2017 JAMB Syllabus for Literature in English Updated

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB Syllabus for Literature in English Language 2017/2018 Academic year.

The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME syllabus in Literature in English is to prepare the candidates for the Board�s examination. It is designed to test their achievement of the course objectives, which are to: 1. Stimulate and sustain their interest in Literature in English;

2. Create an awareness of the general principles and functions of language;
3. Appreciate literary works of all genres and across all cultures;
4. Apply the knowledge of Literature in English to the analysis of social, political and economic events in the society.

1. DRAMA

Literature in English JAMB Syllabus 2017

a.Types:
i.Tragedy.
ii.Comedy.
iii.Tragicomedy.
iv. Melodrama.
v. Farce.

b. Dramatic Techniques
i.Characterisation.
ii.Dialogue.
iii.Flashback.
iv. Mime.
v. Costume.
vi. Music/Dance.
vii.Dr.
viii.Acts/Scenes.
ix.Soliloquy/aside etc..

c. Interpretation of the PrescribedTexts
i.Theme.
ii.Plot.
iii.Socio-political context.

Candidates should be able to:
i. identify the various types of drama;
ii.analyse the contents of the various types of drama;
iii.compare and contrast the features of different dramatic types;
iv. demonstrate adequate knowledge of dramatic techniques used in each prescribed text;
v. differentiate between styles of selected playwrights;
vi. determine the theme of any prescribed text;
vii.identify the plot of the play;
viii.apply the lessons of the play to everyday living.

2.PROSE

| Literature in English 2017 JAMB Syllabus

a. Types:
i. Fiction.
?Novel.
?Novella.
?Short story.

ii. Non-fiction
?Biography.
?Autobiography.
?Memoir.
b. Narrative Techniques/Devices:
i. Point of view.
?Omni scent/ThirdPerson.
?First Person.
ii. Setting.
?Temporal.
?Spatial/Geographical.
iii. Characterisation.
?Round characters.
?Flat characters.
iv. Language use.

c. Textual Analysise
i. Theme.
ii. Plot.
iii. Socio-political context.

Candidates should be able to:
i. differentiate between types of prose;
ii.identify the category that each prescribed text belongs to;
iii.analyse the components of each type of prose;
iv.identify the narrative techniques used in each of the prescribed texts;
v.determine an authors narrative style;
vi.distinguish between one type of character from another,
vii.determine the thematic pre- occupation of the author of the prescribed text;
viii.indicate the plot of the novel;
ix.relate the prescribed text to real life situations.

3. POETRY

JAMB Syllabus for Literature in English

a. Types:
i.Sonnet.
ii.Ode.
iii.Lyrics.

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