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2025 Topic based syllabus for jamb(UTME) Use of English

Jul 27 2024 3:54:00 PM

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Use-of-English syllabus for Jamb

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Have you been searching for Jamb syllabus for Use of English? search not! because what you have been looking for is here with you. The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus in Use of English is to guide candidates in their preparation for the Board's examination.
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The syllabus is designed to evaluate the candidates' ability to: communicate effectively in both written and spoken English and use English Language for learning at the tertiary level
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I have grouped the topics in Jamb(UTME) Use of English syllabus into sections so that you can easily navigate to the one you are interested in. I sincerely implore you to study the topics one by one and make sure you understand it very well because Jamb would not set question that does not reflect in the syllabus. You see, your jamb use of English syllabus is just like a map that can help you navigate into success. Here are the table of content
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Table of Contents
  1. Jamb syllabus for Use-of-English: Comprehension and Summary
  2. Jamb syllabus for Use-of-English: Lexis and structure
  3. Jamb syllabus for Use-of-English: Oral forms
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Jamb syllabus for Use-of-English: Comprehension and Summary

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1. Comprehension and Summary
  • Summary
  • description
  • Narration exposition
  • Argumentation/persuasion
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    (i) Each of the three passage to be set(one will be a cloze test) should reflect various disciplines and be about 200 words long
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    (ii) Questions on the passages will test the following:
  1. Comprehension of the whole or part of each passage
  2. Comprehension of words, phrases, clauses, sentenses, figures of speech and idioms as used in the passages
  3. Coherence and logical reasoning (deductions, inferences etc)
  4. Approved Reading Text.
  5. Synthesis of ideas from the passages
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    Note Synthesis of ideas means the art of combining act or separate pieces of information to a complete whole as summary
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    After studying the topic, candidates should be able to:
  6. Identify main point/topic sentences in passages
  7. Determine implied meanings
  8. Identify the grammatical functions of words, phrases, clauses and figurative/idiomatic expressoins; and
  9. Deduce or infer the writers' intentions including mood, attitude to the subject matter and opinion.
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Jamb syllabus for Use-of-English: Lexis and structure

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2. Lexis and structure
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Clause and sentence patterns
  • Word classes and their functions
  • mood, tense, aspect, number, agreement/concord, degree (positive, comparative and superlative) and question Triangles
  • mechanics
  • ordinary usage, figurative usage and idiomatic usage
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    Note: Idioms to be tested are those that are formal and expressed in standard British English (SBE)
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    After studying the topic, candidates should be able to:
  1. Identify words and expressions in their ordinary, figurative and idiomatic contexts
  2. Determine similar and opposite meanings of words
  3. Differentiate between correct and incorrect spellings
  4. Identify various grammatical patterns in use
  5. Interpret information conveyed in sentences
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Jamb syllabus for Use-of-English: Oral forms

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3. Oral Forms
  • Vowels (monothongs, diphthongs and triphthongs)
  • Consonants (including clusters)
  • Rhymes (including homophone)
  • Word stress (monosyllabic and polysyllabic)
  • Emphatic stress (in connected speech)
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    Note: Emphatic stress involves the placement of stress on words in an utterance for the purpose of emphasis
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    Candidates should be able to:
  1. Make distinctions among vowel types
  2. Differentiate among consonant types and
  3. Identify correct prounciation of individual words and articulation of connected speech
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The Structure of the Examination
SECTION A: comprehension and Summary
  1. 1 comprehension passage --------------------------------- 5 questions
  2. 1 cloze passage ----------------------------------------- 10 questions
  3. 1 reading text ------------------------------------------ 10 questions
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    SECTION B: Lexis and Structure
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  4. Sentence interpretation --------------------------------- 5 questions
  5. Antonyms ------------------------------------------------ 5 questions
  6. Synonyms ------------------------------------------------ 5 questions
  7. Basic Grammar ------------------------------------------- 10 questions
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    SECTION C: Oral forms
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  8. Vowels -------------------------------------------------- 2 questions
  9. Consonants ---------------------------------------------- 2 questions
  10. Rhymes -------------------------------------------------- 2 questions
  11. Word Stress --------------------------------------------- 2 questions
  12. Emphatic Stress ----------------------------------------- 2 questions
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