Title: PERCEPTIONS ON THE USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND MOTHER TONGUE IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract: This study examined the use of English language and mother tongue in national development in Nigeria. The sample used for the study consisted of one hundred (100) stakeholders from Ekiti State. A simple selfdeveloped questionnaire was used to get information from the respondents regarding their perceptions on the use of English and mother tongue in national development. The research hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance during the study. The findings indicated that there was significant relationship between the use of English and national development and that there was low relationship between the use of mother tongue and national development. The study, therefore recommended that government should make necessary efforts in developing the indigenous languages which serve as mother tongue of Nigerians in order to make them viable for national development. It should be noted that our indigenous languages can as well make positive impact on national development by improving the quality of education, reducing illiteracy, increasing public awareness in public programmes and encourage mass participation in public affairs.
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Access and Citation
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot