Imperatives of Developing Arabic Language as a second Language at the Pre-Primary school Level in Nigeria
Keywords:
pre-school, Education, foreign language, Arabic languageAbstract
The aim of this study is to establish the relationship between Arabic Language
and Literacy at the pre-primary school level in Nigeria. It focuses on how the
goalof the National Policy on Education in Nigeria will be achieved through
literacy in Arabic language. There are many evidences on the need to learn
Arabic as a second language. Apart from being an international language, it is
important for Nigerians to learn it along side English language since the two
major religions in Nigeria use English and Arabic languages respectively. It will
also enable Nigerian diplomats in the Arabic nations as well as Arab embassies
in Nigeria to competently represent the interests of both Nigeria and the Arab
world especially to correct the misconceptions between Nigeria and the Arab
world in the local media. This can be carried out by training the children on how
to read, write and understand Arabic language during pre-primary school period.
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