Appraising Nativization of English Language Effectuality on Learning Retention in Entrepreneurial Training Programmes, South-West, Nigeria

The implementation of Entrepreneurial Training Programme (ETP) is to meaningfully address the economic challenges and social vices orchestrated by lack of unemployment and poverty status of the people. However, the ethnic composition of the nation, Nigeria, informed nativization of English language as a mean of teaching entrepreneurial values, skills and knowledge. Descriptive survey research decision was used. The study population comprised, participants of ETP in South-West, Nigeria. The sample size of the study was Three hundred and sixty (360) respondents selected, through a simple random sampling technique. Thirty (30) participants from two ETP centres from each of the six states (Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Oyo and Ondo) in South West, Nigeria were selected for the study. Two research questions were raised and one research hypothesis was formulated for the study. A self-developed research instruments BY THE researchers titled, “Rating Scale on Appraising Nativization of English Language Effectuality on Learning Retention on Entrepreneurial Training Programme in South-West, Nigeria”. It was fashioned on four liker rating scale strongly agreed (SA), agreed (A), disagreed and strongly disagreed (SD). The research instrument was validated by two experts in test and measurement while its reliability was determined through test-retest method and 0.62 coefficient reliability was obtained. Data collected on research questions was analaysed using descriptive statistics (frequency counts, simple percentage and mean), while data collected on research hypothesis was analyzed sung inferential statistics (Pearson ranking correlation coefficient). Based on the findings of the study conclusions were made that nativization of English language had no motivational impact on the participant of ETP in South West, Nigeria. Also, that nativization of English language had no influence positively on learning rate and so on. Based on conclusion recommendations were therefore made that facilitators should always considering the ethnics composition of teaching and learning settings before adopting a particular language as a medium of instruction. Also, both English and local language(s) should be using by the facilitators of ETP in South-West, Nigeria.