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Ethnocentric Hate Speech as an Impediment to National Development in Nigeria: Implications for Peaceful Communication Onoja, Peter; Gbeyonron, Clifford Irikefe
Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS) Vol 11, No 1 (2025): March 2025
Publisher : Magister Kajian Bahasa Inggris (English Language Studies) Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogy

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijels.v11i1.9983

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Nigeria is a heterolingual, multi-religious, multi-ethnic, and multicultural country. The constitution of the country allows freedom of expression. Despite having English as a lingua franca, Nigerians use their respective indigenous languages. The inability of the citizens to manage this diversity has led to the use of ethnocentric hate speech by members of different linguistic groups against one another. This is inimical to national development. This intervention aimed to establish the effect of ethnocentric hate speech on national development in Nigeria and how applied peace linguists can serve as advocates of peaceful communication. Applied peace linguistics plays the role of facilitating dialogue and conflict resolution in Nigeria. It assists in ensuring peaceful communication and counter speech. Thus, ensuring early warming on speeches that can escalate violence. A questionnaire was administered to 900 respondents in the townships from January to July 2024. The researchers also conducted focus group discussion sessions with 19 groups of eight (8) participants in 19 townships in Nigeria. The major finding of the study indicates that an overwhelming majority of the respondents detest ethnocentric hate speech. They agree that ethnocentric hate speech engenders suspicions and phantom tolerance in society, thus an impediment to national development. Phantom tolerance is characterised by the pretence that one is tolerating another while, in reality, one hates the other. This study concludes that peaceful communication should be encouraged in the school curriculum and made a norm for general interaction in the country to build trust and foster national development. 
Language of Wider Communication as a Propeller of Early Warning and Early Response in Yobe State Gbeyonron, Clifford Irikefe
Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS) Vol 11, No 2 (2025): September 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijels.v11i2.9969

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This work aims to establish the efficacy of language of wider communication (LWC) in coordinating early warning and early response in emergencies in Yobe State, a seemingly fragile state recovering from a fleeting insurgency. To achieve this, a researcher-made questionnaire and a semi-structured interview schedule were respectively administered to 110 and twenty-two 22 respondents who have been participating in  Community Peace and Safety Partnership (CPSP) meetings – platforms supported by the British Council and funded by the European Union (EU) in 11 out of the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state – to ascertain the use of Hausa language (which is an LWC in the state) in the coordination of the meetings and the implication of that in emergency and conflict management. Similarly, participatory observation was utilized by the researcher to find the language(s) used on the platforms to coordinate the meetings. It was found that the use of the LWC has not only made emergency and conflict management inclusive but also helped in reducing conflicts and risks in the LGAs the platforms are active. This work recommends that for early warning and early response to be effective in a fragile state, the LWC should be prioritized. However, other languages should be developed to enable them to actualize their linguistic rights to participate in public discourse and emergency management.
Analysis of Hate Speech in Responses to Two Hausa Online Media Outlets on the Spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic Gbeyonron, Clifford Irikefe
Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS) Vol 10, No 1 (2024): March 2024
Publisher : Magister Kajian Bahasa Inggris (English Language Studies) Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogy

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijels.v10i1.8363

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Effective communication through the medium of indigenous languages serves as an invaluable instrument that facilitates every language’s right to information during pandemics. Different online media outlets used Nigerian languages to disseminate information that could enhance the success of public health measures targeted at mitigating the impact of COVID-19. However, not all of the audience absorbed the messages positively. This study attempts to analyze the use of hate speech in the comments of readers of Hausa online news items on Legit Hausa and BBC Hausa that responded to news items on COVID-19. To achieve this, the readers' comments were purposively sampled and analyzed based on the pragmatic principles of politeness and peaceful communication. In addition, systemic functional grammar was used to explicate the grammatical features of the analyzed linguistic elements of the comments written in Hausa. It was found that the comments were not only replete with inflammatory language – stripping the users of the status of communicative humanizer – inimical to preventive measures against COVID-19 but also capable of widening the opinion divide. Furthermore, most comments analyzed flout the principles of Hausa spelling and sentence construction. The study thus recommends that linguistic activists should consistently advocate for the use of Nigerian languages that conform to linguistic norms and the principles of peaceful communication that would curtail misinformation and division in the course of pandemic control.
Utilizing P7 as a Model to Facilitate Language Teacher Development Program: Implication for Applied Linguistics Muhammad-Gombe, Umar; Gbeyonron, Clifford Irikefe; Iorember, Margaret N.
Indonesian Journal of English Language Studies (IJELS) Vol 10, No 1 (2024): March 2024
Publisher : Magister Kajian Bahasa Inggris (English Language Studies) Universitas Sanata Dharma Yogy

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijels.v10i1.7918

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This research focuses on the imperative need for effective language teacher production in Nigeria to meet the growing demand for language education and applied linguistics. The study introduces the P7 Model, a comprehensive framework that encompasses seven key elements essential for successful language teacher development: Personnel, Potentials, Partnership, Process, Property, Product, and Probing. The research involves a survey of 400 practicing language teachers across various educational levels in Nigeria. The survey examines their perceptions regarding the importance of these seven elements in shaping language teacher education programs. The findings are analyzed using simple percentages. The results highlight strong agreement among respondents concerning the significance of each P7 element in the language teacher development process. Specifically, participants emphasize the need for competent, proficient, and enthusiastic teaching staff (Personnel), collaborative efforts through partnerships, research, and engagement with regulatory bodies (Partnership), admission of candidates with a genuine interest in language teaching and strong academic potential (Potentials), a curriculum emphasizing practical skills and employability (Process), the provision and optimal use of infrastructure and resources (Property), job security, remuneration, incentives, and continuing professional development (Product), and quality assurance and control throughout the teacher development process (Probing). The P7 Model offers a structured approach to guide language program administrators and policymakers in shaping effective language teacher education programs. Prioritizing these elements is crucial to ensure the availability of skilled, dedicated, and enthusiastic language teachers who can meet the demands of the 21st century, ultimately facilitating applied linguistics and language education in Nigeria.
Co-Authors Iorember, Margaret N. Muhammad-Gombe, Umar Onoja, Peter