عنوان

Nigerian Children's Literature

شماره

LA120369

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Nigerian Children's Literature

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Idaevbor Bello, James O. Okpiliya, Idaevbor Bello, et al.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

This essay argues for the potential of children's literature in Nigeria as a genre serving as a means of building nationhood in the minds of children growing up in the country. It posits that because of the greed of the ruling elites, the potential in terms of both human and natural resources was frittered away after independence, thereby vitiating the function of children's literature in helping reinforce Nigeria's presence in the comity of nations. It is still possible to retrace our steps as a country by progressively deploying such literature, through its themes and character delineation, to inculcating in children a sense of nationhood and patriotism so they can relate across both ethnic and religious divisions to espouse ideals as a people with a common destiny. The literature that is the focus here is that written in English as the language of interaction among the different ethnic groups in the country, and as the language of instruction in our schools. This essay argues for the potential of children's literature in Nigeria as a genre serving as a means of building nationhood in the minds of children growing up in the country. It posits that because of the greed of the ruling elites, the potential in terms of both human and natural resources was frittered away after independence, thereby vitiating the function of children's literature in helping reinforce Nigeria's presence in the comity of nations. It is still possible to retrace our steps as a country by progressively deploying such literature, through its themes and character delineation, to inculcating in children a sense of nationhood and patriotism so they can relate across both ethnic and religious divisions to espouse ideals as a people with a common destiny. The literature that is the focus here is that written in English as the language of interaction among the different ethnic groups in the country, and as the language of instruction in our schools.

تاريخ نشر

2017

توصيف ظاهري

15-27

عنوان

Matatu

شماره جلد

49/1

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1875-7421

اصطلاح موضوعی

children's literature

اصطلاح موضوعی

delight

اصطلاح موضوعی

instruction

اصطلاح موضوعی

nationhoos

اصطلاح موضوعی

Nigeria

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Idaevbor Bello

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

James O. Okpiliya

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/18757421-04901002

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y