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Title:The Yoruba Language and the Formal School System: A Study of Colonial Language Policy in Nigeria, 1882-1952
Author:Awoniyi, Timothy A.
Year:1975
Periodical:International Journal of African Historical Studies
Volume:8
Issue:1
Pages:63-80
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:language policy
Yoruba language
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Education and Oral Traditions
colonialism
History and Exploration
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/217486
Abstract:Examines the colonial language policy in Nigeria as it affected the role and status of the Yoruba language in the formal school system in Western Nigeria. Role means the variety of functions expected of or carried out with the use of the language, in the development of the curriculum in the formal school' setting. Status means the degree of acceptance and/or the prestige accorded it. Sections: Introduction background - the colonial era 1882-1952: the policy of sceptical tolerance - conclusion.
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