The Saudi Government’s Resistance to the Proactive Death of the Arabic Language (Published)
The power of English as a globalized language has always been a threat to the social identity, cultural beliefs, and native language of whatever community it enters. The literature has cited tremendous examples of nations whose heritage has ceased under the influence of contact with the English language. This situation has prompted governments to urgently respond and pass policy to combat the invasion. This research sheds light on the attempts taken by the Saudi Arabian government to shield the Arabic language from future replacement by the English language, which has started to become a social reality, especially among the young. Studies of real-life naturalistic data from the domains of commerce, sports, and education were undertaken using a descriptive discursive approach. The analysis shows that Saudi government has opted to employ the Arabic language instead of English, aiming to call for its supremacy and social generalization.
Keywords: English Language, Saudi Arabian government, commerce, education Arabic language, schooling., sports
Connecting United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Global Learning (Published)
This paper looks at the nexus between the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and global learning in the area of English teaching to explore how the Sustainable Development Goals influence learning outcomes of the English language programs to foster responsible citizenship. In addition, the paper looks at how SDGs could be used mould curricular and co-curricular experiences for students learning English language. Focus will also be made on the opportunities that have been availed by the SDGs to synthesize learning across the educational experience in place-based and virtual learning environments. The paper will wrap up by delving on how language programs institutions utilize SDGs so that students learning English concentrate on addressing world challenges meaningfully. The argument in this paper takes into account that “the impact of English as a global language in many spheres of international life has been both rapid and dramatic” (Wong & Dubey-Jhaveri, 2015, p. 1).
Keywords: English Language, Learning, Sustainable Development Goals, Teaching, United Nations, global learning
Use of Instructional Media as Determinant of Students’ Achievement and Attitude in English Language (Published)
This paper examined the use of instructional media as determinants of students’ achievement and attitude towards English Language. Specifically, the purpose of the study was to find out whether the use of instructional media is a determinant of SS2 students achievement and attitude towards English language. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive research design. The population comprised 1600 teachers and 2800 SS2 students in 217 public secondary schools in Ebonyi state. Through the simple random sampling technique a sample size of 540 respondents was selected for the study. The instrument for data collection were three structured questionnaires which dealt with instructional media, students achievement and students attitude to English language. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages. Result of the findings showed the following: There is a significant relationship between the use of instructional media and students achievement in English language. 2. There is a significant relationship between the use of instructional media and students’ attitude towards English Language. Based on the findings, one of the recommendations was that the government should provide audio and audio-visual aids in all the schools in the federation for improved students achievement in English language and the development of positive attitude towards the subject.
Keywords: Achievement, English Language, Students, attitude, instructional media
English: The International Language of Science and Technology (Published)
This paper observed the dominant role of English as International language of science and technology. Various factors that facilitated the dominance of the language in science and technology were observed. The most technologically advanced nations of the world were also observed with various languages used in each of the countries. The paper also observed the language of instruction and research in the fifty most technologically advanced universities in the world. The paper concluded by projecting that English language shall attain the status of the world language in the next fifty years.
Keywords: English Language, Science, Technology
English: The International Language of Science and Technology (Published)
This paper observed the dominant role of English as International language of science and technology. Various factors that facilitated the dominance of the language in science and technology were observed. The most technologically advanced nations of the world were also observed with various languages used in each of the countries. The paper also observed the language of instruction and research in the fifty most technologically advanced universities in the world. The paper concluded by projecting that English language shall attain the status of the world language in the next fifty years.
Keywords: English Language, Science, Technology