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JAMB Literature-in-English Syllabus

1. DRAMA

Drama

Content:

  • •Types:
  • •i. Tragedy
  • •ii. Comedy
  • •iii. Tragicomedy
  • •iv. Melodrama
  • •v. Farce
  • •vi. Opera etc.
  • •Dramatic Techniques
  • •i. Characterization
  • •ii. Dialogue
  • •iii. Flashback
  • •iv. Mime
  • •v. Costume
  • •vi. Music/Dance
  • •vii. Décor/scenery
  • •viii. Acts/Scenes
  • •ix. Soliloquy/aside
  • •x. Figures of Speech etc
  • •Interpretation of the Prescribed Texts
  • •i. Theme
  • •ii. Plot
  • •iii. Socio-political context
  • •iv. Setting

Learning Objectives:

  • identify the various types of drama;
  • analyze the contents of the various types of drama;
  • compare and contrast the features of different dramatic types;
  • demonstrate adequate knowledge of dramatic techniques used in each prescribed text;
  • differentiate between styles of selected playwrights;
  • determine the theme of any prescribed text;
  • identify the plot of the play;
  • apply the lessons of the play to everyday living
  • identify the spatial and temporal setting of the play.

2. PROSE

Prose

Content:

  • •Types:
  • •i. Fiction
  • • - Novel
  • • - Novella/Novelette
  • • - Short story
  • •ii. Non-fiction
  • • - Biography
  • • - Autobiography
  • • - Memoir
  • •iii. Faction: a combination of fact and fiction
  • •Narrative Techniques/Devices:
  • •i. Point of view
  • • - Omniscient/Third Person
  • • - First Person
  • •ii. Characterisation
  • • - Round, flat, foil, hero, antihero, etc
  • •iii. Language
  • •Textual Analysis
  • •i. Theme
  • •ii. Plot
  • •iii. Setting (Temporal/Spatial)
  • •iv. Socio-political context

Learning Objectives:

  • differentiate between types of prose;
  • identify the category that each prescribed text belongs to;
  • analyze the components of each type of prose;
  • identify the narrative techniques used in each of the prescribed texts;
  • determine an author's narrative style;
  • distinguish between one type of character from another;
  • determine the thematic preoccupation of the author of the prescribed text;
  • indicate the plot of the novel; identify the temporal and spatial setting of the novel.
  • identify the temporal and spatial setting of the novel
  • relate the prescribed text to real-life situations.

3. POETRY

Poetry

Content:

  • •Types:
  • •i. Sonnet
  • •ii. Ode
  • •iii. Lyrics
  • •iv. Elegy
  • •v. Ballad
  • •vi. Panegyric
  • •vii. Epic
  • •viii. Free verse
  • •ix. Blank verse
  • •x. Dramatic monologue

Learning Objectives:

  • differentiate between types of poetry;
  • analyze the contents of the various types of poetry;
  • compare and contrast the features of different poetic types;
  • demonstrate adequate knowledge of poetic techniques used in each prescribed text;
  • differentiate between styles of selected poets;
  • determine the theme of any prescribed text;
  • identify the structure and form of the poem;
  • apply the lessons of the poem to everyday living
  • identify the spatial and temporal setting of the poem.

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