TERSOO TSUMBA
Department of English and Literary Studies,
College of Education, Katsina-Ala.
e-mail: [email protected]
SAMUEL VIHIMGA NYAJO
Department of English and Literary Studies,
College of Education, Katsina-Ala.
e-mail: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
The National Policy on Education is the codified document that defines the roles of all segments of education in Nigeria. It specifically defines the role and use of indigenous languages in our schools. The focus is on the pre-primary and primary school levels. It is believed that the introduction of indigenous languages at these levels would be a foundation for building a strong educational system. It is observed that these provisions are not adhered to. This means that the compliance in schools at these levels is very low or nonexistent. The discourse is an assessment of compliance with the Nigerian Language Policy at these levels of education. It states the provisions of the pre-primary and primary school levels, in order to ascertain the extent of implementation of the policy in the Nigerian school system, as well as examine the factors or problems associated with the implementation of the language policy in Benue State. Finally, the discourse suggests measures to improve the system through a strict adherence to the provisions of the Nigerian Language policy.
Keywords: Assessment, Nigerian Language Policy, Pre-primary and Primary School Levels.