Archives Tag: English Language

Press Release

Planning to Relocate or Study Abroad? Get above 7.5 in all sections of IELTS

April 19, 2022

You believe since it is English, it is a sure pass. Only to get to the exam halls and realize the need to prepare. Which is usually too late. No matter how good you are, you need to prepare. Join a class of like-minded students and study with proven IELTS teachers with high success rate. … Continue reading Planning to Relocate or Study Abroad? Get above 7.5 in all sections of IELTS

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Teju Cole Joins Harvard University As Gore Vidal Professor of Creative Writing

April 19, 2022

It’s no small tale that Nigerians are doing extraordinary things in the diaspora, and these many achievements cus across different fields; entertainment, medicine, technology, academics, you name it. One of such many Nigerians is writer and academic, Teju Cole, who just recently joined Harvard University’s Department of English as the Gore Vidal Professor of the … Continue reading Teju Cole Joins Harvard University As Gore Vidal Professor of Creative Writing

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Opinion

The English Speaking Nigerians

April 19, 2022

English is our lingua franca in Nigeria. In short, currently, English is the official language in most African countries, which are the former colonies of Great Britain, of which Nigeria was a member. With our multiplicity of language and culture dynamics, English was adopted as our language of civilization and instruction. In schools, local languages are … Continue reading The English Speaking Nigerians

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Opinion

Rising Trends of the Nigerian Pidgin against Standard English

April 19, 2022

  While my parents grew up, they spoke their native languages at home and English in school as well as other formal settings. This way, they spoke English as well as their dialects correctly, I cannot remember any of their friends of same educational status who speaks grammatically incorrect English. When I was a child, … Continue reading Rising Trends of the Nigerian Pidgin against Standard English

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Opinion

The Death of Good English

April 19, 2022

I really miss those days when it was cool to speak and write good English. Remember those days? Those were the pre-mobile phone and social media days. Communication was more straightforward back then. It was easy to understand what the other person was trying to say mainly because they said it the way it was; … Continue reading The Death of Good English

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As Social Network Flogs the English Language

April 19, 2022

Man would be nothing without language. The evolution and development of language is one of mankind’s most outstanding efforts. It is through language that we express our emotions and concerns. English, Mandarin, Nupe, Kanuri and others are all means of communication that have been transferred over years. The world currently parades about 6,500 spoken languages, … Continue reading As Social Network Flogs the English Language

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