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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. |