Papers by khadijat olaniyan
Arabic Language is exclusively studies at two different levels in Nigeria; Government owned and p... more Arabic Language is exclusively studies at two different levels in Nigeria; Government owned and publicly runned schools and privately owned Muslim schools. The constitution through the NPE (2014) guarantees the right of students to study the language as an optimal subject from the Junior Secondary School up to the Senior Secondary School. At these levels, Arabic is learnt as a Foreign Language(FL), while it is learnt as an aspect of Islamic studies at the primary school level. Another type of school available in Nigeria for the study of Arabic language is the “locally” controlled Arabic schools. So called because they are not regulated by the government and do not operate a unified curriculum. They offer instructions in Islamic Education and its sciences in the medium of Arabic and or the local language. Unlike the aforementioned Government owned and privately owned Muslim Schools, Arabic at the local controlled Arabic Schools is a compulsory component of the curriculum. Students he...
This study is an investigation of students' perceptions of the Arabic language curriculum used ac... more This study is an investigation of students' perceptions of the Arabic language curriculum used across Senior Secondary Schools in Lagos State. Results from the study showed that, indeed, the students find the curriculum difficult, boring, not well taught and not meeting with their contemporary need for foreign language study. They however, opined that Arabic is a valuable tool for career advancement as an international language of communication, diplomacy and tourism. The study concludes on the recommendations that the Arabic curriculum should be updated and reviewed with communicative competence as focus of instruction.
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Papers by khadijat olaniyan