– 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. DRAMAContents 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. PROSEa. 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
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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 PRINCIPLESa. 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.
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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 APPRECIATIONUnseen passages/extracts from Drama, Prose and Poetry.
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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
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
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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