Resource Utilization in Education:
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2013-08-02
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Okudo, A.R
lfeagwazi, P.A.
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Abstract
There are approximately 7000 languages in existence (UNESCO, 2003).Nigerian
languages are put at about five hundred and twenty one (521) (Crozier and Blench,
1992; Ikegbunam, 2010). Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba are considered the country 's major
languages due to their having speakers in excess of 18 million each. Many Igbo families
have settled in various parts of Nigeria where they work and raise children. This puts
pressure on many Igbo families who increasingly bring up their children to speak English rather than Igbo. This study looked into utilization of Igbo radio programmes to improve the knowledge and positive attitude of Igbo secondary school students towards their indigenous language and culture. It aimed at producing some packaged lgbo radio
software. This was based on some selected topics from Lagos State Unified scheme of
work on Igbo language which was used to teach in the class and also broadcast on the
radio station. Purposive sample of four hundred (400) secondary students of Igbo origin were drawn from ten secondary schools ill Lagos State on the basis that they offer Igbo language as one of their school subjects and are also using radio facilities in addition to conventional methods of teaching and learning. Instrument for data collection was questionnaire on attitude and motivation of students on the use of lgbo radio programmes to improve their knowledge of Igbo language. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics- frequency and percentage.
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Radio Programmes , Indigenous Language
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Okudo,A.R. & lfeagwazi,P.A. (2013) Resource Utilization in Education:Using Igbo Radio Programmes to improve knowledge of Indigenous language Among Secondary School Students in Nigeria. Being a Paper Presented At Joint Conference of The West African Linguistics Society (WALS) and The Linguistic Association Of Nigeria (LAN),University of Ibadan, Oyo,Nigeria