Academy in Nigeria is quite
complex. Authors in particular makes it very difficult to learn. They cant
explain new concepts on easy to
understand terms. They often assume that the reader has some knowledge about
the subject matter. Based on this they
use complex or rather strange terms which at best end up confusing instead of
convincing the reader.
Sometime ago, I was preparing for
an external examination, that is, Petroleum Training Institute(PTI). Having
gone through their past questions I discovered I needed to learn some further
mathematics. I grabbed a textbook from the bookshop, paid for it and left
excitedly. When I got home, I did not hesitate to start studying it. The topic I
started with was calculus. For a long time it has been my desire to know this
topic. I was happy to hold a book containing it.
However, discouragement started to creep in.
For the first twenty minutes I was totally confused, unable to understand any
of the terms in the book. The more I tried, the more complex it seems to be. Another
day, I also made attempt to comprehend it but got the same result. That was how
I dropped the good-for-nothing textbook.
On the other hand, when a friend gave
me a foreign textbook( Engineering Mathematics), I was simply amazed about the
simplicity of the textbook. It made learning fun. I totally enjoyed it. Wow! What
a huge difference with our own local books.
QUESTION FOR READERS
What advice do you have for
Nigerian authors?
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