The impact of the language of instruction on educational experiences and attainment in Nigerian primary education

教学语言对尼日利亚初等教育经历和成绩的影响

• 批准号: 2893597
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Essex
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2893597
• 关键词: impact; language; instruction; educational; experiences

The language of instruction (LOI) in multilingual and multicultural Nigeria has always been a concern tostakeholders in education. This study will investigate the current LOI situation in Nigerian primary schools,highlighting the challenges it poses to students and providing a clear understanding of the impact of LOI oneducational experiences and attainment. This study will use ethnographic methods to observe and documentlanguage practices in a primary school in Bariga, Lagos State, Nigeria. The project will involve semi-structured andinformal interviews with primary school children, parents, guardians, and teachers and a questionnaire to becompleted by the same groups. Findings will allow us to understand better the role of LOI in the Nigerian educationsystem and the experience of learners. The insights will inform policies relating to multilingual education and howbest to support education in Nigeria.

在多语言和多文化的尼日利亚，教学语言一直是教育利益攸关方关注的问题。本研究将调查尼日利亚小学目前的LOI情况，突出它给学生带来的挑战，并提供一个清晰的理解LOI对教育经验和成就的影响。本研究将运用民族志的方法观察和记录尼日利亚拉各斯州巴里加一所小学的语言实践。该项目将包括对小学生、家长、监护人和教师的半结构化和非正式访谈，以及由这些群体完成的问卷调查。调查结果将使我们能够更好地了解LOI在尼日利亚教育系统中的作用和学习者的经验。这些见解将为有关多语言教育的政策以及如何最好地支持尼日利亚的教育提供信息。