Towards Effective Teaching and Meaningful Learning of Entrepreneurship in Indigenous Language as an Enhancement for Self-Reliance

The problem of self-reliance has been a pressing issue that needs to be addressed especially among Nigerian youth, more so that vices prevalent in the country because of unemployment. To curb these vices, there is need to embrace the indigenous entrepreneurship/ trade an aspect of indigenous language which serves as a source job creation and empowerment in Nigerian society. Indigenous entrepreneurial skill is also a cultural aspect of a language which has been tried over the years and found reliable. This can be achieved by introducing its teaching to students in Junior Secondary School. This paper discusses the need for the teaching and learning of the culture of an indigenous language. (Yoruba Language as a Case Study) One of the cultural aspects of the Indigenous language is indigenous trade (Yoruba Language). Yoruba trades are supposed to be taught in Junior Secondary School as from JSS One to JSS three and some of the trades are farming, drumming, hairweaving etc. The effective teaching of indigenous trade which will motivate meaningful learning of the student will serve as a linkage between the language and being self-reliant through self-employment, or enterprise which is being referred to as entrepreneurship. This would serve as a panacea for solving the massive unemployment problem, prevent poverty and empower the majority of the citizens economically through the use of some of the indigenous trades which they have acquired from Junior Secondary School. Two instruments were used for the study; Questionnaires were administered to students to investigate the use of the methods materials through which students can be motivated, the role of type of school (Private and Public) and the influence of environment (urban and rural) would affect the learning of Indigenous trade. It is thus concluded that adequate instructional materials will enhance the effective learning of indigenous trades. Also, female students find language learning easier than male. It is also suggested that resource persons should be employed as instructors in schools and adult program to be organized for the learning of entrepreneurial skills.