EFFECTS OF NIGERIAN PIDGIN ON MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH

Abstract

The subject matter of this research work was to examine the effect of Nigerian Pidgin English on proficiency in English among students of Mountain Top University Ibafo, Ogun state. The main objective of this research work was to find out the impact of Nigerian Pidgin English on students’ communication and academic proficiency. The design used for the study was a descriptive survey method. The number of students used were one hundred (100) from Mountain Top University. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study, from which the questionnaire was designed. From the analyzed data, it showed that students frequently use Pidgin in their daily communication within the school premises. Lack of effective usage of English language has prompted students to use Pidgin in their communication and the use of Nigeria Pidgin by male and female students has encouraged wrong use and expression of English language. It was recommended that Staff and students in tertiary institutions across the federation should engage the use of Standard English language in their communications rather than use of Nigeria Pidgin. In addition, the use of Nigerian Pidgin by students during official communication should be discouraged by implementing laws that can combat wrong use of English Language in the school environment.