acquire the knowledge of the techniques of composition writing in Hausa
recognize the different segments of composition in Hausa
recognize the different types of Hausa composition
FASSARA (TRANSLATION)
Content:
•Ire-iren fassara
•Ƙa'idojin fassara
•Matsalolin fassara
Learning Objectives:
translate proverbial and idiomatic expressions and new words from English to Hausa
recognize the different types of translation
understand the basic techniques of translating proverbial and idiomatic expression and new words into Hausa
identify the problems of translation into Hausa
TSARIN SAUTI (PHONOLOGY)
Content:
•consonants – production and classification in terms of phonation, place and manner of articulation
•vowels – production and classification in terms of position of tongue and lips; monophthongs and diphthongs
•tone – e.g. high, low and falling tones
•syllable structure – syllable types, e.g. open and closed syllables, light and heavy syllables, syllabic categories of words – monosyllabic, disyllabic, etc
•vowel length – long and short vowels
•phonological processes – e.g. assimilatory: palatalization, labialization and vowel harmony; non-assimilatory: insertion and deletion
Learning Objectives:
analyze the process of sound production and combination of sounds to form meaningful words in Hausa
appraise the importance of vowels in determining word meaning
distinguish between the phonetic attributes of sounds
recognize the number of syllables and their types in a word
appraise the importance of vowels in determining meaning
analyze the phonological processes in Hausa
KIRAR KALMA (MORPHOLOGY)
Content:
•roots and stems
•affixation – e.g. prefix, infix suffix and their derivational and inflectional functions
•gender and number inflections
•derivation of nouns and adjectives from verbs; adjectives and verbs from nouns
Learning Objectives:
explain the inflectional processes in Hausa word formation
explain the derivational process of word formation in Hausa
differentiate between the two morphological processes
GININ JUMLA (SYNTAX)
Content:
•word classes – e.g. nouns, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections and ideophones
•grammatical categories – e.g. tense and aspect (general and relative past: general and relative continuous, first and second future, habitual); mood (subjunctive and negative); gender (masculine, feminine and neuter) and number (singular and plural)
•sentence types – e.g. simple sentences, compound sentences and complex sentences
•clauses – types (e.g. relative and subjunctive); functions (e.g. main and subordinate)
Learning Objectives:
analyze the process governing word combination to form phrases; clauses and sentences in Hausa
detect linguistic errors in the grammar
observe punctuation rules
recognize ideas or thoughts in written form
construct meaningful sentences for effective communication
use the appropriate tenses in spoken and written Hausa
use the appropriate gender and number in spoken and written Hausa
differentiate between types of sentence structure
distinguish between nominal and verbal phrases
distinguish between types of sentences
compare types of clauses
MAÂ’ANA (SEMANTICS)
Content:
•lexical aspects of word meaning – e.g. ambiguity, synonymy and antonymy
•figures of speech – aspects of specialized meanings of words and phrases
Learning Objectives:
analyze the mechanisms of generating meanings in Hausa
build up their vocabulary
distinguish between the speech sounds of the language to reflect the acceptable grammar
recognize the significance of punctuation rules
recognize the various meanings and functions of sentences in communication
use words and sentences suitable for a particular purpose
construct meaningful sentences for effective communication
2. AL'ADU (CULTURE)
RAYUWAR HAUSAWA (HAUSA RITE DE PASSAGE)
Content:
•Haihuwa (birth) –ɗaukar ciki da goyon ciki da haihuwa da shayarwa da al'adun makon haihuwa da wanka da ɓanti da yaye da kaciya da samartaka
•Aure (marriage) – ire-irensa da nema da baiko da ɗaurin aure da biki da zaman aure da saki da zawarci
•Mutuwa (death) – faɗar mutuwa da wanka da salla da jana'iza da zaman makoki da sadaka da takaba da gado
•Tasirin zamani akan rayuwar Hausawa
Learning Objectives:
bayyana al'adun da ke tattare da ɗaukar ciki har zuwa samartaka
bayyana tsarin zamani akan haihuwa
bayyana al'adun neman aure har zuwa zawarci
bayyana tasirin zamani akan aure
bayyana hanyoyin faɗar mutuwa zuwa rabon gado
bayyana tasirin zamani akan mutuwa
tantance ma'ana da ire-iren tasirin zamani
ZAMANTAKEWA (SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS)
Content:
•tsarin zaman iyali da zaman gandu da dangantakar kishiyoyi da 'yan uwantaka da barantaka da agolanci
•maƙwabtaka
•aikin gandu da na gayya
•abota da ƙawance
•gaisuwa da karimci
•tasirin zamani a kan zamantakewa
Learning Objectives:
bayyana tsarin dangantaka da ma'amala tsakanin iyali
bayyana mahimmancin zamantakewa tsakanin Hausawa
tantance ire-iren tasirin zamani a kan al'adun zamantakewa
SANAÂ’OÂ’IN GARGAJIYA (TRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS)
Content:
•ire-irensu – noma da ƙira da jima da kasuwanci da wanzanci da sassaƙa da farauta da dukanci da saƙa da kitso da rini da fawa da fafar ƙorai, da sauransu
•yanayinsu – hanyoyin gadon su da kayayyakin yin su da matakan tafiyar da su da muhimmancinsu
•kayayyaki ko amfanin da suke samarwa
•sarautunsu
•sana'o'o'i masu dangantaka da jinsi – aikatau da ƙwadago; kitso da aski