those grammatical blunders if he wrote in Hausa.

I've stopped wondering why we celebrate a language that is not our own so much.

CharleyBright:


Jeez, I can't believe this arrant myopic thinking.
You call someone who can't express himself in English brilliant? Isn't English the dominant language in Nigeria?
And you even shamelessly suggested that vernacular should be adopted.
Whoever spent money to send you anywhere close to the 4 walls of a school made a mistake and wasted his resources.
You are a monumental apology!!!

Is English really that dominant in Nigeria? I think you live in a make believe world.
The sooner you and folk like you wake up the better.

How many Nigerians do you think know the meaning of words like

INFECTION
INTERACTION
RECREATION
LEISURE
At best pidgin English may be dominant in PARTS of southern Nigeia.In the North Hausa is the dominant language
Very few Nigerians even at graduate level converse in English without reverting to pidgin English which is an entirely differentt language

We need to learn from countries like Tanzania that now teaches their school children in Swahili

Teachers are been sacked in Kaduna,they are complaining,if they start sacking in sokoto now am sure his protest placard will be the largest.

dainformant:
This shows that the education system in the country needs total over-haul... Imagine teachers who are to impact knowledge into students can't even express themselves in English especially on social media platform. While Nigerians are still recovering from the situation in Kaduna were many teachers were sacked after failing basic competency tests, a teacher in Sokoto state is in the limelight after "releasing a banger" on Facebook. See below;

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2017/11/teacher-from-sokoto-shocking-posts-on-facebook.html

Is it "impact" or "impart". The OP must be from the North.

Omo d comment just weak me.....lord take control

aribisala0:


Is English really that dominant in Nigeria? I think you live in a make believe world.
The sooner you and folk like you wake up the better.

How many Nigerians do you think know the meaning of words like

INFECTION
INTERACTION
RECREATION
LEISURE
At best pidgin English may be dominant in PARTS of southern Nigeia.In the North Hausa is the dominant language
Very few Nigerians even at graduate level converse in English without reverting to pidgin English which is an entirely differentt language

We need to learn from countries like Tanzania that now teaches their school children in Swahili

I think it would be better you start posting in your native language to prove to me that the English language is not effective or should be dumped for our native languages.
Why then did you go to school? Were you taught in your native language.
OK let everyone of us start posting on Nairaland and let's see if Nairaland won't go down within 2days with Seun banning use of Native language on his platform.
How delusional of you to use English Language to tell me that English Language isn't worth it.

CharleyBright:


I think it would be better you start posting in your native language to prove to me that the English language is not effective or should be dumped for our native languages.
Why then did you go to school? Were you taught in your native language.
OK let everyone of us start posting on Nairaland and let's see if Nairaland won't go down within 2days with Seun banning use of Native language on his platform.
How delusional of you to use English Language to tell me that English Language isn't worth it.

The people who cling so tenaciously to English in Nigeria are often those from impoverished socially disadvantaged karosin using backgrounds with little capacity for deep reflection
Where have I said English is "not effective"

My Language is not "native" ,whatever that means and your statement that I should post in it is foolish.
THIS is an English language website

What do I know is your language before I stat posting to you in mine.

Rather than spout ignorantly why not do some research.
Your own understanding of English is atrocious anyway
Did I say English is not "worth it" ? What do you mean by "worth it"?

I am saying we should formulate a strategy to educate ourseles in our own languages

This has already been adopted with Swahili in Tanzania ,Welsh in the United Kingdom and Maori in New Zealand.

JayCynic:
Dullards with a difference. Im only pitying the young students. When a dullard teaches a dullard, and one of the dullards eventually become a President. What do you think the Country will be like. What even baffles me the most is that the same fools saying that Western Education is forbidden are using the knowlege of western education to make bombs.


We need to confirm Prophet Mohammed's WAEC Certificate, maybe he had parallel F9s

Be mindful of how you talk about a religion you are ignorant of,and please I'm begging you to stop bringing prophet Muhammad (SAW) on issues like this because all Muslims in the whole world regards and respect the holy prophet same way they regard and respect prophet Isa (JESUS) A.S.so please take note
As we northerners being illiterates,thank you for the insult but I'm sure there are still stack illitrates in the south who can not even read nor write

nittroboy:

No visa for you

aribisala0:



The people who cling so tenaciously to English in Nigeria are often those from impoverished socially disadvantaged karosin using backgrounds with little capacity for deep reflection
Where have I said English is "not effective"

My Language is not "native" ,whatever that means and your statement that I should post in it is foolish.
THIS is an English language website

What do I know is your language before I stat posting to you in mine.

Rather than spout ignorantly why not do some research.
Your own understanding of English is atrocious anyway
Did I say English is not "worth it" ? What do you mean by "worth it"?

I am saying we should formulate a strategy to educate ourseles in our own languages

This has already been adopted with Swahili in Tanzania ,Welsh in the United Kingdom and Maori in New Zealand.

The countries you mentioned, do they have same social and ethnic diversities as Nigeria?
You can't be comparing two extremes or expect that what thrive in one extreme can thrive in the other.
Nigeria is already too polarized along ethnic lines. The English language has always been a common unifying ground. Let's leave it at that. Pls shelve the clamour for ethnic languages for the mainstream. It will only divide us the more.
Besides, since you ascribe for native language can you do justice and experiment here and let's see how far it goes.

mumayyez:

Be mindful of how you talk about a religion you are ignorant of,and please I'm begging you to stop bringing prophet Muhammad (SAW) on issues like this because all Muslims in the whole world regards and respect the holy prophet same way they regard and respect prophet Isa (JESUS) A.S.so please take note
As we northerners being illiterates,thank you for the insult but I'm sure there are still stack illitrates in the south who can not even read nor write

This is the problem with you Muslims you think through your anuses

Christians believe Jesus is God therefore if you call him a prophet you are being disrespectful to Christianity. The entire basis of Christianity is that he is God not a prophet.Now you believe differently which is your right just as I believe Mohammed is a fraudster and a paedophile. Is is not better to keep these beliefs to youself ? No , you believe Islam's view is correct so you are free to air it no matter what.

Well first of all I am not a Christian either and I do not believe Jesus is son of God either but I do not claim anything is sacred. So no one can offend me by insulting any deity or belief

If you want people to respect your Muhammed or not insult him do not insult their Jesus by insisting he is a prophet otherwise you startan argument of deliberate provocation. Everyone knows what the other person believes ifyouu wan peace keep quiet on those things that are controversial like publicly saying Jesus is a prophet .That is insulting and provocative

Some of the students in the core North were taught with Hausa Language in primary and secondary school. I know a university student who passed only Communication in Arabic and failed other courses because he only understands Hausa Language and Arabic.

jolyment:
Some of the students in the core North were taught with Hausa Language in primary and secondary school.

Is this a fact?

aribisala0:
Is this a fact?

Yes I said some not all. Please try and ask corpers from other zones who are teaching in their public schools.The students do tell them to teach them with Hausa Language. I am a lecturer in the core North so it's the fact. A student in 100l came to my office but can't speak English Language to me and later disappeared. Some of them told me they failed my course because of the English Language.

CharleyBright:


The countries you mentioned, do they have same social and ethnic diversities as Nigeria?
You can't be comparing two extremes or expect that what thrive in one extreme can thrive in the other.
Nigeria is already too polarized along ethnic lines. The English language has always been a common unifying ground. Let's leave it at that. Pls shelve the clamour for ethnic languages for the mainstream. It will only divide us the more.
Besides, since you ascribe for native language can you do justice and experiment here and let's see how far it goes.

The path you are advocating is saying we should KILL our own languages .WHY should we do that?
I hear your view that English has "been a unifying ground" .There is nothing to say that should stop but it is not serving our educational needs.
To say leave it at that is not a debate .
The truth is there are many countries where people learn English but are still educated in THEIR OWN language.

We should not mix the two things

No one is saying discard English as the langage of goverment and law but the truth is very few Nigerians can speak English properly. If I go out in Nigeria I do not meet such a person everyday.Most people speak pidgin English and NOT English
In Northern Nigeria education would be better served in Hausa Language and people learn English as a language separtely.

Most people in Holland and Germany speak English but are educated in their on languages and that is how it should be.

aribisala0:
Is this a fact?

Yes I said some not all. Please try and ask corpers from other zones who are teaching in their public schools. I am a lecturer in the core North so it's the fact. A student in 100l came to my office but can't speak English Language to me and later disappeared. Some of them told me they failed my course because of the English Language.

unfortunately dis is the reality on ground for almost 80% of public schools up north, private schools have no such problems though

no doubt,,,have seen alot of that

quiverfull:
The fundamental misjudgment we've made as a country is to assume everyone is cut out for the formal education. Some of these peeps up north will do well as semi skilled artisans.
And the North needs not compete with the South by forcing their people to be educated; they should concentrate on their strength and focus on agriculture.

English is not Education. Norway, Germany, China, Poland, most have their education in their Language.

Bluffly:

English is not Education. Norway, Germany, China, Poland, most have their education in their Language.

I think you will find that the greater number of English Brigade campaigners are those from low socioeconomic backgrounds who were probably taunted about solecisms in English as kids.
One of the things I admire in Hausas is when you see them count money.They do it in THEIR OWN language.How many southerners can do that.

Is that a thing of pride?

I am glad we are witnessing the renaissance in our music .
I am sure in life time I will see an algebra textbook as well as a physics textbook in Yoruba

You see some peoplego to school to learn other people' ideas while some go to learn how to think and ask questions.

I am asking why can' we study Biology,Chemistry,Physics Mathematics,Geography and so on in Nigerian languages

Why not?
If we can what are the benefits

If we canhow do we get there? What preparation do we need,how long will it take. Will it change the status of English ?

That for me is how to think

EdCure:
I keep saying this: the south is a hundred years ahead of the north.

Hundred or Millennium years ahead of them.
this got mi laughing out loud..

EdCure:
They impose sharia on their people, yet employ a male teacher to a girls' classroom.
Nothing can ever work under the Islamic cloak of deception, delusion and hypocrisy.

It appears they couldn't get any good female indoctrinator for Suicide Bombing 101.

Atleast islam is the only religion of truth ,and the said educated maggots like u are the ones that worship a man that have anus and penis as a God. There is no way i would serve a God that have a penis and anus,what is God going to do with that ? Being educated in ur perspective means to be a wise guy,like in fuc.k ur mother or sister in the name of education. I rather stay illitrate forever if i should eat maggots,dogs and frogs as a food,educated bunch of beings

Funny Enough,
NUT headquarters is in Kaduna and
NUT chairman is always a Northerner

That is Nigeria for you

raysplashinfo:
Hundred or Millennium years ahead of them.
this got mi laughing out loud..

Yes thats it but the kind of education u people have is millions years far different to that of the west,because the west do not eat any organism that lives on earth as a bush meat,u are educated thats why u are free to fuk ur mother and sister even ur father knows the drill,he will never talk,u use toilet paper to wipe ur koro koro anus half way and plunge in to swimming pool with some fragmented debris of shit in ur anus,all in the name of educated,u also eats any organism that lives on earth even human because u are one million years ahead of the north in education,and lastly u choose to worship a man jesus christ that possessed anus and peni.s all in the name of using ur common sense of educaton. If thats how far educatef u are then i rather be illitrate forever

The truth of this matter is that this teacher is probably more intelligent than most of the NLers who are making derrogatve remarks on this thread.

This teacher speaks both Hausa and Arabic very fluently, and does not teach his students in English.

You will find many Italian, Russian, Spanish, or even Israeli teachers who do not speak a word of English yet they are effective in their profession.

Sadly, many Africans remain afflicted with Colo Mentality. SMH

What is the buzz about this on SM when the number one person is still struggling with common WAEC certificate? I have said it before, they are the reason why naija is still backward

hehehehehe

JayCynic:
Dullards with a difference. Im only pitying the young students. When a dullard teaches a dullard, and one of the dullards eventually become a President. What do you think the Country will be like. What even baffles me the most is that the same fools saying that Western Education is forbidden are using the knowlege of western education to make bombs.


We need to confirm Prophet Mohammed's WAEC Certificate, maybe he had parallel F9s

Educated maggot good morning,i saw how u insult our prophet,so as u can see i am also an illitrate northener as u called us,the only big part u dont have is common sense,ur ugly mother and monkey father failed to teach u respect bkos u are an illegitemet child. U are person that chooses to worship jesus christ,a man with anus and peni.s,i dnt know where u kept ur senses that could drag ur ugly educated head to understand that God do not need anus and penis,its only human that need it,with all this u are now a brilliant bastard that eats any living organism on earth,the westerners u follow are feeling disgusted abt u and ur ogogoro drinking mouth father who fathered u with the woman u called prostitute mother that wears no pants under her skimpy mini skirt,i wish am in ur area to pay and rape ur mother and sister while u watch then giv u the panties of ur mother to wear,educated fool of the year

I'm not surprised at all because these guys have missed it long time ago. You can't plant maize seed and expect to harvest something else. Their boko brothers had destroyed those regions scaring away many of their best brains.

I won't be surprised if El-rufai discovers another mass failure should in case he decides to conduct another screening exams for these new recruits.

Finally, our northern guys will need many years to meet up with other regions because too many damages had been done both physically and psychologically.

God bless Nigeria!!

dadavivo:
These abokiii people are insulting us in this country, I swear.

In a reasonable country like US or Germany they will only be in a ranch taking care or cattles not government

the only problem is that the westerners would forget that u are human due to how ugly u people are instead of them forcing us to feed their cattles in a ranch they would poison u people because u eat any sorrounding living organism as food,it include,dogs,mouse,frog,baboon,monkey,pigs,maggot and the pepper soup of dead body of human in the grave. They may think u are a ghost and thats where shooting will take over the show. The people that supporse to be in ranch and fed maggots are u guyz who have no common sense that lead u to worship jesus christ a man with penis and anus, i wonder what makes u think God need anus and penis,no wonder i heard that God created u with sponge thats why ur common sense is less than that of a pig and dogs u eat as a food

Where is abduljabbar4? Is this not his grade school teacher?
This "teacher" graduated with honors from. ABU.
There are so many examples of the average northerner's intellectual handicap.It is only fair that they should be allowed to form their own country. Let the whole world see how "advanced"they are.

zionmde:
Only the poor in the north attends schools where these kinds of teachers teach. Am proud of some of the best schools in sokoto Iman, khalifa, caliphate etc, but guess wat? 75% of the staff of these schools are southerners. The north only thinks politics and religion while their politicians subject them to slavery, these politicians give their kids the best.
But from wat i saw last time i was in the north, education is really driving into their lives though it will take a long time before they can in anyway come near the south

yes the southerners are educated but only lack common sense because majority chooses to worship a man,some one called jesus christ who have an anus and penis. U guyz believed God can go to toilet with his anus and penis to excrete shit,thats the problem with us,we dnt believe a God need anus and penis at all,we do believed that God is pure and never near such dirty things,what is God have to do with anus for God sake