The Teaching of French and German in Nigerian Schools, 1859-1959

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Title:	The Teaching of French and German in Nigerian Schools, 1859-1959
Author:	Omolewa, Michael
Year:	1978
Periodical:	Cahiers d'études africaines
Volume:	18
Issue:	71
Pages:	379-396
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	language instruction educational history Education and Oral Traditions colonialism History and Exploration
External link:	https://doi.org/10.3406/cea.1978.2382
Abstract:	This article attempts to examine the status of modern languages in Nigeria, the circumstances which made it possible for English to assume if powerful position in Nigeria, and to remain unrivalled by either the Nigerian mother tongues or any of the other European languages such as French or German. The paper also discusses the progress in the teaching and learning of French and German as from 1859, when both languages were recognised in the secondary schools' curriculum, to 1959 when University College, Ibadan, appointed two lecturers to from the nucleus of a Modem Languages Department which was later established in 1962. Sections: Introductory - The attitude of the French and German governments - The waning of French and German influence - The role of the French and German missionaries - The impact of the British - Nigerians struggle for the mastery of the French language. Notes, tab.