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Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Orikinla(m): 3:08pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Nigeria s not among the world's most comprehensive ranking of English ability. In addition to ranking 60 countries and territories by their English skills, the EF EPI for the first time includes an analysis of English proficiency trends over a six-year period that has seen intense investment in English language learning. The EF EPI also finds correlations between the English skills of a nation's workforce and the country's economic outlook. - See more at: http://www.nigeriansreport.com/2013/11/the-worlds-top-60-countries-in-english.html#sthash.1STzb8zK.dpuf EF English Proficiency Index Third Edition Rank Country 1 Sweden 2 Norway 3 Netherlands 4 Estonia 5 Denmark 6 Austria 7 Finland 8 Poland 9 Hungary 10 Slovenia 11 Malaysia 12 Singapore 13 Belgium 14 Germany 15 Latvia 16 Switzerland 17 Portugal 18 Slovakia 19 Argentina 20 Czech Republic 21 India 22 Hong Kong SAR 23 Spain 24 South Korea 25 Indonesia 26 Japan 27 Ukraine 28 Vietnam 29 Uruguay 30 Sri Lanka 31 Russia 32 Italy 33 Taiwan 34 China 35 France 36 United Arab Emirates 37 Costa Rica 38 Brazil 39 Peru 40 Mexico 41 Turkey 42 Iran 43 Egypt 44 Chile 45 Morocco 46 Colombia 47 Kuwait 48 Ecuador 49 Venezuela 50 Jordan 51 Qatar 52 Guatemala 53 El Salvador 54 Libya 55 Thailand 56 Panama 57 Kazakhstan 58 Algeria 59 Saudi Arabia 60 Iraq - See more at: http://www.nigeriansreport.com/2013/11/the-worlds-top-60-countries-in-english.html#sthash.1STzb8zK.dpuf |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by ammyluv2002(f): 3:23pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Libya? Seriously? |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Lilimax(f): 3:25pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Since the analysis is based on investment in English language learning, we may not do well in the ranking . We have lots of issues to deal with as a nation ... I still have some reservations with all these arab countries making the list? Again our Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa Language as well as our Pidgin English on my mind presently... |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by iterator25: 3:25pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
ammyluv2002: Libya? Seriously?don't get worked up, its not a credible source |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Lilimax(f): 3:27pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
ammyluv2002: Libya? Seriously?They may be investing on English language learning while we are not Who knows? |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by eye4eye: 3:28pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
This can't be accurate. Nigeria and Ghana should be in top five. |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 3:29pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
@OP, why should Nigeria feature on a list of countries that do not have English as their Lingua Franca? |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 3:32pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
English Speaking Countries Source |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by MightyThor(m): 3:36pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
English proficiency among the countries workforce, humm....... Using Nairaland as a case study, even with the spell check assist, we keep reading grammatical blunders here every freaking day. |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by demelza: 3:36pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Why should we invest in the English language when our indigenous languages are wheezing for air? If this statistics means that less attention is being paid to English then I consider it a welcome development. Hopefully it signifies that our languages are being given the prerequisite attention. 4 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Orikinla(m): 3:37pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
eye4eye: This can't be accurate. Nigeria and Ghana should be in top five. From the terrible use of English I see in comments on Nairaland, I am not surprised. |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 3:41pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
MightyThor: English proficiency among the countries workforce, humm....... And how does your comment here negate the fact that Nigeria should not feature on a list of E2L countries at any rate? |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Orikinla(m): 3:41pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
demelza: Why should we invest in the English language when our indigenous languages are wheezing for air? Even our local languages are not appreciated. We are not investing in the general appreciation of indigenous languages. Yorùbá and Igbo are being bastardized today in Nollywood movies and in public. Yorùbá actors and actresses even mix Yorùbá with Pidgin English in Yorùbá plays and movies. |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 3:43pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Orikinla: I don't follow... Did you seriously expect a country where English is used as an official language to show up on that list? |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Orikinla(m): 3:45pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
iterator25: don't get worked up, its not a credible sourcehttp://www.ef.com/ |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Orikinla(m): 3:49pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
eGuerrilla: India is on the list. |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Orikinla(m): 3:50pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
eGuerrilla: Widely spoken does not mean PROFICIENCY. |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Lilimax(f): 3:51pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
iterator25: don't get worked up, its not a credible sourceSource: http://www.ef.com/epi/ |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 3:52pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Orikinla: The reason for this is provided below. "The Indian constitution, in 1950, declared Hindi in Devanagari script to be the official language of the union.[9] Unless Parliament decided otherwise, the use of English for official purposes was to cease 15 years after the constitution came into effect, i.e., on 26 January 1965.[10] The prospect of the changeover, however, led to much alarm in the non Hindi-speaking areas of India, especially Dravidian-speaking states whose languages were not related to Hindi at all. As a result, Parliament enacted the Official Languages Act, 1963,[11][12][13][14][15][16] which provided for the continued use of English for official purposes along with Hindi, even after 1965."Source I can tell you without fear of contradiction that India does not rank highly when it comes to proficiency in the English language. |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 3:56pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
eGuerrilla: I saw india at the above list too..so you may be wrong. I don't think this should be an issue, in reality we still do better when it comes to outsiders understanding us unlike most countries above..my two yrs here in the state, recently I don't have to repeat myself twice to most ppl (especially ones that went to college)but can not say same with my indian that been here for 4yrs now. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 3:57pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Toaskarity: See my post above. http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20110408183436105 Criticism of EF English Proficiency Index The EF English Proficiency Index has been criticized for its lack of representative sampling in each country.[4] The report states that participants in the tests are self-selected and must have access to the internet. This pushes the index towards the realm of an online survey rather than a statistically valid evaluation.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EF_English_Proficiency_Index |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Polio: 3:58pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Is this surprising? I am not at all! |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Orikinla(m): 4:01pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
eGuerrilla: With their funny accent? |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 4:02pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
And so fu cking whatt who cares |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Orikinla(m): 4:12pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
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Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by foreignstudy: 4:18pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
I want to ask why so many students from nigeria have fear to make english test for foreign Universities like Toefl or Ielts. I work in austria, and I have students from many countries and i get this english test that they know the english language without asking them. I can speak from my country about learning a second language it start here at the first primary school and goes on with the secondary schools. My daughter went to a secondary school and finished this school 2002 and in her last 3 years the teaching language was english in chemisty and some other subjekts. That was one of the first schools here in Austria where they teach in both languages and now it is normal that in the secondary schools they teach in german and in english. Our system is a little bit different from nigeria we have 4 years primary school, 4 years secondary modern school, 4 or 5 years Secondary school when you go 5 years than you learn also that you can start working in a company (like chemistry, or engineering for cars or electricity) or that you can go to the University. |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 4:33pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
foreignstudy: I want to ask why so many students from nigeria have fear to make english test for foreign Universities like Toefl or Ielts. Are you Austrian? I ask because if you are at all familiar with our educational system, you will know that, but for the shambolic state it is currently in, Nigerian students shouldn't have to take Toefl or Ielts exams in the first place. |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by chreldb(m): 4:35pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Nigeria is not on this list because English is the official language of Nigeria. In other words, the sixty countries listed are not on the same league as Nigeria in terms of English proficiency. You would observe that non of the countries listed have English language as their official of first language. If not this list would mean that those listed countries are more proficient in English than countries like U.S.A, Canada, Australia, South Africa and even UK. . Don't get yourselves worked up people! We are not on their level. Listing Nigeria in that category of nations in terms of English proficiency is actually an insult. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Lilimax(f): 4:39pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
chreld_b: Nigeria is not on this list because English is the official language of Nigeria. In other words, the sixty countries listed are not on the same league as Nigeria in terms of English proficiency. You would observe that non of the countries listed have English language as their official of first language. If not this list would mean that those listed countries are more proficient in English than countries like U.S.A, Canada, Australia, South Africa and even UK. . Don't get yourselves worked up people! We are not on their level. Listing Nigeria in that category of nations in terms of English proficiency is actually an insult.well said! |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 4:45pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Innit @chreld_b. When you have someone like Orikinla ranking Nigeria so lowly, it simply goes show the degree to which we now immolate ourselves unknowingly. Nigeria has fallen far on a number of KPIs but surely not that far. |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by solomon111(m): 4:46pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
Why should anyone be bothered about english proficiency in Nigeria? Are we still a british colony.? 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Missing In Top 60 Countries In English Proficiency by Nobody: 4:48pm On Nov 05, 2013 |
solomon111: Why should anyone be bothered about english proficiency in Nigeria? What sort of a poser is this? Why shouldn't you be bother about proficiency in the nation's official language? |
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