Teaching French in Nigeria: Perspectives and Pedagogy

The adoption of French as a second official language in Nigeria has caused a lot of ink to flow in the press and also in the field of national education. Already in previous research at the politico-pedagogical level, we notice so many obstacles that face the teaching and learning of the French language in Nigeria. This research aims to demonstrate how France conducts and continues to pursue a policy of political destabilization in its African colonies. Today, it is obvious that this policy pursued by France in its colonies is an obstacle to the development of the French language in the world. As a methodology, we relied on a historical approach based on authentic data but researched book documents, the Internet, and other secondary sources deliberately selected because of their contextual richness in relation to the subject. The teaching and learning of the French language facilitate diplomatic and commercial relations with Nigeria's neighbours on the African continental map. The adoption of the French language as a second official language tends to raise Nigeria to the status of a bilingual country in the world. The objective of this communication is to expose and analyze the various elements affecting the development or teaching/learning of the French language and to examine to what extent to counteract these elements and allow the French language to regain its place in the world of linguistic competitiveness.