FOUL LANGUAGE AMONG TERTIARY INSTITUTION STUDENTS: ROLE OF THE ACADEMICS
Department of Business Education
College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti
fasaekehinde@yahoo.com or fasae.felicia@coeikere.edu.ng
ABSTRACT
Effective communication is determined by the speaker who in turn determines the response from the receiver. A Yoruba adage says “oro rere lo n yo obi lapo” meaning that good words in turn produce good response. The use of foul language is prevalent among tertiary institution students which may tend to affect conversations and relationships. This paper examined the role of the academics in curbing foul language among tertiary institution students and was organized under: character development, indiscipline in schools, sources of students’ use of language, use of foul language among students, effects of foul language on conversations, role of academics, and, way out.
Keywords: Foul language, Tertiary Institutions, Character, Indiscipline, Academics.
