Tag: Mother Tongue
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New Language Policy: Not a Cakewalk – By Tony Iyare
It’s quite refreshing that after many years of dithering over this vital issue which strikes at the heart of survival of many ethnic groups in the country, the Federal Government has now approved a new National Language Policy which makes the mother tongue the language of instruction at the primary level, that is the first…
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New pry schools language policy: A national distraction of sorts – By Dennis Onakinor
With the notable exception of Africa’s second most-populous country, Ethiopia, nearly every one of Africa’s 55 Independent sovereign states is a creation of European colonialism. From British colonialism emerged Nigeria, the continent’s most-populous state – a patchwork of over 360 ethnic groups speaking an estimated 625 different languages with innumerable dialects.
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Why you should expose your children to multiple languages
A Professor of French Language and Linguistics, Oluremi Sonaiya, has called on parents to encourage children to learn two or more languages to build their intellects. Sonaiya, a former Lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. She spoke to NAN following…
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1 out of world’s 6,000 languages disappears every 2 weeks – UNESCO warns
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has warned that at least one out of the world’s estimated 6,000 languages disappears every two weeks. According to the UN cultural agency, at least 43 per cent of the estimated 6,000 languages spoken in the world are endangered. UNESCO said only a few hundred languages have…