EFỊK
WAEC SYLLABUS ON EFỊK
PREAMBLE
A sound knowledge of the Efịk language, literature and culture is a fundamental need forall who desire the comprehensive knowledge of the Efịk people.Based on this, the Efịk syllabus is designed for candidates studying Efịk. Adequate carehas been taken to ensure that candidates go through the rubrics of the Efịk language.
The syllabus covers such important areas of the language as the sound system, grammar,culture, worldview, etc.
OBJECTIVES OF THE SYLLABUS
The objectives of the syllabus are as follows:1. To enable candidates to speak, read and write Efịk properly and communicateeffectively in it.
2. To familiarize them with the sound system, grammatical structures and otherfeatures of the Efịk language
3. To expose the candidates to Efịk culture – customs, institutions, worldview, etc.
4. To provide them with the necessary tools needed for creative writing andappreciation of the Efịk language and literature.
The rubrics shall be written in Efịk.
Candidates will be required to answer all thequestions in Efịk using the standard orthography and Metalanguage.
The subject will consist of two papers, Papers 1 and 2 both of which will make acomposite paper and will be taken at one sitting.
PAPER 1: Objective (1 hour)
This paper will consist of three sections, Sections A, B and C as follows:SECTION A: Language
SECTION B: Literature
SECTION C: Culture
The paper will contain a total of sixty multiple choice objective questions distributed asfollows:
SECTION A: Language will contain thirty questions distributed as follows: | |
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| Comprehension (2 short passages) | 10 items |
| Composition/Letter writing | 4 items |
| Sound System | 4 items |
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| Word and sentence structure | 8 items |
| Translation | 4 items |
| 30 items | |
SECTION B: Literature will also contain twenty-two questions distributed as follows: | ||
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| Basic Principles of Literary Appreciation | 4 items | |
| Oral Literature | Prose - 3 | 9 items |
| Poetry - 3 | ||
| Drama - 3 | ||
| Written Literature | Prose - 3 | 9 items |
| Poetry - 3 | ||
| Drama - 3 | ||
| 22 items | ||
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SECTION C: Culture will contain the remaining eight questions which will bedistributed as follows: | |
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| Customs | 4 items |
| Institutions | 4 items |
| 8 items | |
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PAPER 2:
This will be an essay test having three sections, Sections A, B and C onLanguage, Literature and Culture respectively. Candidates will be required to answer sixquestions in all; three from Section A, two from Section B and one from Section C in 2hours 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 45minutes on this section. The topics chosen will include any of the following essaytypes:(1) Narrative
(2) Descriptive
(3) Argumentative
(4) Expository
(5) Dialogue
(6) Debate
(7) Letter writing
Sound System
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. Their distribution – Environment of occurrence (initially, mediallyand finally e.g. /ọ/ in ọbọñ - ‘king’; ọkọ – ‘fence’).(iv) Adaptation of loanwords
(v) Tone and intonation
1. High tone2. Low tone
3. Falling tone
4. Rising tone
(iii) Grammar
Candidates will be required to answer one question out of the twoquestions 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 WrittenLiterature.There will be one question on each of the three setbooks for Oral Literatureand the three for Written Literature, making a total of six questions. Candidates will berequired to answer two questions out of the six, i.e one on Oral Literature and one onWritten Literature.Oral Literature – Prose, Poetry, Drama
Prose (Folktales, legends, proverbs, riddles, etc)Poetry (songs, ballads)
Drama (Traditional drama)
In Oral Literature, there will be three textbooks covering different genres. One questionwill be set on each setbook and candidates will be required to answer any one of the threequestions.
Written Literature – Prose, Poetry, Drama
In Written Literature, there will be three textbooks covering the different genres. Onequestion will be set from each setbook and candidates will be required to answer any oneof the three questions.Section C: Culture
This section will consist of questions on Customs and Institutions. Two questions will beset and candidates will be required to answer one.Topics to be examined include:
1. Edu Uwem (customs)
(i) Mme ubọk utom- ukọ iyak
- utọ inwaṅ
- unyam urua
- utom usọ
(ii) Ukpep nti edu uwem ye mme ufon mmọ - (Good upbringing and itsbenefits)
- Udia ye edu utem/unam udia nte
(1) enamde kadi
(2) enamdi fufu
(3) ebokde mme efere
(4) etemde ekpaṅ ṅkukwọ
(iii) uduọk mmịn – Libation
2. Nsionsio nka (Different Institutions)
(i) Ubon/ekpuk – (family)- Usuṅ edade ebọk nditọ
(ii) Edu ukpono/se ekponode – (Worship)
- Abasi
- Ndem
- Ibọk
- Mbukpo
(iii) Mme nke (Proverbs)
- Mme nke etopdetop
(iv) Ubọṅ
(v) Mme ndedịbe nka ke Efịk (Secret Society)
Oral Literature | |||
| TITLE | AUTHOR | PUBLISHER | |
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DRAMA | Iduo Owo | Udo A. U. Usϙrϙ | Macmilian Nig. Pub. Ltd, 1997 |
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PROSE | Motanda Oyom Namondo | E. E. Nkana | Wusen Press Ltd. |
POETRY | Edikot Nwed Mbuk 4 | E. N. Amaku | PAICO Ltd. (Press & Books), 1987 |