The school examination scripts were graded. An essay is said to be good if it scores high in all of the above. These are content, expression, organization and mechanical accuracy. There are four criteria for the measurement of performance in writing as stipulated by WAEC. The analysis will demonstrated with tables using SPSS – Statistical Package for Social Science. Descriptive survey will be used for the study. The following objectives will be used for the study Find out the extent of Pidgin English usage among secondary schools in Kwara state, determine the factors that inform students’ usage of Pidgin in secondary schools in Kwara state, ascertain the extent of harm done by Pidgin English on the speaking competency of secondary school students in Kwara state and find out ways to mitigate the effects of Pidgin English on Standard English usage among secondary schools students in Kwara state. With more than 250 ethnic groups speaking over 500 languages and dialects, English is the country’s official business language, whether you’re actually on business or just on safari.įor citizens without easy access to higher education and white collar jobs, picking up a few words of English and mixing it with elements of their native tongues has been the default way of communicating across tribal cultures.The study will investigate the effects of the use of pidgin English on speaking competency of students of senior secondary school. Pidgin English remains the “great” equalizer - a way of communicating on a base level that cuts through bullshit. Pidgin English is extremely popular in most parts of Africa, particularly West Africa, and has been accepted as the de-facto language of blue collar trade and merchants. There’s a certain intimacy that this form of broken English emits a down-to-earth, survivalist approach to everyday living and hustling in Africa’s most populous nation. Speaking Nigerian Pidgin transforms them from visiting foreigner into one of the hundreds of well-integrated expatriates in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. If they open up with Pidgin English instead, I instantly perk up.

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