Challenges in the Implimentation of Mother Tohgue Education inNigerian Schools: The Way Forward

Abstract

The paper focuses on the use of mother tongue as
a medium of instruction at pre-primary and
primary levels of education is very vital for
educational development of our children.
Researches have shown that the child learns better
and quicker his mother tongue is used in
instruction than using a foreign language
(English). This paper discusses the provision
made by national policy on education (NPE) on
the relevance and importance of mother tongue in
education. It also highlights the benefit of mother
tongue as a medium of instruction at both prprimary and primary levels. In addition, the
challenges of implementation of mother tongue
education are not left un discussed, the effective
way to the implementation of mother tongue
education in Nigeria, finally followed by the
conclusion