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JAMB English language SYLLABUS KEY POINTS AND RECOMMENDED TEXT 2019/2020 UPDATED

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JAMB English language 2019/2020 SYLLABUS KEY POINTS AND RECOMMENDED TEXT BOOKS

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English language Jamb Syllabus 2019

A. Comprehension/Summary

Topics:

(a) description

(b) narration

(c) exposition

(d) argumentation/persuasion

(i) Each of the three passages to be set (one will be a cloze test) should reflect various disciplines and be about 200 words long.

(ii) Questions on the passages will test the following:

(a) Comprehension of the whole or part of each passage.

(b) Comprehension of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, figures of speech and idioms as used in the passages.

(c) Coherence and logical reasoning (deductions, inferences, etc).

(d) Novels to be Read:

(i.) UTME Candidates: “In Dependence” by Sarah Ladipo Manyika

(ii.) DE Candidates: The Last Days at Forcados High School, A. H. Mohammed.

(e) Synthesis of ideas from the passages.

NOTE:

By synthesis of ideas is meant the art of combining distinct or separate pieces of information to form a complete whole.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. identify main points/topic sentences in passages;

ii. determine implied meaning;

iii. identify the grammatical functions of words, phrases, clauses and figurative/idiomatic expressions;

iv. deduce or infer the writer’s intentions including mood, attitude to the subject matter and opinion.

B. Lexis and Structure

Topics:

(a) synonyms

(b) antonyms

(c) homonyms

(d) clause and sentence patterns

(e) word classes and their functions

(f) mood, tense, aspect, number, agreement/concord, degree (positive, comparative and superlative) and question tags

(g) punctuation and spelling

(h) ordinary usage, figurative usage and idiomatic usage are to be tested.

NOTE:

Idioms to be tested shall be those that are formal and expressed in standard British English.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:

i. identify words and expressions in their ordinary, figurative and idiomatic contexts;

ii. determine similar and opposite meaning of words;

iii. differentiate between correct and incorrect punctuation and spelling;

iv. identify various grammatical patterns in use;

v. interpret information conveyed in sentences.

C. Oral Forms

Topics:

(a) Vowels (monophthongs and diphthongs

(b) Consonants (including clusters)

(c) Rhymes (including homophones)

(d) Word stress (monosyllabic and polysyllabic)

(e) Intonation (words emphatic stress)

NOTE:

Emphatic stress involves the placement of normal stress on words in an utterance for the purpose of emphasis.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE EXAMINATION

SECTION A: Comprehension/Summary

Topics:

(a) 2 comprehension passages – 10 questions, 3 marks each = 30 marks

(b) I cloze passage – 10 questions, 2 marks each = 20 marks

(c) 1 reading text – 15 questions, 1 mark each = 15 marks = 65 marks

SECTION B: Lexis Structure

Topics:

(a) Sentence interpretation – 10 questions, 2 marks each = 20 marks

(b) Antonyms – 10 questions, 2 marks each = 20 marks

(c) Synonyms – 10 questions, 1 mark each = 10 marks

(d) Sentence completion – 20 questions, 1 mark each = 20 marks = 70 marks

SECTION C: Oral Forms

Topics:

15 questions, 1 mark each = 15 marks

Total: 100 questions 65 + 70 + 15 = 150 marks

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