GOALS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PHONETICIANS AND PHONOLOGISTS IN NIGERIA (APPN)

    •  Promoting the ideals of scholarship and protecting the interest of Phoneticians and Phonologists in ways that guarantee their productivity
    • Engendering innovative pedagogy and facilitating the collection, annotation, transcription and documentation of phonetic and phonological data of Nigerian languages and dialects; including Pidgins, Creoles, and English varieties in both native and non-native environments
    • Collaborating with professional bodies, Media institutions and professionals in related disciplines to promote native-like and intelligible pronunciations of languages via workshops for schools, etc.  
    • Publishing ground breaking research in the phonological sciences using methodical and methodological perspectives that are multidisciplinary in nature
    • Encouraging postgraduate studies in phonetics and phonology to enhance the quality and quantum of elocution practitioners in Nigeria.