Hausa

Hausa

The behavioural attributes derive from knowledge of the general functions of language and their application in our daily acts of communicative interactions cannot be overemphasised. Some of these functions impose considerable demands on the competence of both the speaker and hearer. The use of language to establish rapport, social contact, and to extend politeness to one’s interlocutor is a behavioural function which students should learn.

Philosophy and Objectives

The programme philosophy is in line with the national philosophy of Education in the country. The aims and objectives of the programmes however include:

  1. To inculcate the basic skills in the study of written languages.
  2. To acquaint students with the basic structures of English languages.
  3. To inculcate proficiency in the use of languages for communicative purposes.
  4. To expose students to the basic genres of Languages within and outside Nigeria.
  5. To prepare students for the teaching of languages, in the school system of Nigeria.
S/NCourse CodeCourse Title
1HAU 101Introduction to Hausa People and their Language
2HAU 102General Hausa Linguistics I
3HAU 103Hausa Orthography
4HAU 104Hausa Culture
5HAU 105Introduction to Hausa Literature
6HAU 121General Linguistics II
7HAU 122Hausa Sound System
8HAU 123Hausa Drama
9HAU 124Hausa Traditional Religion
10HAU 125Hausa Comprehension and Composition
11HAU 211Survey of Hausa Literature
12HAU 212Hausa Phonology I
13HAU 213Hausa Morphology
14HAU 214Hausa Ajami I
15HAU 216Prose Writing in Hausa Language
16HAU 218Hausa Class and Social System
17HAU 222Hausa Oral Literature
18HAU 224Hausa Verbal System
19HAU 226Hausa Oral Folklore
20HAU 228Traditional Economic System of the Hausa
21HAU 230Hausa Recreational Activities And Ceremonies
22HAU 311Hausa Syntax I
23HAU 312Hausa Phonology II
24HAU 313Hausa Drama
25HAU 314Varieties of Poetry in Hausa
26HAU 315Hausa Material Culture
27HAU 316Hausa Sociolinguistic
28HAU 317History of Linguistics Thought
29HAU 318Dialect of Hausa
30HAU 321Hausa Syntax II
31HAU 324Introduction to Hausa Semantics
32HAU 326Hausa Oral Songs
33HAU 327Stylistics I
34HAU 328Hausa Thought and Beliefs
35HAU 329Hausa Research Methodology
36HAU 330Hausa Translation
37HAU 331Hausa Library Criticisms
38HAU 332Naming in Hausa
39HAU 421Social Institutions and Material Culture of Hausa People
40HAU 422Issues in Hausa Syntax
41HAU 423Translation Practice
42HAU 424Contrastive Studies in Hausa
43HAU 426Psycholinguistics
44HAU 427Contemporary Prose Fiction in Hausa
45HAU 428Contemporary Oral Songs in Hausa
46HAU 429Original Essay

UTME: Five SSCE credit passes to include English Language and Hausa.

UTME Subjects: Hausa, one Arts and one subject from Economics, French, Geography/Physics, Government, History, Islamic Studies, Lit. In English and Mathematics

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