TEACHER TRAINEES' PERCEPTION OF EFFECTS OF LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ON INSECURITY IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Insecurity in the country has disrupted the peaceful existence of the citizenry while replacing it with anxiety and stagnation across different spheres of the nation’s development or economy. It has been argued in scholarly works that English Language and Social media play effective roles in National Security. This paper aims to prove to what extent through the views of Teacher Trainees, the English Language and the selected Social media platforms, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram affect insecurity. The study used a quantitative research method through questionnaires to determine this. The study found that Nigeria’s insecurity challenge is not caused by the English Language but the three social media platforms. As a solution, it was discovered that the English Language and the selected platforms can proffer solution. It is recommended that the English Language and selected Social media platforms be used to solve the insecurity challenges.