mrkunlex:
Peter Dada, Akure
The Federal Government has said that the teaching of science subjects and mathematics in indigenous languages in primary and secondary schools across the country would commence soon.
Director-General of the National Centre for Technology Management, Prof. Okechukwu Ukwuoma, stated this during a retreat organised for researchers in Akure, capital of Ondo State.
Ukwuoma, who is a member of a committee set up to supervise the project, also disclosed that experts were contracted to translate science and mathematics terminologies to the various indigenous languages spoken in the country.
He said, “Last year, the Minister of Science and Technology and the Minister of Education inaugurated a committee to teach science and mathematics in indigenous languages. The major issue in that regard is the translation of terminologies to the languages for which we have consulted experts in different languages in the country.
The don, who commended the Federal government on the idea, expressed optimism in the success of the project. He also noted that many textbooks had already been translated to some Nigerian languages through the efforts of the committee.
The NACETEM boss stressed the need for researchers to contribute toward the development of science and technology in the country. He lamented the lack of good research works in the country, blaming it on the lust for quick and easy money amongst the people.
“All over the world everything about science and technology is always hard to sell because you need to convince people. Nigerians are good researchers, but they lack something.
“Many businessmen who are supposed ensure the commercialisation of research inventions prefer to buy fake ones outside the country and come back to make quick money,” he said.
However, Ukwuoma disclosed that the Federal Government had established a National Research and Innovation Fund, which would be accessed by entrepreneurs or innovators interested in developing science and technology inventions
The don said, “Information is what people need.
When people lack information, they find it very difficult to find solution to some problems. So we need really to get some information about what is going on.”

http://punchng.com/science-maths-teaching-in-indigenous-languages-to-begin-soon-fg/
lalasticlala

ALAYORMII:



Maths class will be like


2y+3=8

Elo wa Y wa

anibirelawal:


At this junction, all you need is to wish that your language should be included in the system.

SIRTee15:


What u wrote up there validate the reason why people should be trained in the language they are familiar and comfortable with....
Very few Nigerians can fully articulate and express their thoughts in english without interjection of local language....
And that's because they don't fully think in english....
A child is best trained in a language he/she thinks....
A child's thought process cannot be in one language and yet u are teaching the child in another language....
It makes understanding and assimilation difficult....
And this is the main reason Nigerians find it difficult to connect with their environment and exploit its potential....
I just don't understand the ignorance being displayed on this thread....
My father didn't learn mathematics in school but ISIRO...
yes, he was taught maths in Yoruba in primary school....
Yet he came out with 2.1 in maths and chemistry from U.I.....
His basic understanding of maths is exemplary....
And he's among few who can fully express himself in both Yoruba and english independent of each other....
Forget all the science terminologies....
Teach maths and basic science in local language and watch how the knowledge base among students expand and students becomes more innovative, creative and curious by default.....
Every year WAEC/NECO result has been woeful despite teaching in english language....
So what's the big deal about the language......
I'll come back to advocate why MATHS MOST ESPECIALLY should be taught in LOCAL LANGUAGE....

SIRTee15:
I understand our local language didn't originate from Latin....
Thus it will be difficult to use it to teach complex science topics....
Thus medium of instruction in our higher institutions can remain english especially abstract and pure science courses.....
However our local languages can easily be developed to teach basic sciences and maths in primary schools and junior secondary school...

uuzba:


If you are in a kingdom, learn and speak the language of the kingdom.
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No matter what tribe you claim, or mother tongue you speak, you are in the Kingdom called Nigeria. You need to learn English because this is the language of this encompassing kingdom. If you refuse to learn or speak English, you create problems for everybody else in this kingdom. Because everybody cannot learn your village language because they want to talk to only you. They will speak as I am doing now, in English.
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If you continue refusing English then you are cutting yourself off from the kingdom called Nigeria. You are destroying it. The politicians will attain power, and mess up and dupe up of our national wealth because we are all TOO BUSY FIGHTING over our differences instead of jointly understanding and speaking English, working as a unified BODY and holding each of them accountable.
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When YOU become our president, what language will you use? Will you also become nepotistic like Buhari, address only your people and appoint only them?

uuzba:


It won't happen. My people will remain marginalised and aggrieved. This is why we speak English. No matter how you hate English, it is the best language for us if we wish to remain united. Any other language will lead to our disintegration, wars, killings... I will appreciate your language and I hope you will appreciate mine. But neither of us should FORCE the other to speak our native tongues. Neither should judgments based on whether a person spoke in a native language or not.

BABANGBALI:
Thank God o,I hope this would make funjosh, lalasticlala, ajepako, labake1, rokiatu, mukina2 and seun to finally make their papers in WAEC. E don tey wey dem dey battle with their papers

labake1:




I will tell my MURDERator to ban you

BABANGBALI:
your side kick abi?

labake1:




Yes you should be pleading now

Paradigm777:

Y WA nle

SIRTee15:

Nigeria is not a native English speaking nation and will never be....
English will be still be taught as a subject right from primary school and everybody will still be able to communicate in english....
What I even notice is people who learn English as a second language actually speaks better english than those who picked it from the street....
The latter's accent and pronunciation have already been corrupted by the bad english on the street....
Besides this is about producing a productive workforce in this country .....
Are u happy with the certificate graduates we have on the streets....
If not, then u join the disruptive innovation movement....

blackbeau1:
I could give many reasons why this isn't a good idea but finally the question is why bother?

nairavsdollars:
X raised to power Y. How can you say that in Indigenous language?

nairavsdollars:
X raised to power Y. How can you say that in Indigenous language?

pantherblack:



Not you again?

Oya teach me surds, algebraic expression, probability with yoruba i'm all ears


Teach me atomic physics in igbo

or Organic chemistry in Yoruba


Are there terms for alkanes, alkene, alkynes, sets, in our local dialect?


We should move forward and not backward for God's sakes. If it's not enough to make fulani invaders kill people anyhow, this administration wants to take this country back to the stone ages. Phew, even Modern day Chinese many are shying from theirnative language.