Educational Language Policy in Nigeria: A Critical Analysis

Educational Language Policy in Nigeria is a very simple and easy to understand work that will facilitate some learning about issues of language in Nigeria and environ. The book shows that issues related to language diversity and language policy in education have been one of the major factors res-ponsible for poor student academic performance in Nigerian edu-cational system. The author believes that when the language com-petence and performance of Nigerian students improves in English, their performances in other disciplines will follow. As a product of the environment, Dr. Ibekwe examines the role of the English language in Nigeria in contrast with that of the native/indigenous languages, especially with respect to their respective roles in public schools and other societal institutions. Language being at the center of edu-cational enterprise, the success and failure of education depends crucially upon how language is approached. This book serves as a useful tool/handbook to students, educators and policy makers.