Radio Broadcast : A Tool For Enhancing The Learning And Promotion Of Indigenous Languages Among Secondary School Students In Nigeria

Author : Abidoye James .Aalabi

Abstract :Radio, as a mass communication tool, is assumed to have the potential to revitalize the use of indigenous languages, thus fostering cultural identity and linguistic diversity. This paper examines the impact of radio broadcast in promoting indigenous languages in Nigeria. The paper further discusses the challenges, strategies, and possible initiatives to employ in language promoting indigenous language through radio broadcasts. The study adopts a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consists of all secondary school students in Ondo State of Nigeria. The study would be guided with two research questions and two research hypotheses. The study employs a self developed questionnaire for gathering relevant data. While both descriptive and inferential statistical tools will be used to answer and test the research hypotheses respectively. The findings of the study would be discussed, while the paper conclude by giving appropriate recommendations

Keywords :Radio Broadcasts and the Promotion of Indigenous Languages in Nigeria

Conference Name :INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PSYCHOLOGY, LANGUAGE AND TEACHING (ICPLT-25)

Conference Place ACCRA, Ghana

Conference Date 27th Aug 2025