Yoruba

Yoruba

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
1YOR 111Introduction to Phonetics
2YOR 112Introduction to Phonology
3YOR 113Introduction to Yoruba Oral Literature 1
4YOR 114Development of Yoruba Drama
5YOR 115Yoruba Orthography
6YOR 121Introduction to the History of Yoruba People
7YOR 122Introduction to Morphology
8YOR 123Development of Yoruba Poetry
9YOR 124Introduction to Yoruba Traditional Music
10YOR 211Use of Yoruba
11YOR 212Yoruba Syntax I
12YOR 213Introduction to Yoruba Films
13YOR 214Ifa Priesthood and System of Divinition
14YOR 215Literature and Society
15YOR 221Yoruba Phonology
16YOR 222Methods of Teaching Yoruba I
17YOR 223Yoruba Drama
18YOR 224Yoruba Folktales
19YOR 225Varieties of Prose in Yoruba
20YOR 311Translation 
21YOR 312Literary Criticism I
22YOR 313The Novels of D.O. Fagunwa
23YOR 314News Editing for Print and Broadcast Media in Yoruba
24YOR 315Yoruba Social Institution and Material Culture
25YOR 316Varieties of Poetry in Yoruba
26YOR 317Issues of Gender in Yoruba
27YOR 321Post-Fagunwa Novels
28YOR 322Literary Criticisms II
29YOR 323Teaching Method in Yoruba II
30YOR 324Stylistics II
31YOR 325Research Methods in Yoruba
32YOR 326Grammar of Yoruba Language from the earliest to the present
33YOR 327Yoruba Localized Poetry
34YOR 328Thoughts and Beliefs of Yoruba People
35YOR 421Contemporary Yoruba Written Poetry
36YOR 422Contemporary Yoruba Prose Writing
37YOR 423Topics in the Structure of Yoruba
38YOR 424Detective Novels
39YOR 425The Ifa Literary Corpus
40YOR 426Creative Writing in Yoruba
41YOR 427Yoruba Dialectology 
42YOR 429Project

UTME: Five SSCE credit or merit passes including English Language and Yoruba 

UTME Subjects: Yoruba and any two subjects chosen from History, Lit. in English, French, CRK, Islamic Studies, Arabic and Geography/Physics. 

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