The Methods Of Teaching Nigerian Language

1. Explain the sociopolitical necessity for teaching Nigerian languages.
2. State the relationship between teaching Nigerian languages and the national language policy.
3. Identify structural differences among the three major Nigerian languages.
4. Apply effective strategies and resources for teaching Nigerian languages.
5. Evaluate the teaching and learning of Nigerian languages.
6. Discuss the psychological and pedagogical basis for language acquisition.

13 weeks, about 67 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: The Linguistic Situation in Nigeria

   • Unit 1: Generalities · 3 hours

     Read the introduction to EDU 728 and understand the political significance of recognizing Háúsá, Ìgbò, and Yorùbá as major languages.. Identify the languages for which this program is being developed.. State the official and pedagogical status of Háúsá, Ìgbò, and Yorùbá..

2. Week 2Module 1: The Linguistic Situation in Nigeria

   • Unit 2: Second Language Teaching and the Teacher of Háúsá, Ìgbò and Yorùbá as Second Languages in Nigeria · 5 hours

     Examine the qualities that make a good second language teacher.. Discuss the academic and professional requirements for teaching Nigerian languages.. Understand the importance of native language to the Nigerian child's cognitive development..

3. Week 3Module 1: The Linguistic Situation in Nigeria

   • Unit 3: Evaluation of the Teaching and Learning of Háúsá, Ìgbò and Yorùbá · 4 hours

     Define evaluation and related terms in educational studies.. Understand psychometrics and its use in evaluating learning.. Identify variables in evaluation and psychometric language proficiency evaluation techniques..

4. Week 4Module 1: The Linguistic Situation in Nigeria

   • Unit 4: The Language Situation of Nigeria · 3 hours

     Explain the term 'language situation' in Nigeria.. Discuss the multilingual setting of Nigeria and the sociolinguistic setting of English.. Define the role and significance of English in Nigeria..

5. Week 5Module 1: The Linguistic Situation in Nigeria

   • Unit 5: The Sociolinguistics of Nigeria's Three Major Languages: Háúsá Ìgbò and Yorùbá · 4 hours

     Understand the relative advantage of Háúsá over other major Nigerian languages.. Discuss the problems confronting multilingual nations and the advantages of Swahili.. Explain the challenges Nigeria faces in adopting a local language as an official national language..

6. Week 6Module 2: Nigerian National Language Policy

   • Unit 1: General Remarks on Nigeria's National Policy on Education · 4 hours

     Discuss the implications of most Nigerian languages being oral languages.. Explain the term 'literacy language' and the disadvantages of an unwritten language.. Identify the languages involved in the national language policy..

7. Week 7Module 2: Nigerian National Language Policy

   • Unit 2: Guidelines for the Teaching of Háúsá, Ìgbò and Yorùbá as Second Languages in Nigeria · 6 hours

     State factors affecting second language learning.. Draw and label the human articulatory organs.. List the segmental phonemes and graphemes of Háúsá, Ìgbò and Yorùbá..

8. Week 8Module 2: Nigerian National Language Policy

   • Unit 3: Main Features of Aspects of Háúsá, Ìgbò and Yorùbá Phonemes · 4 hours

     Compare the consonant sounds of the three languages.. Identify what language attests a different phone and locate it on a consonant chart.. Describe the articulatory characteristics of each phoneme..

9. Week 9Module 2: Nigerian National Language Policy

   • Unit 4: Orthography of Háúsá, Igbo and Yorùbá · 4 hours

     Define and distinguish between phoneme and orthography.. Explain the use of phonemes and alphabets in syllabic writing.. Identify and list the phonemes peculiar to each of Háúsá, Ìgbò and Yorùbá..

10. Week 10Module 2: Nigerian National Language Policy

    • Unit 5: Strategies and Resources for the Teaching of Háúsá, Ìgbò and Yorùbá · 6 hours

      State the objectives of teaching the three major languages as second languages.. Teach second language syllables and morphemes.. Give examples of co-articulated sounds and tone mark words..

11. Week 11Module 3: The Nature of Language

    • Unit 1: The Structure of Language · 4 hours

      List the structural levels of a Nigerian language.. Discuss the characteristics of each language level.. Identify the four language skills and differentiate between receptive and productive skills..

12. Week 12Module 3: The Nature of Language

    • Unit 2: Theories of Language Acquisition · 5 hours

      State and discuss the sources of language.. List and discuss the characteristic features of language.. Discuss the place of the brain in language, including dexterity, lateralization, and localization..

    • UNIT III - THREE - The Characteristics of Language · 5 hours

      State the theories of first language acquisition.. Mention characteristics of language acquisition and the babbling stage.. Describe the one-word holophrastic stage and the two-word stage..

13. Week 13Module 3: The Nature of Language

    • Unit IV- The Psychological and Pedagogical Basis for Language Acquisition · 5 hours

      Mention the dominant schools of psychology.. State the relevance of psychological principles in language teaching.. Explain technical terms like empiricist, rational, cognitivist, and behaviorist..

    • Unit V Psychological Basis for Language Pedagogy · 5 hours

      Review the theoretical foundations of the audiolingual teaching method.. Understand the empirical features of behaviorism.. Review the theoretical foundations of the cognitive code learning method..