Learning English is often seen as more important than learning local languages. If these are not taught many are at risk of dying out. In your own opinion, is it important for everyone to learn English? Should we ensure the survival of local languages and if so, how? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant example from your own knowledge and experience.

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taught in schools nationwide, unlike other indigenous languages like Yoruba or Igbo. Knowledge of all these languages

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I'll be stating why I think there should be compulsory English

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studies for everyone as I consider it more important, in

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essay. I'm going to start by talking about how Nigeria is a very diverse country that has more than a hundred tribes, almost all of which have their peculiar

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, some tribes even have two three or more languages with variations in things like pronunciation and tone.

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is a major tool of communication and communication is an essential part of human interaction. People from different parts of the country mix everyday because of work, tourism and vacation among many other things and interrelationships, whether short term or long term, is inevitable during these times. While local languages make the speakers feel comfortable and at home amongst themselves, we have to think about situations where relating

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as you do occur.

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is where a general mode of speaking and conveying of message comes in, in

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case English

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. English is the official

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of Nigeria for a reason. If every Nigerian knows how to communicate basically in English, literally nobody will be worried about how to express themselves whenever they're away from home. An example

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a personal experience for me will be in August 2019, when I was in posted to Cross Rivers state

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my youth service. Like myself, a lot of the

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present were not from the state, and we had a lot of activities to engage in together. The ability to speak basic English

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made it smooth and easy for everyone to speak and be spoken to. It was even

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a rule made by

our coordinators that any other

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will be considered as vernacular, and is prohibited. I think that was a very good move as it promoted a sense of unity and inclusion.

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'll like to say that learning English

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does not automatically mean forgetting about other local

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(s), I just think that because of the reasons I stated above, it should be mandatory for every Nigerian living in Nigeria to learn and know how to communicate in the common English

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