Effects of Nigerian Pidgin English on English Pedagogy
Keywords:
Pedagogy, Reduplication, Sampling, Language, PidginAbstract
This study examined the effects of Nigerian Pidgin English on English pedagogy. The data was generated from primary and secondary sources comprising of questionnaires, indept interviews as well as close class observation. The sampling techniques was the simple random sampling with a sample size of one hundred and twenty (120) students randomly selected from Community Secondary School, Ubima and Community Secondary School, Omagwa. It was revealed in the study that the achievement of efficiency in the teaching and learning of English language is hinged on the various inputs of both students and learners hence; the teachers need to be trained to have a mastery of English language. Students should be encouraged to use English language within and outside the classroom despite Nigerian Pidgin English as their mother tongue. Further analyses revealed that some linguistic interference such as lexical transfer and semantic reduplication were identified as a result of high influence of the Nigeria Pidgin English. The study therefore recommended that students should engage more in educational programmes like debates and other competition which will aid the constant use of English language in communication and also improve their classroom activities. It was also recommended in the study that English language teachers should be regularly trained on the job and basic language skills such as; listening, speaking, reading and writing be introduced early in classroom activities.
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