A Counter-Hegemony Discourse on the Status of English as a Foreign Language in Nigeria Multi-Linguistic Society.

¹Adenuga, Opeoluwa Olufemi, ²Oloyede, Adewumi Oluyemi & ³Abolarin Egbebi, Abimbola

¹Directorate of General Studies, Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic Ijebu-Igbo

²School of Languages, Tai Solarin College of Education Omu-Ijebu

³Department of General Studies, The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti

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Abstract

The fate of the English language in an environment that is distinct from its L1 setting around the world has been the object of the study and debate in the last quarter of the century. This paper therefore, attempts to debunk the idea about the foreign nature of the English Language in Nigeria by arguing that it is alien and inadequate to convey the African culture and expression and on the other.  It examines the position that the English language occupies in Nigeria by considering its status and functions at it s ability to solve the various socio-economic issues in Nigeria.