This is the complete English Language Syllabus to read and prepare for the forthcoming 2019/2020 JAMB UTME. In case you want to write English Language in the next UTME, here are list of subject your must cover.
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JAMB UTME English Language syllabus gives you the full details of all topics and sub-topics to cover while preparing for English Language in UTME.
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus in Use of English is to prepare the candidates for the Boardβs examination. It is designed to test their achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
(1) enhance Effective in both written and spoken English;
(2) create a sound linguistic basis for learning at the tertiary level.
The JAMB English Language syllabus consists of three sections which are going to be discussed below:
SECTION A: Comprehension/Summary
SECTION B: Lexis, Structure and
SECTION C: Oral Forms
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JAMB English Syllabus: COMPREHENSION
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 writerΒs intentions including mood, attitude to the subject matter and opinion.
CONTENT
(a) Description.
(b) Narration.
(c) Exposition.
(d) Argumentation/Persuasion.
- Each of the three passages to be set (one will be a cloze test) should reflect various disciplines and be about 200 words long.
Questions on the passages will test the following:
(i) Comprehension of the whole or part of each passage.
(ii) Comprehension of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, figures of speech and idioms as used in the passages.
(iii) Coherence and logical reasoning (deductions, inferences, etc).
(iv) The Last Days at Forcados High School, A. H. Mohammed.
(v) 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.
JAMB English Syllabus: LEXIS AND STRUCTURE
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.
CONTENT
(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.
JAMB English Syllabus: ORAL FORMS
OBJECTIVES
Candidates should be able to:
i. make distinctions between vowel types.
ii. differentiate between consonant types.
iii. identify correct accentuation in individual words and connected speech.
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CONTENT
(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.
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How Questions are Set From Each Section of English JAMB Syllabus
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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APPROVED BOOKS
In case you want to read further, below are list of selected approved books by JAMB for English language preparation.
Attah, M. O. (2013) Practice in Spoken English for Intermediate and Advanced Learners, Maiduguri: University of Maiduguri Press.
Bamgbose, A. (2002) English Lexis and Structure for Senior Secondary Schools and colleges (Revised Edition), Ibadan: Heinemann.
Banjo, A. et al (2004) New Oxford Secondary English Course Book Six for Senior Secondary Schools, Ibadan: UP Plc.
Attah, M. O. (2013) Practice in Spoken English for Intermediate and Advanced Learners, Maiduguri: University of Maiduguri Press.
Bamgbose, A. (2002) English Lexis and Structure for Senior Secondary Schools and colleges (Revised Edition), Ibadan: Heinemann.
Attah, M. O. (2013) Practice in Spoken English for Intermediate and Advanced Learners, Maiduguri: University of Maiduguri Press.
Bamgbose, A. (2002) English Lexis and Structure for Senior Secondary Schools and colleges (Revised Edition), Ibadan: Heinemann.
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