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Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by cocolacec(m): 5:10am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Bobbiee:Language of the host community will be the norm. Abuja will be Hausa,Lagos -Yoruba Language,Port Harcourt Ikwerre/Igbo/Ijaw.They can decide to follow the regional govt route of the 60's. The Governors of the respective states will decide in the zones with different languages. 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by Bobbiee: 5:11am On Dec 01, 2022 |
immortalcrown: I believe this should not be implemented in major cities or areas that have a sizable ethnic minority or admixture. For instance, in a village or local town in Oyo, Anambra, Kaduna, this policy would be splendid. But in major cities where there's a sizable mix in ethnicities, this wouldn't work. Except they want segregation as that's the result of this policy, with specialized schools for Igbo, Hausa, efik, within a Yoruba state, and vice versa. This would be more trouble than it's worth. I've always said it, Nigeria needs a new official language, a local language. It doesn't have to be one of the many languages. It could be a made up language like Guosa. But that could then be taught at primary level and we won't have this problem. This policy to me, would only raise a lot of problems. 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by gbagyiza: 5:12am On Dec 01, 2022 |
immortalcrown: You did not read the statement well? The policy says, the dominant mother tongue in the environment will be taught in that area or region. If a yoruba child is schooling in zaria in kaduna state, that child will be taught hausa because hausa is the dominant mother tongue there. A place like Gboko in Benue state, Tiv language will be taught. My kids are from Kaduna state but schooling in yoruba land, they r forced to study yoruba language. Is this not a waste of time? 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by thesicilian: 5:12am On Dec 01, 2022 |
phemmyfour:Where there's a demand, eventually there'll be a supply. |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by Bobbiee: 5:13am On Dec 01, 2022 |
FreeStuffsNG: The downside is that there'd be zero ethnic mixing. Students would grow up having difficulty speaking English, and hence finding it difficult to mix with other Nigerians. What about people of other ethnicities in the same town or city. Would they have to be taught in Yoruba too? 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by seunayantokun(m): 5:15am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Professor822714:The dominant language of Lagos is Yoruba and Egun. If you don't want them, that's fine. You can go to other places where your option exists. Abuja will have many options and you will be able to make your choice. 1 Like |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by cocolacec(m): 5:16am On Dec 01, 2022 |
kingPhidel:Hausa language could be adopted in places like Plateau. |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by cocolacec(m): 5:19am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Professor822714:America,UK have a mixture of nationalities.Will the Chinese,Japanese tell them not to teach his children in English as the language of his host community? We are country of many nations, If we were to divide today,15-20 countries will emerge from Nigeria. |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by kingPhidel(m): 5:20am On Dec 01, 2022 |
It will be unfair because cocolacec:if favors only Islam when it comes to national interest but when it comes to dividends it won’t favor a middlebeltan |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by BigBashiru: 5:21am On Dec 01, 2022 |
immortalcrown: Stop always thinking about the obstacles and problems - typical nigerian mentality... 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by cocolacec(m): 5:23am On Dec 01, 2022 |
kingPhidel:Your Governors/Elders of the region will decide on the language of the majority. |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by BigBashiru: 5:23am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Bobbiee: No there will be a lot of mixing - i for one want to learn many Nigerian ethnic languages... |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by Nobody: 5:23am On Dec 01, 2022 |
cocolacec: Nobody cares what Nigeria is. You don’t teach my child a regional language when the official language is something else. In Germany, their official language is German. In Nigeria, the official language is English, not Yoruba, Igbo or Hausa. So why teach my child? If the official language was the same as the mother tongue being taught, then you’ll have a point. I’d rather my child learn the official language that’s being taught nationally than learn a regional language that’s not mine. Additionally, you are talking as if it isn’t Nigeria, where people move frequently. Imagine I live in the west, and I have a child who has been taught with Yoruba up to primary 3 level, then we move to the north where the language of instruction is Hausa and my child has to begin primary 4 learning in Hausa. How do you expect such child to cope? Or imagine a state with multiple tribes are native to the state, so if I move from one city to another in the same state, I’ll be forced to learn all the languages because that’s the language of instruction in school? 3 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by BigBashiru: 5:26am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Samantha123: I value our African languages very much too. Nigeria is NOT a British colony. 1 Like |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by seunayantokun(m): 5:32am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Bobbiee: What is ethnic mixing? Have you ever taken a look at how Canada handles language and ethnic matters? Can you take some time to read or watch documentaries on Belgium, for instance? Is South Africa not doing it better. No one will be compelled to take a language they don't want. You will have your choice elsewhere if you don't want Yoruba in Lagos. People should promote their language in their domain. Please, let's get out of shackles and fetters of ignorance. Your true development and freedom are in your own language and culture. 1 Like |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by Armaggedon: 5:34am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Very impossible to achieve and already raises some contradictions. You want to teach people in their mother tongue and define mother tongue as the dominant language of an area. Does someone's own mother tongue changes as he moves in his own country? Mother tongue teaching is expected to make learning easier by teaching people in their own familiar language, so why attempting to impose a second language that is not the lingua franca on people and make learning even far more difficult? or to impose ethnic identity on people? Even the government will soon understand that nigeria is designed not to succeed and why people clamour for self determination? 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by seunayantokun(m): 5:37am On Dec 01, 2022 |
cocolacec:Abuja is multilingual, otherwise it ceases to be the FCT. People will have choices from all languages spoken in Nigeria. 1 Like |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by Nobody: 5:38am On Dec 01, 2022 |
BigBashiru: Lol. You can’t rewrite history. There are native Canadians and Americans whose native language isn’t English. Today these countries are what people call English Speaking Countries. People in Quebec still speak French because France colonized that region. Ya’ll keep fighting what’s not fighting you. It’s not anybody’s fault people can’t communicate with their mother tongue. Teach people their mother tongue, don’t make it the main language of instruction in schools when the official language is English. It doesn’t make sense and never will. Alternatively, let the entire country adopt one local language as the official language and make that the language of instruction in schools. 3 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by Blaqputin(m): 5:38am On Dec 01, 2022 |
immortalcrown:From the article, you will learn the language of the place u re domiciled 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by cocolacec(m): 5:40am On Dec 01, 2022 |
yemmit90: How come the Chinese,Germans,Japanese are not lagging behind on the International scene? If Nigerians compete on International scene,they can use an interpreter like other countries do. A truly free people will be proud of their language not feeling fly with a colonisers language. A Swedish official once told me, the best gift you can give your child is to teach them your mother tongue not a foreign Language. Sweden has a population of 10 million,languages spoken are Swedish,Yiddish,Sami,Romani chib.English is the second language but it is not compulsory.Some Swedes learn French,Spanish ,German in place of English. Swedish is the language of the majority and medium of instruction in all schools from primary to University levels.English courses are offered to foreign students. Funny enough their English is better than Nigerian English because they employ Americans,British etc and qualified Swedes to teach English in their schools. 1 Like |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by Blaqputin(m): 5:41am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Yureyes:Pls help us choose a language in this multi cultural country and start a war. Somethings are better left unsaid 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by cocolacec(m): 5:42am On Dec 01, 2022 |
immortalcrown:He will learn Hausa language in the North not Yoruba? He will come home to greet you Sanu,laafia kalau. 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by REALretep(m): 5:42am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Nice one Laudable policy 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by OKC22: 5:43am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Language learning shouldn't be by force because some people are not naturally interested in learning languages. 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by cocolacec(m): 5:46am On Dec 01, 2022 |
fkj950ax:If Nigeria taught in the language of the host community in the 60's,it is possible in 2022 with advanced technologies and reading materials. 1 Like |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by seunayantokun(m): 5:48am On Dec 01, 2022 |
cocolacec:You want to set the place ablaze. Let them use their own languages. 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by egunna(m): 5:49am On Dec 01, 2022 |
immortalcrown:the dominat language in the environment will be the mother tongue.a Yoruba child in the north will be taught in Hausa while a Hausa child in the east will be taught in igbo.we don't have to teach in every single language I think. 3 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by 1Dray(m): 5:50am On Dec 01, 2022 |
FreeStuffsNG: They had always thought hausas in Hausa language in school but have they performed any better? Nay, they had had they worst performance. 2 Likes |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by cocolacec(m): 5:50am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Armaggedon:If your relocate to Italy today,tell the Italians that your child must be taught in his mother tongue not Italian language. 1 Like |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by bayelsaowei(m): 5:51am On Dec 01, 2022 |
Ofunaofu:means there isn't any way to ensure it will be implemented... |
Re: FG Approves Mother Tongue As A Compulsory Language In Primary Schools by cocolacec(m): 5:51am On Dec 01, 2022 |
seunayantokun:Hausa is the dominant language in Plateau State if you don't know. |
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