Igbo Language and Literature in Classroom Discourse: a pedagogical experimente

Abstract

This paper shares a pedagogical experiment of Igbo language instruction using a folktale literature and its film adaptation. The ethnographic study reveals that film viewership affects the students’ appreciation of the literature and the language and enhances students’ cooperation in sharing and contributing in the learning exercise. The study emphasizes the importance of interactive teaching methods and argues that with globalization and persistent technological invasion, African and cultural studies’ scholars need to reflect on innovative approaches to the instruction of local languages and literature to sustain youth interest in African culture/cultural studies in a technological era.