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Illiteracy in Nigeria

Illiteracy in Nigeria. Learn English in One Year!. Geography. Nigerian People. Ethnography: -Hausa/Fulani: 29% -Yoruba: 21% -Igbo (Ibo): 18% -Ijaw: 10% -Kanuni: 4% -Tiv: 2.5%. Population: 165 million. - 0-14 years: 40%

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Illiteracy in Nigeria

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  1. Illiteracy in Nigeria Learn English in One Year!

  2. Geography

  3. Nigerian People • Ethnography: • -Hausa/Fulani: 29% • -Yoruba: 21% • -Igbo (Ibo): 18% • -Ijaw: 10% • -Kanuni: 4% • -Tiv: 2.5% • Population: 165 million. - 0-14 years: 40% - 15-64 years: 55.9% - 65 and over: 3.1% • Religion: -Muslim: 50% -Christian: 40% -Indigenous Beliefs: 10%

  4. Culture • Arts -Ivory carving, grass weaving, wood carving, pottery, glass/metal works, etc. • Food -Eat with hands. - Staple foods accompanied by stew. -North eat more of grains, oil-based soups. -South eats more of potato, yam, and corn. • Market -Negotiate prices in every store -Bribery is commonly used. • Socially • -Age is seen as a sign of wisdom. Must respect elders. • -Older people are given more responsibilities and privileges to lead groups. • -Speak slowly, not in a rush. • -Enjoy talking about politics.

  5. Background • History: • -Dates back to 2000 BCE. • -Portuguese, Dutch, and French colonies transported them as slaves to other countries. • -In 11th century, Oyo kingdoms expanded, and rulers grew to other part of the country. • -In 19th century, battled with British Colonizers and finally gained independence on October 1, 1960. • Political -Federal republic government. -Seventh largest democracy. -President of the senate is David Mark.

  6. Why Did We Choose Illiteracy in Nigeria as Our Project? • Main Language - English is Nigeria’s main language, yet a high percentage of the population is illiterate. • Illiteracy Rate - Nigeria has one of the highest English-speaking illiteracy rates out of all the countries in Africa. - Illiteracy rate is 28%. • Economy - By teaching the population of Nigeria literacy for free, more people would be able to get jobs, thus, helping their economy. • Trading - If more Nigerians were literate in English, trading would be easier, therefore helping other countries’ economies as well. • Ongoing Issue - Illiteracy in Nigeria has been present for many years. • Nigerian Goal - It is Nigeria’s goal to eliminate illiteracy in their country. • Population - Would be beneficial for the population to learn English.

  7. The Short term & Long Term Projections The effects of reducing illiteracy in the present: • Seeking partnership with Unicef. • Empower segments of population with an additional communication channel. • Spreading current knowledge through tutoring. • Changing curriculums for certain grades.

  8. Effects of Reducing Illiteracy In the Long-Run: • Opening up access to foreign markets through increased communication • Decrease poverty rate through progressive education • Through participation in the program, volunteers will gain practical work experience • The projection of the success rate is examined to be positive since the Nigerians primary language is English. • Decrease in the illiteracy rate in Nigeria.

  9. School Year Curriculum • In Nigeria the school year currently starts in January and ends in December. • The annual term of school in Nigeria is 10 months because the school year is sectioned into three to twelve week periods. • Little kids go to school in nursery school in their early years. Where they learn the alphabet, the letters and just basics to start off. • The kids that do not go to nursery school the first level of school that they would attend would is primary school. It is attended from grade 1 to grade 6. • Primary school is just another way of saying elementary school. The first 6 years of primary education is mandatory in Nigeria. • The next level of schooling is secondary school(high school). • After secondary school students can then enter universities, polytechnics, teacher collages, trade schools, etc. The education starts off easy and gradually gets harder.  • The whole school curriculum is divided into three levels of Lower, Middle and Upper Basic Education Curriculum. • In each of the three levels, there are about twelve compulsory subjects with one elective subject. English Studies, Mathematics, Social Studies, Civic Education, Computer Studies, Health and Physical Education, Religious Studies as well as French are present as the compulsory subjects.

  10. Why Nigeria Schools are Ineffective • The school pay is out of families’ budgets. • Teachers are introducing incorrect and outdated knowledge. • Children are getting sexually abused, verbally, and physically. • Some females are being refused to get an education. • Bribes are often made to get a good mark. • Families are afraid their children will get bullied, or robbed from.

  11. How Our Hours Will Be Used • We will have 10-20 people going to Nigeria, to teach the people English, as it is their main language. • We will have six levels in the school system determining the level of the person’s understanding of the language. • Each level will be for about 2 months, at a time, unless their teacher believes they should move up or stay back a level. • If the people can learn the English language in a year, they will have the opportunity to be a teacher by the end of it, making our system sustainable. • The days will be 4 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 8 weeks, with a morning and a night class, to give flexibility to the people, in case they need to work on a farm or family business. 

  12. Levels of Schooling • School will run 4 hours/day, 5 days a week (Choice between morning or evening sessions offered) LEVEL 1 • Ignorant of any knowledge on English. • Realizes basic verbs and nouns. • Initiating grammar use in sentence structure. LEVEL 2 • General knowledge is upgrading grammar & spelling • Sentences are easy to make • Full sentences are more visible LEVEL 3 • Vocabulary is the main target. • Students can make multiple sentences.

  13. Levels of Schooling Continued LEVEL 4 • Students can project numerous sentences to make paragraphs. • Beginning to read books. LEVEL 5 • Reading books on a daily basis. • Fully written essays. • Vocabulary is fully memorized. LEVEL 6 • Learning necessities beside literature. • Practicing teaching and coordinating students. LEVEL 7 • Teaching and running classes.

  14. Indication of Success • Individuals that we help will be able to read and write, hold an occupation, and earn a living. • Alumni will be able to pass on their knowledge to future generations. • On large scale, the illiteracy percentage will drop.

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