Newspapers as Instruments for Building Literate Communities: The Nigerian Experience

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Title:	Newspapers as Instruments for Building Literate Communities: The Nigerian Experience
Author:	Babalola, Emmanuel Taiwo
Year:	2002
Periodical:	Nordic Journal of African Studies
Volume:	11
Issue:	3
Pages:	403-410
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	reading press literacy Literature, Mass Media and the Press Education and Oral Traditions
External link:	https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/350/333
Abstract:	Following a brief historical overview of newspapers and the newspaper industry in Nigeria, this paper examines the use of Nigerian newspapers as instruments for promoting the teaching of reading and writing and, ultimately, the building of literate communities. It does so by exploring the in-built facilities of newspapers, which enable them to serve as catalysts for literacy development: newspapers have something of interest for every category of society. The paper focuses on students in a formal classroom setting. It is based on an ongoing study regarding the effectiveness of English-medium newspapers for facilitating literacy empowerment. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract]