Some of these Cameroonian languages include Mungaka, Mopke, Fulfulde etc. This makes the language an indispensable tool for students in the country to communicate and interact socially because of the numerous indigenous languages and dialects spoken by the different ethnic groups in different parts of the country. In Cameroon, the English language is the lingua franca. It is also an official language of India, the Philippines and many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa. It is the primary language of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various small island nations in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The English Language is a West Germanic Language that originated from old English (Anglo-Saxon), brought to England by settlers from North Germany.
Students should be given adequate motivation both at home and in school to learn and use more English in conversation than Pidgin English. Consequently, the Students language learning process is low. This might be due to the influence of mother tongue, peer groups, social environment and lack of student’s interest in in the study of the English language. The study reveals that out of (30) students that took the questionnaire, four (4) students representing 80% attested to the fact that pidgin English greatly influences their language acquisition process. To achieve this, data was collected from level 300 students of the English Department through questionnaires to students and interviews with some parents and lecturers.
The purpose was to establish the effect of Pidgin English on student’s language acquisition. This project was aimed at examining the impact of Pidgin English on L2 earners of the University of Buea.
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