THE CHALLENGES OF FRENCH LANGUAGE LEARNER IN NIGERIA: AN OVERVIEW

Abstract

Language serves to promote understanding and facilitate communication between the speaker and the addressee; therefore, in order for communication to occur, the transmitter must be understandable to the addressee. The foundation of French language learner in Nigeria is one of the issues that is confronting the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the country. Our approach in this article is based on the psychological methods; many learners of French as second language in Nigeria’s education system have very poor French language foundation right from their primary and secondary education. The goal of this work is to determine how French language teachers can do all in their power to ensure that their students develop strong oral and writing communication skills so they can stay up to date in their field. Therefore, in order to address these issues, this research looks at some of the obstacles that hinder French language instruction in Nigerian higher education institutions and offers workable solutions. The main findings of the study range from like of functional laboratories, bad methods of admission of students who did not initially planned to study French language, students’ teacher’s ratio, overcrowded classrooms, and poor perception of French by the public.