Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6052ISSN: Print 1683-8831
Abstract
Language teaching and learning are essential in educational and economic development in any multi-ethnic and multi-lingual society like Nigeria. The recognition given to language development in formal education is amply demonstrated in Nigeria`s National Policy on Education as L1 or L2. Games and simulations as tools in learning and instruction are gaining recognition world over. The Federal Government College, the Unity Schools in Nigeria are a fertile ground promoting the teaching of mother tongue and second indigenous languages. The Nigerlang experience with three main Nigerian languages (Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba) has shown a supportive evidence of the viability of games in language skills development and in the promotion of Nigeria`s rich cultural heritage. Similar experience can be developed to teach skills in other domains of learning thus making learning less stressful but pleasurable, even in other lands.
How to cite this article:
Biodun Akinpelu . Vocabulary Development Through Gaming: The Nigerian Language Experience.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/pjssci.2008.258.261
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1683-8831/pjssci.2008.258.261