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Viral Video of a Nigerian School Where Students Are Taught to Speak in a Foreign Accent.

A school in Nigeria has gone viral across several social media platforms due to its unique approach to language learning. In this school, students are specifically trained to speak in a foreign accent, which differs from the typical Nigerian way of speaking.

The video has sparked mixed reactions, with some people criticizing the practice, arguing that it may not be beneficial, while others see it as an interesting approach to education.

Watch the video and share your thoughts in the comments. Do you think this practice is problematic, or should it be encouraged?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evt88T61FSs?si=ecupnFLlv9mtL0ue

See these useless Reactor Netizens wen nor know their right from their left........These same reactors called Netizens underwent their Primary, secondary and tertiary education and all they were taught throughout these stages was in English language..........They never complained and say No, we need to be taught in our Native language oo........You allowed yourselves to be lectured in English language, The textbooks you read (Red) was written and published in English........Una no complain then oo.......Nobody protested for textbooks such as Osei Yaw Ababio's New school chemistry, MW Anyakoha's New school physics to be written and taught in Nigerian Native languages oo

China go write their chemistry textbook in China language.......Russia go write their accountin textbook in Russian language...........But you see a Nigerian Author?? Make I no talk. But imagine the Academic wonders we for perform if our schools leacture us in our Various Native languages.....

But here they are criticizing a school for teaching her students Foreign accents.........Isnt this a misplaced Priority?? Yeye Netizens always reacting rubbish..

Abeg make una let those kids learn their accents in peace.

This is not unusual...

It's called phonics

Dem Mrcork wannabes

Not a biggie

Even if dem no teach them Phonetics, girls dey always adjust their tongues in their 20's to sound foreign



That aside, I listen to EPL managers post match conference(Amorim,Iraola,Emery and Arteta), and i noticed native English speakers have no issue with other people's accent and that they dont make fun of it

Yeye teacher, me that speaks pigin to oyibo here in the UK. Sack her please.

This will make front page. Surely. Make I post here first.

Ehen, we’re here. I don’t see a problem. Bored Nairaland kids surely will. They don’t have anything going on in their lives. If they saw a Chinese school teaching children Yoruba in the proper accent, they would clap and type praises for a fortnight.

EmperorCaesar:
That aside, I listen to EPL managers post match conference(Amorim,Iraola,Emery and Arteta), and i noticed native English speakers have no issue with other people's accent and that they dont make fun of it

I will tell you for free; they do. Those ones are paid so have to be professional. The average English speaker will tune out if they don’t understand your first three words.

Accent wey my 6yrs old daughter no go let me rest with once she return from school😂😂.
Port-Harcourt schools be trying sha

Such school can be found in the east, they are more foreigner than anybody else

Hilarious

Bri' ish aksent

If you go abroad and speak like this you will be mocked. Clown behaviour

ednut1:
If you go abroad and speak like this you will be mocked. Clown behaviour

Absolutely

It's beautiful and they can go far with it

Speak English like an English man
Speak Yoruba like a Yoruba man
Speak Igbo like an Igbo man

I don't see anything wrong with it.

I commend it a lot

Na the only thing nigeria highend primary/secondary schools sabi ..

The easiest way for students to master a foreign accent is to employ a teacher that has that accent.
If the students are young enough, they will effortlessly pick up the accent.

I went to an international school. We had many Nigerian students who stopped studying in England when their parents could no longer afford paying their school fees. A few came back with a snooty British accent. It was from them i naturally mastered the accent.

I also mastered the Indian accent as my home economics teacher was Indian.

Lest I forget, you must be of the age where easily mastering accents come to you.

I regret not mastering the calabar accent. My biggest regret till date.

Why not Spanish, German, french or latin.
Because I know opportunity can come from anywhere. Most of the people from the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria teach their children their dialects, correct me if I'm wrong but yes see, South south, or even people from middle east and other minority groups they hardly teach their kids their dialect. They will just be speaking English, I used to tell my students "English in school, at home tell your parents no English! Just speak your language to me".

ednut1:
If you go abroad and speak like this you will be mocked. Clown behaviour

Lol. You think so?
To be honest, some of these private schools here are doing a great job. Their school fees may be very high, but the value shows. Remember Faith Odunsi? The young girl dubbed the 'Mathematical Machine' and named the youngest math champion? Check—she is a product of a private school in Ota, Ogun State. You should hear how she speaks too. I don’t think anyone would laugh at her… After representing Nigeria at the Global Mathematics Competition, defeating China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and others to become the world’s best mathematics student, she has earned respect.

She will always be respected, no matter how she speaks or where she is in the world.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeO9GjpfB-8

Rebuker:
Lol. You think so?

i know so. If an igbo man who wasn’t born in yoruba land speaks Yoruba you can tell from his accent. Same with a yoruba person born in uk and speaking yoruba you cant tell also

I wish all schools can teach Igbo language... the only universal language

Fake azz wannabe

Chaiii... The Gods forbid. After they taught and brainwashed us with foreign religion, now they are attacking our future with foreign accents.

Who do us for Africa, chaiii 🙆

when i saw this it was heart wrecking...the energy put into this should be use to learn the three major languages in nigeria. a country where specking your language make you local.

Meanwhile, prices of day old has dropped. Take advantage of this opportunity.

All these ones na oversabi

Hmmmm just tiered now
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Good people Nigeria 🇳🇬🇳🇬 🙏

Nothing wrong. It is phonics and part of understanding the correct pronounciation and sounds of english words,

illicit:
This is not unusual...

It's called phonics

Exactly!!!


It's not news

It's when you leave Naija that you know how much we don't rate our own at all.

When you listen to some native accents in the UK, even other UK citizens don't understand themselves, but they largely understand our well spoken "African" accent, yet we are in Nigeria teaching a narrow accent.

Please stop that already!

The worst among tribe is Yoruba, several children can't speak Yoruba language again, let alone inculcate Yoruba culture into the blood of their kids.


We always do our thing beyond normal in this country.

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