[lg policy] bibitem: The Effect of Language Policy on the Teaching of Hausa

[Harold Schiffman]

The Effect of Language Policy on the Teaching of Hausa
Samuel Agada Obute

Abstract

Issues relating to language in Nigeria have been politicized to the
extent that the educational sector is finding it extremely difficult
to work towards the realization of the objectives of the national
language policy. In several quarters, there have been outright
demonstrations of psychological dissatisfaction with the language
formula and criticisms of various kinds about the inadequacy of the
policy. This study examines, through the teaching of Hausa, the extent
to which the objectives of the national language policy have been
realized. Three hundred male and female students drawn from six
selected secondary schools within the Calabar Municipality constituted
the subjects of the study. Using appropriate test statistics, the
responses of those students who study Hausa were compared with the
responses of those students who do not study Hausa. The findings show
that the current national language policy in Nigeria has outlined its
usefulness. A viable national language policy is recommended.

LWATI: A Journal of Contemporary Research, 8(1), 130-141, 2011

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Lwati: A Journal of Contemporary Research.   ISSN: 1813-2227

http://www.ajol.info/index.php/lwati/article/view/79722

[comment:  "outlined" = "outlived"?  (hs)]

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