RELIGIOUS ISSUES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING IN NIGERIA: A MATTER OF POLITICS OR POLICIES?
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2016
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Faculty of Arts and Education, Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State
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This paper tends in the first instance, to look critically at the issue of religion, then other
issues like: attitude of teachers, parents and students as they affect foreign language
learning before looking at politics and government policies as factors that mar or make
the teaching/learning of foreign language in Nigeria.
This is because, when it comes to foreign language learning, especially French and
Arabic in Nigeria, issues abound; as a matter of fact, most Nigerian students are almost
already divided along Christian and Islamic religion lines. Some believing that French
language is meant for the Christians while others are of the opinion that its Arabic
counterpart should be for the Muslims.
As a form of conclusion, answers were provided to the question of whether if it is politics
or policies all in a bid to lay to rest, the popular and erroneous bone of contention that a
particular language belongs to a particular religion.
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4. ISA, B. (2016). Religious issues and foreign language learning in Nigeria: A matter of politics or policies? Journal of Capital Development in Behavioural Sciences. 4 (2); 43-59, published by Faculty of Arts and Education, Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State.