A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF WOLE SOYINKA’S THE BEATIFICATION OF AREA BOY
Background of the Study: The gift of language is the single human trait that marks us all, genetically setting us apart from the rest of life. Language is, like nest building or hive making, the universal and biologically specific activity of human beings. We engage in it communa...
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AN EVALUATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENT UNREST CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF ILE IFE OSUN STATE)
Background Of The Study: Higher institution is the institution which one attends to after his secondary school education. It is the apex form of education where one chooses his career. Olaitan (2004) stated that in Nigeria, it comprises of universities, polytechn...
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES AND REMEDIES FOR STUDENT UNREST IN RIVERS STATE
ABSTRACT: The primary objective of this research endeavour was to examine the underlying causes and propose potential solutions to the issue of student unrest in the Port-Harcourt metropolis. The study involved a sample of 200 respondents. The data was analysed u...
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THE PROBLEM OF ORAL EXPRESSION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nigeria adopts English Language as its official language due to many reasons. Of course the principal reason cannot be divorc...
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THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILY SIZE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Academic attainment is an important parameter in measuring success in students. Observations and reports have shown that success or high academic achievement has become a Herc...
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THE EFFECT OF CULTISM ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (A CASE STUDY OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION EKIADOLOR, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: According to oxford dictionary of current English the word ‘cult” means a system of religious worship especially one that is exposed in rituals. From this definition...
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A stylistic study of proverbs and idioms in the Translated Novels Of D.O Fagunwa
1.1Introduction
This research is an investigation into the linguistic issues (stylistic and semantic) that are involved in literary translation. The main focus of the work is the study of aspects of style in relation to the functions of language as portrayed in the translated proverbs a...
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CONFLICT AND EMPOWERMENT IN SELECTED PROSE OF WOLE SOYINKA AND SEMBENE OUSMANE
Abstract
Political conflict and empowerment are crucial issues that have not been studied in a comparative manner in Wole Soyinka and Sembene Ousmane’s writings. The disparity in the consideration of the female gender by the authors in question has also not been given crucial atte...
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THE INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN TELEVISION ON NIGERIAN YOUTH: A CASE STUDY OF YEAR TWO STUDENTS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THEATER AND MEDIA ARTS, AMBROSE ALI UNIVERSITY, EKPOMA
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Over the past decades, the widespread availability of satelli...
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