Arabic education in University of Ilorin, Nigeria: a review

Arabic Education has flourished and passed different stages and media in Nigeria over time. It has as such played significant role in spreading Islamic civilization outside the Arabian Peninsula. Historical records confirmed that for about three centuries between 17th and 19th centuries Arabic doc...

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Main Authors: Salisu, Alfa Muhammed, Dollah, Nafi@Hanafi, Zakaria, Abd Wahab
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spelling my.iium.irep.454602018-01-04T06:49:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45460/ Arabic education in University of Ilorin, Nigeria: a review Salisu, Alfa Muhammed Dollah, Nafi@Hanafi Zakaria, Abd Wahab L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) Arabic Education has flourished and passed different stages and media in Nigeria over time. It has as such played significant role in spreading Islamic civilization outside the Arabian Peninsula. Historical records confirmed that for about three centuries between 17th and 19th centuries Arabic documents remained the only source of information for European writers on western and central Sudan. It was also a means of communication and language of instruction in different stages in Nigeria over the years. Meanwhile, the language is facing a lot of challenges in Nigerian Universities, ranging from Government policies on language education, social, pedagogical, etc. that may impede its aims and objectives. Some of these challenges came as a result of the educational policies. This paper attempts to discuss the role of Arabic language in the Islamic civilization in Nigeria and the current status of Arabic education in Nigerian Universities with special reference to the Nigerian Language policies and implementation in relation to the pedagogical situation of Arabic language in University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Contemporary Research Center Australia 2014-10-01 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45460/1/Arabic_Education_in_Unilorin.pdf Salisu, Alfa Muhammed and Dollah, Nafi@Hanafi and Zakaria, Abd Wahab (2014) Arabic education in University of Ilorin, Nigeria: a review. International Journal of Education and Research, 2 (10). pp. 647-662. ISSN 2201-6740 (O), 2201-6333 (P) http://www.ijern.com/index.php
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LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
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LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
Salisu, Alfa Muhammed
Dollah, Nafi@Hanafi
Zakaria, Abd Wahab
Arabic education in University of Ilorin, Nigeria: a review
description Arabic Education has flourished and passed different stages and media in Nigeria over time. It has as such played significant role in spreading Islamic civilization outside the Arabian Peninsula. Historical records confirmed that for about three centuries between 17th and 19th centuries Arabic documents remained the only source of information for European writers on western and central Sudan. It was also a means of communication and language of instruction in different stages in Nigeria over the years. Meanwhile, the language is facing a lot of challenges in Nigerian Universities, ranging from Government policies on language education, social, pedagogical, etc. that may impede its aims and objectives. Some of these challenges came as a result of the educational policies. This paper attempts to discuss the role of Arabic language in the Islamic civilization in Nigeria and the current status of Arabic education in Nigerian Universities with special reference to the Nigerian Language policies and implementation in relation to the pedagogical situation of Arabic language in University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
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author Salisu, Alfa Muhammed
Dollah, Nafi@Hanafi
Zakaria, Abd Wahab
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Dollah, Nafi@Hanafi
Zakaria, Abd Wahab
author_sort Salisu, Alfa Muhammed
title Arabic education in University of Ilorin, Nigeria: a review
title_short Arabic education in University of Ilorin, Nigeria: a review
title_full Arabic education in University of Ilorin, Nigeria: a review
title_fullStr Arabic education in University of Ilorin, Nigeria: a review
title_full_unstemmed Arabic education in University of Ilorin, Nigeria: a review
title_sort arabic education in university of ilorin, nigeria: a review
publisher Contemporary Research Center Australia
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/45460/1/Arabic_Education_in_Unilorin.pdf
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