What Are the WAEC Syllabus for Efik Language?
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There is a need to have perfect knowledge of the Efifi language, literature and culture by all people who wish to acquire all knowledge about the Efifi people.
On this basis, the Efịk syllabus is tailored to suit candidates learning Efịk. Care was, however, given to ensure that the candidates would pass through the rubrics of Ef� planet’s language.
Such significant spheres of the language as the sound system, grammar, culture, worldview, etc. are introduced in the syllabus.
The rubrics shall be written in Efịk. Candidates will be required to answer all the questions in Efịk using the standard orthography and Metalanguage.
The subject will consist of two papers, Papers 1 and 2, both of which will make a composite paper and will be taken at one sitting.
Paper 1
PAPER 1: Objective (1 hour)
This paper will consist of three sections, Sections A, B and C as follows:
The paper will contain a total of sixty multiple choice objective questions distributed as follows:
Section A on Language, will contain thirty questions distributed as follows:
Section B on Literature, will also contain twenty-two questions distributed as follows:
In this section, all questions other than those on Basic Principles of Literary Appreciation will be based on the set books for Paper 2.
Section C on Culture, will contain the remaining eight questions which will be distributed as follows:
The paper will carry 60 marks.
Paper 2
PAPER 2: This will be an essay test having three sections, Sections A, B and C on Language, Literature and Culture respectively. Candidates will be required to answer six questions in all; three from Section A, two from Section B and one from Section C in 2 hours for 100 marks. The rubrics shall be written in Efịk.
Further details on the paper are as follows:
Section A: Language
(i) Composition/Letter Writing:
Candidates are advised to write about 300 words and spend not more than 45 minutes on this section. The topics chosen will include any of the following essay types:
Candidates will be required to answer one question out of the two questions set. Questions will test candidates’ knowledge of:
(i) Vowels and Consonants (a) their production in terms of place and manner of articulation (b) their basic phonetic and phonemic classifications
(ii) Syllable structure – the way consonants and vowels combine in words
(iii) Sound processes e.g. vowel harmony, assimilation, elision, deletion, etc. (c) Their distribution – Environment of occurrence (initially, medially and finally e.g. /ọ/ in ọbọñ – ‘king’; ọkọ – ‘fence’).
(iv) Adaptation of loanwords
(v) Tone and intonation
(iii) Grammar
Candidates will be required to answer one question out of the two questions to be set.
Questions will test candidates knowledge of:
(i) Word structure and word formation: root, affixes, (prefix, suffix); compounding, borrowing, reduplication, etc.
(ii) Word classes: noun, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, adjectives, etc
(iii) Grammatical categories: number, person, tense, negation, etc.
(iv) Phrases and clauses: types and functions
(v) The structure and types of sentences.
Section B: Literature
This section will consist of questions on the setbooks for Oral and Written Literature.
There will be one question on each of the three setbooks for Oral Literature and the three for Written Literature, making a total of six questions.
Candidates will be required to answer two questions out of the six, i.e one on Oral Literature and one on Written Literature.
In Oral Literature, there will be three textbooks covering different genres. One question will be set on each setbook and candidates will be required to answer any one of the three questions.
Written Literature – Prose, Poetry, Drama
In Written Literature, there will be three textbooks covering the different genres. One question will be set from each setbook and candidates will be required to answer any one of the three questions.
Section C: Culture
This section will consist of questions on Customs and Institutions. Two questions will be set and candidates will be required to answer one.
Topics to be examined include:
– Udia ye edu utem/unam udia nte
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