Mental slavery.

modelmike7:

See mentality , so only Hausa teachers exist in Abuja?!
Continue.........

common, anybody would know it's not only Hausa teachers that exist in Abuja... try to see the humour the guy is trying to create.

and i ask as always, how does this help reduce the price of garri?

How many of the kids being tutored can speak their native language fluently?

I gladly paid to be taught how to repair phones and now i'm reaping the benefits... Which makes it hard for me to see the benefits of this fuc.kery...

And am here struggling to teach my relatives our native language at no cost.

Hmmmm....clears throat...hmmm....from dressing to our best food(Sunday rice), we learnt from colonisation. It is hypocrisy to baptize your face fully with cosmestics alien to your so-called culture and see something wrong in teaching a child British accent. In my opinion, whatever is what learning must be learnt perfectly!

flyca:
It has numerous advantages.

They said since English originated from Britain, it was important that children learned to speak it in the proper accent, adding that it would help the children to relate better with people abroad.
The bolded is very true.

Also, having a clean British accent in a foreign country, you can teach English language as a native speaker in non-English speaking countries eg China. and the pay is mad!

Nairalanders shouting "fake life" upandan When your brothers and sisters abroad are bleaching their skins to appear "white" and get English teaching jobs. But their accent still lets them off sha. Haha

I wish I had a clean British accent though. Not the fake one. I mean, the real one. It requires re-learning the pronunciation of almost all words you have ever known with the right diction and the right pitch. Wow! Youtube has been helpful for the past two years. It keep getting better.

I won't even pay for my kids to learn that, I'll lead them to the right environment at young age and they'll learn it naturally. Amiiiii o

Any link

soberdrunk:
Inferiority complex at its peak!!!

My thoughts exactly

ladygudhead:
common, anybody would know it's not only Hausa teachers that exist in Abuja... try to see the humour the guy is trying to create.

Oh okay, I gerrit now

lucreziaborgia:
The parents are bastards, bunch of low self esteemed idiots. I hope they know how the British immigration law works. This is just to intimidate other parents and kids, this is pure show off. BTW do they know how stupid they will sound when people ask them "how long have you been in Britain" and they say never been there or just 1 month?. Stupid parents

These insults are unnecessary. You may have failed to notice that this generation has a horrible spoken and written English. Anything to make it better is not bad.

Sard:

After ranting and attacking everyone on this thread, you ended up goofing with this argument. So what's essence of British accent if you don't know the basics such as using school as a verb.
I've attached a screenshot showing school as a verb.
You can thank me later.

Dear Lunkhead,

It is still a very valid point of argument that you lack a proper understanding of when and how to use the word " School'. Kindly take note of the following points :

1. The word ' school ' is not a verb . It is grammatically wrong to say : I SCHOOLED in Harvard. From whom did you learn that 'school ' is a verb in this context? SMH

2. The word 'school' applies basically as the COLLECTIVE for FISH when it is understood that they swim together. That's why you could say : A SCHOOL OF FISH. Got this?

When & How To Verbalise the word "SCHOOL".

Gerunds come to mind. When you add 'ing' to a verb it does not merely become a noun except when properly used to do what nouns do.

ING.


1. SCHOOLING the new horses is time consuming ( How does this sound? Incorrect? Hell no ! It is absolutely correct.

The word 'school ' is used as a noun by adding 'ing'. So avoid this pitfall!

2. I SCHOOLED myself to be compassionate. ( I have deliberately used the word 'school ' as a verb to mean that I taught myself the virtue of compassion)

Education is in a state of infirmity in this country. SMH

Why do I have to wake up to such bullocks??British accent?!?! I still don't get it..sounds like low self esteem shit..

guterMann:
If I were the President or the Education Minister,I will introduce the topic of racial equality or the understanding that no race is superior/inferior to the other.

Nigerians have inferiority complex,that is why you see policemen being at the beck and call of even Indians and Chinese,or a white guy who had a little qulaification abroad,called an expatriate in Nigeria.

To the topic,these parents are wasting their resources and time,YOU CAN NOT DEVELOP BRITISH ACCENT IN NIGERIA.Your children will be shocked when they get to the UK.They will realize that their accent is still not the real deal.

Secondly,there is no general british accent.THERE ARE SCOTTISH,SCOUSER,MANCUNIAN,LONDON ACCENTS ETC.
Which are they going to teach your children?

God bless you.

Sard:

After ranting and attacking everyone on this thread, you ended up goofing with this argument. So what's essence of British accent if you don't know the basics such as using school as a verb.
I've attached a screenshot showing school as a verb.
You can thank me later.

A STANDING OVATION FOR THIS OLODO!

tete7000:
I hope say na British oyinbo dey teach dem pikin, if not all na wash. Back to square zero. Nigerian teaching British accent...hilarious

Nor mind dem .even if na Briton dey teach dem here in naija,let them get to Britain then they will know the difference between joke(jorkeh as in a yoruba name)and joke.

modelmike7:
Oh okay, I gerrit now

Alright

English accent is overhyped ,the welsh accent is better plus they're only being taught the stereotypical 'porsche' British accent I presume,if you go to the UK you'll find out accent varies from city to city with various dialects but if parents decide to want that for their kids it's nobodies business I'm certain most people criticizing would want that for their kids but they're just pissed cos they can't afford it,people here talking about inferiroity complex and low self esteem,we Africans all have inferiority complex and slave mentality,we worship and adore the white man what's new? it'll take another 1,000 years to free us from the shackles.

She said although she did not fully understand the way the children speak lately, she was proud that they speak that way, as it made her feel like she was giving them the best education.

Inferiority complex taken to a higher level! This kind of woman will pay a principal to bleach her child's skin...#Briton Goal


Nigerian parents have been ruining the future of this country since inception. All the corrupt politicians and civil servants we have today are PARENTS.

jhubril:


Doesn't even know when to use the question mark. SMH.

Another good reason why proper English should be encouraged.

Sir nobody is talking about proper English on thread.The debate here is 'accent' so don't bring proper English to play.Not because some of us type informally here does not mean we cannot construct good and proper English in a formal shetting.

Dear Lunkhead,
It is still a very valid point of argument that you lack a proper understanding of when and how to use the word " School'. Kindly take note of the following points :
1. The word ' school ' is not a verb . It is grammatically wrong to say : I SCHOOLED in Harvard. From whom did you learn that 'school ' is a verb in this context? SMH
2. The word 'school' applies basically as the COLLECTIVE for FISH when it is understood that they swim together. That's why you could say : A SCHOOL OF FISH. Got this?
When & How To Verbalise the word "SCHOOL".
Gerunds come to mind. When you add 'ing' to a verb it does not merely become a noun except when properly used to do what nouns do.
ING.
1. SCHOOLING the new horses is time consuming ( How does this sound? Incorrect? Hell no ! It is absolutely correct.
The word 'school ' is used as a noun by adding 'ing'. So avoid this pitfall!
2. I SCHOOLED myself to be compassionate. ( I have deliberately used the word 'school ' as a verb to mean that I taught myself the virtue of compassion)
Education is in a state of infirmity in this

I can imagine one of those kids in a supermarket in Nigeria speaking Nigeria-grown British accent.

And a man who's lived in London for 3 decades walks up to him and asks, "You must have lived in the UK, how long have you lived there for?"

Na to just dig ground enter go dey hungry the person be that

Being oneself is super easy, but being (or copying) someone else is extremely uneasy

jhubril:


The audacity of pure nonsense has found a place in your reasoning. This is too shallow to be called anything !

There is always one mad man in the house

jhubril:


Dear Lunkhead,

It is still a very valid point of argument that you lack a proper understanding of when and how to use the word " School'. Kindly take note of the following points :

1. The word ' school ' is not a verb . It is grammatically wrong to say : I SCHOOLED in Harvard. From whom did you learn that 'school ' is a verb in this context? SMH

2. The word 'school' applies basically as the COLLECTIVE for FISH when it is understood that they swim together. That's why you could say : A SCHOOL OF FISH. Got this?

When & How To Verbalise the word "SCHOOL".

Gerunds come to mind. When you add 'ing' to a verb it does not merely become a noun except when properly used to do what nouns do.

ING.


1. SCHOOLING the new horses is time consuming ( How does this sound? Incorrect? Hell no ! It is absolutely correct.

The word 'school ' is used as a noun by adding 'ing'. So avoid this pitfall!

2. I SCHOOLED myself to be compassionate. ( I have deliberately used the word 'school ' as a verb to mean that I taught myself the virtue of compassion)

Education is in a state of infirmity in this country. SMH

Stop writing gibberish, young man.
Writing lengthy, meaningless paragraphs won't justify your argument.
You're not an authority in determining what's wrong or right in English language. So, if you think you've any point, attach links or screenshots supporting your stance just like I did when I "schooled" you on the use of "school" as a verb.
By the way, calling people names doesn't mean you're better than them. It only shows you're not intellectually sound enough to hold civil discussions.

These parents are planning a bright future for their kids and you people think its inferiority complex, in some years to come these kids will quickly fit into British society and get multinational jobs, who Nigeria epp

The truth is that accent is not a yardstick to speak good enlish language. If you have ever visited the UK, you ll find out that some Brits has poor gramatical control of the English Language. The funny thing is that the parent are not worried if the grammar is correct, all they are after is accent ; what a shame.

In language there will always be accent and that tells others where exactly you are from. An American has an accent (you won't say they speak bad English Language with their accent) likewise Australians, Newzealand, Irish etc

[/b]What is important is for one to pronounce the word correctly so that others will understand what you meant/mean.[b]

Accent is what you pick from environment , society etc Even if they are being taught brit accent in school they ll find it difficult to communicate in the society because the locals ll find it hard to comprehend what they are saying.

A Russian ll speak and construct English grammar correctly with a Russian accent, and a native brits /American ll understand him and that is the aim, in as much as you pronounce your words properly and use the correct tense where necessary you are 100% better than some one with fake accent and poor command of the English Language.

"My conclusion is that a smart guys saw fools that has nothing to do with money and played a fast one on them by introducing British accent"

USA was once a colony of Britain, yet they developed their own English and their own accent.

The Southern USA accent popularly called "Southern drawl" was influenced by African slaves.

UK has regional accents. A certain Minister of a certain African country speaks East London accent.

Queen's Accent does not teach knowledge of Self or Knowledge of Knowledge of one's History. Our problem is Knowledge that is missing in textbooks.

The same Neocolonialism that makes people sell their belongings to cross the Sahara Desert into Libya makes people chase after these accents in search of "development".

After all the British accent, they will still fail waec.

Herd mentality

That mother said since her child is speaking in British accent that means he's getting the best education.

No worry, one day he go use British accent tell you "Thunder fire you"

Misplaced priorities. .. they are not bothered about the intelligence of the child. What they're borthered about is accent. Smh

Yankee101:

There is always one mad man in the house

And that's you

Misplaced priorities; I see quite a number of folks using foreign accent but they can't even spell properly.
They should channel all these resources in hiring tutors that teach languages like Spanish,French,Mandarin etc
Fake ass wannabees.

sanpipita:
These parents are planning a bright future for their kids and you people think its inferiority complex, in some years to come these kids will quickly fit into British society and get multinational jobs, who Nigeria epp

Wake up from your sleep. Even the Nigerians born and bred there with all thier accent have not gotten the "multi national jobs". Some of them are even coming back home. No be by accent bros.

Heck, I know many Nigerians born abroad that want to learn our Nigerian accent sef cos they find it cool.

Yankee101:


There is always one mad man in the house

mad man? You aptly described that young man you quoted. Kudos.