Concise JAMB Literature In English Syllabus With Number Of Question Analysis
Jan 18, 2018
JAMB Syllabus
The aim of this 2018 JAMB Literature in English Syllabus for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), 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.
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
We provide a summary of JAMB Literature in English Syllabus with an average percentage of the number of question in each year. TestDriller team has analyzed questions from 17 years to come up with these statistics. You can only get such rare statistics from TestDriller. This information should guide you on topics you should give more attention to. More questions will be set from topics with higher percentages.
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| Rank | Topic | % Number Of Question |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROSE AND POETRY. | 42.12 |
| 2 | DRAMA | 19.78 |
| 3 | GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES: LITERARY TERMS | 14.53 |
| 4 | LITERARY APPRECIATION: UNSEEN PASSAGES/EXTRACTS FROM DRAMA | 13.97 |
| 5 | POETRY: POETIC DEVICES | 2.57 |
| 6 | DRAMA : DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES | 2.57 |
| 7 | GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES: LITERARY PRINCIPLES | 2.01 |
| 8 | DRAMA : TYPES | 1.23 |
| 9 | GENERAL LITERARY PRINCIPLES: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LITERARY TERMS AND PRINCIPLES | 0.56 |
| 10 | POETRY: TYPES | 0.45 |
| 11 | NON AFRICAN: WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE : OTHELLO | 0.22 |
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