New free Literature in English Syllabus for JAMB UTME Entrance Examination into Tertiary Institutions from Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by Association of Tutorial School Operators (ATSO) available free download PDF-Schemeofwork.com
Comprehensive Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Tutorial Syllabus for Literature in English.
UTME Literature in English Syllabus for JAMB
It cover the official UTME syllabus topics for Literature in English twenty-two (22) weeks tutorials plan. It provides the teachers/tutors with a comprehensive approach to covering the UTME curriculum and yet comprehensible topic outlines for the students. It enhances quality teaching for tutors and provides an all-inclusive learning scope and excellence-oriented drift for students.
| WEEK | SESSION TOPICS CONTENTS | OBJECTIVES |
| WEEK 1 | INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE What is literature Various definitions of literature Functions/ importance of literature Differences between literature in English and English literature literary terms Figures of speech such as; simile, malapropism, paradox, euphemism, hyperbole, synecdoche, metonymy etc. | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; What is literature Various definitions of literature Functions/ importance of literature Differences between literature in English and English literature literary terms Figures of speech such as; simile, malapropism, paradox, euphemism, hyperbole, synecdoche, metonymy etc. |
| WEEK 2 | LITERARY APPREACIATION I Definition of literary appreciation What to appreciate and how Significance of literary works in context Background and setting of the poet/poem Background of the poem subject-matter/summary Themes and styles Analyze themes of poems Relate the themes to personal life encounters LITERARY APPREACIATION II Effective use of imagery/symbolism Effective use of poetic devices/techniques Terms used in literary appreciation such as: themes, style, setting, tone, mood, symbolism etc. | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Definition of literary appreciation What to appreciate and how Significance of literary works in context Background and setting of the poet/poem Background of the poem subject-matter/summary Themes and styles Analyze themes of poems Relate the themes to personal life encounters Effective use of imagery/symbolism Effective use of poetic devices/techniques Terms used in literary appreciation such as: themes, style, setting, tone, mood, symbolism etc. |
| WEEK 3 | GENRES OF LITERATURE Genres of literature I (Drama) Definition of Drama Characteristic (features) of drama Types of drama: tragedy, comedy, tragi-comedy, farce, melodrama, playlet etc. Elements of Drama: mime, prologue, action, comic relief, soliloquy, epilogue, conflict, antagonist etc. TERMS USED IN DRAMA Terms such as: stages, audience, dialogue, aside, character, soliloquy, foreshadowing, prologue, prompt, script, backdrop, costume, scenery, epilogue, etc. | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Genres of literature I (Drama) Definition of Drama Characteristic (features) of drama Types of drama: tragedy, comedy, tragi-comedy, farce, melodrama, playlet etc. Elements of Drama: mime, prologue, action, comic relief, soliloquy, epilogue, conflict, antagonist etc. Terms such as: stages, audience, dialogue, aside, character, soliloquy, foreshadowing, prologue, prompt, script, backdrop, costume, scenery, epilogue, etc. |
| WEEK 4 | AFRICAN DRAMA: THE LION AND THE JEWEL (BY WOLE SOYINKA) Characterization Themes Setting Language Interpretation Reading Summary Analysis | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the text |
| WEEK 5 | AFRICAN DRAMA: THE LION AND THE JEWEL (BY WOLE SOYINKA) Characterization Themes Setting Language Interpretation Reading Summary Analysis | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the text |
| WEEK 6 | GENRES OF LITERATURE II Genres of literature II (Prose) Definition of Prose Characteristic (features) of Prose Types of Prose: epistolary, sociological, political, gothic etc. Classification of Prose: fiction and non-fiction, biography and auto-biography ELEMENTS OF PROSE Elements such as: plots, settings, narrative techniques, characters and characterization | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Genres of literature II (Prose) Definition of Prose Characteristic (features) of Prose Types of Prose: epistolary, sociological, political, gothic etc. Classification of Prose: fiction and non-fiction, biography and auto-biography Elements such as: plots, settings, narrative techniques, characters and characterization |
| WEEK 7 | AFRICAN PROSE TEXT: SECOND CLASS CITIZEN (BY BUCHI EMECHETA) Introduction Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Characterization | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the text |
| WEEK 8 | AFRICAN PROSE TEXT: SECOND CLASS CITIZEN (BY BUCHI EMECHETA) Introduction Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Characterization | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the text |
| WEEK 9 | GENRES OF LITERATURE III Genres of literature III (Poetry) Definition of Poetry Characteristic (features) of Poetry Types of Poetry: ballad, epic, lullaby, sonnet, ode, pastoral, dirge or elegy, panegyric etc. ELEMENTS OF POETRY Elements such as: themes, subject-matter, rhythm, stanza, metre, poetic license, peotic personae, tone/moods, figures of speech, Special SYNTAX OF POETRY | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Genres of literature III (Poetry) Definition of Poetry Characteristic (features) of Poetry Types of Poetry: ballad, epic, lullaby, sonnet, ode, pastoral, dirge or elegy, panegyric etc. Elements such as: themes, subject-matter, rhythm, stanza, metre, poetic license, peotic personae, tone/moods, figures of speech, Special SYNTAX OF POETRY |
| WEEK 10 | AFRICAN POETRY: “BLACK WOMAN” (BY LEOPOLD S. SENGHOR) Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Poetic Devices NON-AFRICAN POETRY: “CAGED BIRD” (BY MAYA ANGELOU) Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Poetic Devices | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the texts |
| WEEK 11 | NON-AFRICAN DRAMA: LOOK BACK IN ANGER (BY JOHN OSBORNE) Characterization Themes Setting Language Interpretation Reading Summary Analysis | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the text |
| WEEK 12 | NON-AFRICAN DRAMA: LOOK BACK IN ANGER (BY JOHN OSBORNE) Characterization Themes Setting Language Interpretation Reading Summary Analysis | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the text |
| WEEK 13 | NON-AFRICAN POETRY: THE GRIEVED LANDS OF AFRICA (BY AGOSTINHO NETO) Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Poetic Devices NON-AFRICAN POETRY: THE JOURNEY OF THE MAGI (BY T.S ELLIOT) Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Poetic Devices | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the texts |
| WEEK 14 | AFRICAN POETRY: RAIDER OF THE TREASURE TROVE (BY LADE WOSORNU) Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Poetic Devices AFRICAN POETRY: THE SONG OF THE WOMEN OF MY LAND (BY OMAR FAROUK SESAY) Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Poetic Devices Effective use of imagery, tone and symbolism | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the texts |
| WEEK 15 | NON-AFRICAN POETRY: “BATS” (BY DAVID HERBERT LAWRENCE) Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Poetic Devices AFRICAN POETRY: A GOVERNMENT DRIVER ON HIS RETIREMENT (BY ONU CHIBUIKE) Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Poetic Devices Effective use of imagery, tone and symbolism | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the texts |
| WEEK 16 | NON-AFRICAN POETRY: “THE GOOD MORROW” (BY JOHN DONNE) Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Poetic Devices Effective use of imagery, tone and symbolism AFRICAN POETRY: THE LEADER AND THE LED (BY NIYI OSUNDARE) Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Poetic Devices Effective use of imagery, tone and symbolism | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the texts |
| WEEK 17 | AFRICAN PROSE: UNEXPECTED JOY AT DAWN (BY ALEX AGYEI-AGYIRI) Introduction Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Characterization | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the text |
| WEEK 18 | AFRICAN PROSE: UNEXPECTED JOY AT DAWN (BY ALEX AGYEI-AGYIRI) Introduction Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Characterization | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the text |
| WEEK 19 | NON-AFRICAN PROSE: WUTHERING HEIGHTS (BY EMILY BRONTE) Introduction Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Characterization | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the text |
| WEEK 20 | NON-AFRICAN PROSE: WUTHERING HEIGHTS (BY EMILY BRONTE) Introduction Reading Themes Analysis Interpretation Language and style Characterization | At the end of this topic(s), tutorial students are expected to know; Qualitative analysis of the text |
| WEEK 21 | REVISION WITH PAST QUESTIONS REVISION WITH PAST QUESTIONS REVISION WITH PAST QUESTIONS REVISION WITH PAST QUESTIONS REVISION WITH PAST QUESTIONS | At the end of this session, tutorial students are expected to have had; Thorough revision of the principles of literature and all the texts read |
| WEEK 22 | REVISION WITH PAST QUESTIONS REVISION WITH PAST QUESTIONS REVISION WITH PAST QUESTIONS REVISION WITH PAST QUESTIONS REVISION WITH PAST QUESTIONS | At the end of this session, tutorial students are expected to have had; Thorough revision of the principles of literature and all the texts read |
References
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB IBASS website, Nigeria
https://ibass.jamb.gov.ng/syllabus
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