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SYLLABUS - 2016/17------->Literature in English Syllabus
from JAMB
The aim of this 2017 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:
- stimulate and sustain their interest in Literature
in English;
- create an awareness of the general principles of
Literature and functions of language;
- appreciate literary works of all genres and across
all cultures;
- apply the knowledge of Literature in English to
the analysis of social, political and economic
events in the society.
TOPICS/CONTENTS/
NOTES
OBJECTIVES
1. DRAMA
a. Types:
i. Tragedy
ii. Comedy
iii. Tragicomedy
iv. Melodrama
v. Farce
vi. Opera etc.
b. Dramatic Techniques
i. Characterisation
ii. Dialogue
iii. Flashback
iv. Mime
v. Costume
vi. Music/Dance
vii. Decor/scenery
viii. Acts/Scenes
ix. Soliloquy/aside
x. Lighting etc.
c. Interpretation of the
Prescribed Texts
i. Theme
ii. Plot
iii. Socio-political
context
iv. Setting
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
ix. identify the spatial
and temporal setting of
the play.
2. PROSE
a. Types:
i. Fiction
- Novel
- Novella/Novelette
- Short story
ii. Non-fiction
- Biography
- Autobiography
- Memoir
iii. Faction: combination
of fact and fiction
b. Narrative Techniques/
Devices:
i. Point of view
- Omniscent/Third
Person
- First Person
ii. Characterisation
- Round, flat, foil, hero,
antihero, etc
iii. Language
c. Textual Analysis
i. Theme
ii. Plot
iii. Setting (Temporal/
Spatial)
iv. 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 author's
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; identify the
temporal and spatial
setting of the novel.
ix. identify the temporal
and spatial setting of the
novel
x. relate the prescribed
text to real life
situations.
3. POETRY
a. Types:
i. Sonnet
ii. Ode
iii. Lyrics
iv. Elegy
v. Ballad
vi. Panegyric
vii. Epic
viii. Blank Verse, etc.
b. Poetic devices
i. Structure
ii. Imagery
iii. Sound(Rhyme/
Rhythm, repetition, pun,
onomatopoeia, etc.)
iv. Diction
v. Persona
c. Appreciation
i. Thematic
preoccupation
ii. Socio-political
relevance
iii. Style.
Candidates should be
able to:
i. identify different types
of poetry;
ii. compare and contrast
the features of different
poetic types:
iii. determine the devices
used by various poets;
iv. show how poetic
devices are used for
aesthetic effect in each
poem;
v. deduce the poet's
preoccupation from the
poem;
vi. appraise poetry as an
art with moral values;
vii. apply the lessons
from the poem to real life
situations.
4. GENERAL LITERARY
PRINCIPLES
a. Literary terms:
foreshadowing,
suspense, theatre,
monologue, dialogue,
soliloquy, symbolism,
protagonist, antagonist,
figures of speech, satire,
stream of
consciousness,
synecdoche, metonymy,
etc,
in addition to those
listed above under the
different genres.
b. Literary principles
i. Direct imitation in
play;
ii. Versification in drama
and poetry;
iii. Narration of people's
experiences;
iv. Achievement of
aesthetic value, etc.
c. Relationship between
literary terms and
principles.
Candidates should be
able to:
i. identify literary terms
in drama, prose and
poetry;
ii. identify the general
principles of Literature;
iii. differentiate between
literary terms and
principles;
iv. use literary terms
appropriately.
5. LITERARY
APPRECIATION
Unseen passages/
extracts from Drama,
Prose and Poetry.
Candidates should be
able to:
i. determine literary
devices used in a given
passage/extract;
ii. provide a meaningful
inter-pretation of the
given passage/extract;
iii. relate the extract to
true life experiences.
UTME HARMONIZED PRESCRIBED TEXT BOOKS
(LITERATURE IN ENGLISH) 2016-2019
Drama:
African:
i. Frank Ogodo Ogbeche : Harvest of Corruption
Non African:
i. William Shakespeare : Othello
Prose:
African:
i. Amma Darko : Faceless
ii. Bayo Adebowale : Lonely Days
Non-African:
i. Richard Wright : Native Son
Poetry:
African:
i. Birago Diop : Vanity
ii. Gbemisola Adeoti : Ambush
iii. Gabriel Okara : Piano and Drums
iv. Gbanabam Hallowell : The Dining Table
v. Lenrie Peter : The Panic of Growing Older
vi. Kofi Awoonor : The Anvil and the Hammer
Non African:
i. Alfred Tennyson : Crossing the Bar
ii. George Herbert : The Pulley
iii. William Blake : The School Boy
iv. William Morris : The Proud King
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
1. ANTHOLOGIES
Gbemisola, A. (2005)Naked Soles, Ibadan: Kraft
Hayward, J. (ed.) (1968) The Penguin Book of
English Verse, London: Penguin
Johnson, R. et al (eds.) (1996) New Poetry from
Africa, Ibadan: UP Plc
Kermode, F. et al (1964) Oxford Anthology of
English Literature, Vol. II, London: OUP
Nwoga D. (ed.) (1967) West African Verse, London:
Longman
Senanu, K. E. and Vincent, T. (eds.) (1993) A
Selection of African Poetry, Lagos: Longman
Soyinka, W. (ed.) (1987) Poems of Black Africa,
Ibadan: Heinemann
2. CRITICAL TEXTS
Abrams, M. H. (1981) A Glossary of Literary Terms,
(4th Edition) New York, Holt Rinehalt and Winston
Emeaba, O. E. (1982) A Dictionary of Literature,
Aba: Inteks Press
Murphy, M. J. (1972) Understanding Unseen, An
Introduction to English Poetry and English Novel
for Overseas Students, George Allen and Unwin
Ltd.
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