Abstract:
This paper investigates the veracity behind the supposed crossing points between practices in governance, corruptible behaviors associated with governance, and the impact on the future direction of English language education as perceived by educators in North-Western states of Nigeria. The paper consists of three objectives to determine the extent to which practices in governance, corruption, and the future of English language education become crucial issues that deserve attention at the moment. Three research questions guided the conduct of the study. The descriptive survey research design was employed by the researcher, considering the nature and geography of the region. The population was made up of 1,897 teachers of English out of which a sample of three hundred and eighty-two (382) was drawn for the conduct of the study. A research questionnaire was developed by the researcher. It was validated by experts in the field of English language education. Cronbach Alpha was used in determining a reliability coefficient of 0.84. Mean scores and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions. It was found that corruption, ineffectiveness, and inconsistencies in policy formulation by some governments in Nigeria, which are occasioned by willful corruption on the part of the governments, do considerably affect the quality needed in English language education in Nigerian contexts. Separating holding of political office from mismanagement and diversion of public funds to private bank accounts and other corrupt means used by these leaders is somewhere next to impossible in the North-Western states of Nigeria. A huge amount of money budgeted for education is, on most occasions, either slashed or diverted for personal enrichment. It is recommended that people in Nigeria need to be sensitized to identify, support and elect people with proven integrity and prudence into power so that effective policies like English language education could be enacted for improving the quality of lives of the people. This will in turn affect the educational, linguistic and economic welfare and wellbeing of the people.
Keywords: Governance, Corruption, Future in English Language Education in North-Western states of Nigeria
DOI: www.doi.org/10.36349/tjllc.2025.v04i02.017
author/Dr. Lawal Suleiman
journal/Tasambo JLLC 4(2) | July 2025 |
