herald9:
The only time our professor is wrong.

We've been reading and writing a lot on Nairaland I don't know where he got the idea that there's a decline in reading and writing.
With the introduction of cheap smart phones and cheaper data bundles.. one would think It's an encouragement for we Africans to explore the internet the more; having been previously rated as the most backward continent based on internet use by the West.

If professor thinks otherwise then he must really be high on 1860 books.



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herald9:
The only time our professor is wrong.

We've been reading and writing a lot on Nairaland I don't know where he got the idea that there's a decline in reading and writing.
With the introduction of cheap smart phones and cheaper data bundles.. one would think It's an encouragement for we Africans to explore the internet the more; having been previously rated as the most backward continent based on internet use by the West.

If professor thinks otherwise then he must really be high on 1860 books.



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zikclassiq:
writing what on nairaland? lol?,smh?, lmao?, omg?,hbd?,stfu? You call this writing on nairaland? SMDH!

nijanigga:


Complete garbage; not with the grammatical blunders and spelling errors all over the places. Dude get your head examined.

all4naija:
Check those Japanese Nobel prize winners and how much materials they have in English before they were recognized. You just want to get silly because the Ligua Franca for Nigeria is English. Stop acting like a primitive person.

Gaijin are Japanese who haunt for foreigners who speak English. The fact that Japanese are progressing is not about language but with the efforts of foreigners as well. The Germans contributed to the technology Japan has today. Please, you are annoying to me by letting opportunity pass you by.

ekemini007:


Hw can the prof be wrong, when most people cnt even finish reading text here on nairaland without complaining about its lenght,How can prof be wrong when when as soon as the lecturer says "begin"_ everyone brings out there phones,(a sign that they havnt read at all let alone read much)_ how can a prof be wrong and u a roadside academician be right.
9ja youths claiming know_ know since 1914.

abdulwastecx:


I hate abuse but ignorance more...No culture is an island, people borrow element from other cultures to developed. Japan was a good case that we all need to learn from. All the technological advancement was down to Japanese culture, people and yes LANGUAGE.

Japan was initially an agrarian society ( just like how Europeans were before the industrial revolution in Britain in the 18th century)
under the leadership of an emperors they started having contact with European through trading and when they got in contact with the Dutch, British etc. They translate these principles into japanese language so that it can be understood by their people.

These developments would never have
arisen, however, without an abundant
source of low priced and docile
manpower and convenient access to
raw materials, the latter—though vital—
were (and still are) exceedingly rare in
Japan. Access to both were important
factors in Japan's rapid industrial
development.
The average Japanese industrial worker
worked long hours for a low salary.
Before 1940, more than 90% of workers
received less than US$7 per week. In
later years, average pay rose by 50%,
but the cost of living—the articles and
services for which one needs salary—
rose as well. In peacetime, the
Japanese work week averaged 56
hours, compared with 35 hours in the
United States and 39 hours in France.
Furthermore, the war effort exposed a
marked scarcity of specialized workers

all4naija:

Stop blabbing,primitive man!

lanxlot:
we'av reached a stage of no return. we call this era.....computer age.

Hehehe, F.p after eons, I want to use this medium to wish all nairalanders: Christian, muslims, pagans, atheist just mention them....a happy Sunday. lemme also use this means to thank the o.p, the architect behind this, My co-commentators and lastly prof soyinka but 4 his ingenuity I wudnt av attained this feet. yes o, Its an achievement. also, My vote of thanks goes to the administrators for moving this topic to F.p, lastly I wish to thank all of you, Both friends, Well wishers foes and all nairalanders in general who will click like however insensitive My comment may sound. ur contribution to the growth of this forum cannot be over-emphasized. long live nigeria, long live nairalanders.

Olamitisoji:
And pls know that you cant cast out demons with that ipad you take to church. And remember the bible all emphasis that ''it was written''.... not it was typed or it was pinged. Lol you cn laugh ova my comment or even insult me, but, do take time to think about my comment.

herald9:
The only time our professor is wrong.

We've been reading and writing a lot on Nairaland I don't know where he got the idea that there's a decline in reading and writing.
With the introduction of cheap smart phones and cheaper data bundles.. one would think It's an encouragement for we Africans to explore the internet the more; having been previously rated as the most backward continent based on internet use by the West.

If professor thinks otherwise then he must really be high on 1860 books.



my 3coins!

herald9:
The only time our professor is wrong.

We've been reading and writing a lot on Nairaland I don't know where he got the idea that there's a decline in reading and writing.
With the introduction of cheap smart phones and cheaper data bundles.. one would think It's an encouragement for we Africans to explore the internet the more; having been previously rated as the most backward continent based on internet use by the West.

If professor thinks otherwise then he must really be high on 1860 books.



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blink182:
Obviously, professor has been left behind. Writing and reading has even improved with technology and technology will make education cheap.

abdulwastecx:


Wolesoyinka is wrong...the internet has madebit possible to know more.

back to my secondary school days when we have limited access to the internet...memorizing all the countries in the world including their capitals, demography, economy etc makes you a smart boy...now you can get all those infoemation at your fingertip without any problem.

You can download lecture materials of advance coutries in specialized discipline luke structure and civil engineering never minding the stupid lecturers in our university

donmalcolm21:
I belive Soyinka is wrong because writing can now be done with computers and it helps because your research and writing will be easier

Billyonaire:
Of what use is a paper book in this generation of e-books and google Mr. Soyinka ?

Please save the trees. Go green! This is 21st Century. And again, Mr. Soyinka, THE SUN is not the lantern of THE UNIVERSE, you can call it the lantern of our Solar System.

herald9:

Google is not just a fountain that springs It's own water.. it gathers resources from different sites...It's left for you to use your discretion to choose Which best fit your purpose...
If you doubt the authenticity of one...there are dozen other choices to choose from.
And not all of them can be wrong... If Google wasn't authentic they would've been massive protest and lawsuits against them.

There are two mediums here...The book and the internet... These two are genuine or Maybe you know of a medium I don't know about.


And you should be intelligent enough to know the correct words and full spellings...At least we all attended schools

Y
Can you compare the price of books to that of data?

For example....With 100 Naira you can buy airtel's WTF bundle Which is 50mb and download up to 15 books in both PDF and epub formats...Thanks to the brilliant minds behind the numerous ebook readers we've in the market today.

Meanwhile the last book (novel) I bought costs me N1500....Yet when I searched my ebook reader I found the Same book...it was less than 1mb!



But you're quoting me


My love for books is hereditary... not even the internet can destroy that trait...

And to your last question..... I've got my room

NB: That 2000 was only an exaggeration

ekemini007:


Hw can the prof be wrong, when most people cnt even finish reading text here on nairaland without complaining about its lenght,How can prof be wrong when when as soon as the lecturer says "begin"_ everyone brings out there phones,(a sign that they havnt read at all let alone read much)_ how can a prof be wrong and u a roadside academician be right.
9ja youths claiming know_ know since 1914.

all4naija:

I disagree. There are e-books with better researches, reviews and written by well known authors available at your tip. I think the laureate is not very conversant with the internet, being an older generational person. Internet revolution will save many Africans from ignorance, primitiveness and abreast them of new techniques the older generation lacks.

majekdom2:
what percentage of the black race have got access to Internet ?

Ybholy:
No amount of words will put a stop to it , by the way , if not for internet , how will i see this thing that He SAID ?

Story for the gods .

ALKARULEZ615:
Who is Soyinka?

We don't know him here in Kuwait

all4naija:

Does that now nullify the usefulness of internet? You possibly don't understand what the topic is all about.

majekdom2:
is there anywhere in my post where I cancelled out the importance of Internet? Basics of comprehension is will help you go a long way.