Board (JAMB) has officially released the JAMB Syllabus For English Language 2024/2025 which is available here in this Portal for all the candidates who wish to enroll in the upcoming JAMB UTME Examination.
The JAMB Syllabus is a Document that contains the Topics that all Candidates who are science students must study for the JAMB 2024/2025 Examination.
JAMB Syllabus For English Language 2024/2025
What Is The JAMB Syllabus For English Language And Why Do You Need It?
The JAMB Syllabus For the English language is more like a guide or area of concentration that you should focus on when you’re reading in preparation against JAMB 2024.
It is a must for you to use this syllabus because it’s the only secret that can guarantee you a high score in JAMB Use Of English.
Moreover, the English Language Syllabus contains topics and their objectives and those objectives are what you need to foster your high JAMB score.
JAMB Syllabus For English Language 2024
Below are the list of the English Language Syllabus For 2024 with topics and their objectives altogether.
USE OF ENGLISH
1. GENERAL OBJECTIVES
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. It 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.
2. The syllabus consists of three sections:
- SECTION A: Comprehension and Summary
- SECTION B: Lexis and Structure
- SECTION C: Oral Forms
3. DETAILED SYLLABUS/CONTENTS
TOPICS/CONTENTS/NOTES
A. Comprehension and Summary
- (a) description
- (b) narration
- (c) exposition
- (d) argumentation/persuasion
- (i) Each of the three passages to be set (one will be a cloze test) should reflect various disciplines and be about 200 words long.
- (ii) Questions on the passages will test the following:
- (a) Comprehension of the whole or part of each passage.
- (b) Comprehension of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, figures of speech, and idioms as used in the passages.
- (c) Coherence and logical reasoning (deductions, inferences, etc).
- (d) Approved Reading Text (The Life Changer by Khadija Abubakar Jalli).
- (e) Synthesis of ideas from the passages.
NOTE: Synthesis of ideas means the art of combining distinct or separate pieces of information to form a complete whole as summary.
OBJECTIVES
Candidates should be able to:
- i. identify main points/topic sentences in passages;
- ii. determine implied meanings;
- iii. identify the grammatical functions of words, phrases, clauses, and figurative /idiomatic
- expressions; and
- iv. deduce or infer the writers’ intentions including mood, attitude to the subject matter, and opinion.
B. Lexis and Structure
- (a) synonyms
- (b) antonyms
- (c) clause and sentence patterns
- (d) word classes and their functions
- (e) mood, tense, aspect, number, agreement/concord, degree (positive, comparative, and superlative), and question tags
- (f) mechanics
- (g) ordinary usage, figurative usage, and idiomatic usage.
NOTE: Idioms to be tested are those that are formal and expressed in Standard British English. (SBE).
OBJECTIVES
Candidates should be able to:
- i. identify words and expressions in their ordinary, figurative, and idiomatic contexts;
- ii. determine similar and opposite meanings of words;
- iii. differentiate between correct and incorrect spellings;
- iv. identify various grammatical patterns in use;
- v. interpret information conveyed in sentences.
C. Oral Forms
- (a) Vowels (monothongs, diphthongs and triphthongs)
- (b) Consonants (including clusters)
- (c) Rhymes (including homophones)
- (d) Word stress (monosyllabic and polysyllabic)
- (e) Emphatic stress (in connected speech)
NOTE: Emphatic stress involves the placement of stress on words in an utterance for the purpose of emphasis.
OBJECTIVES
Candidates should be able to:
- i. make distinctions among vowel types;
- ii. differentiate among consonant types;
- iii. identify correct pronunciation of individual words and articulation of connected speech.
D. THE STRUCTURE OF THE EXAMINATION
SECTION A: Comprehension and Summary
| (a) | 1 comprehension passage | 5 questions |
| (b) | 1 cloze passage | 10 questions |
| (c) | 1 reading text | 10 questions |
SECTION B: Lexis and Structure
| (a) | Sentence interpretation | 5 questions |
| (b) | Antonyms | 5 questions |
| (c) | Synonyms | 5 questions |
| (d) | Basic Grammar | 10 questions |
SECTION C: Oral Forms
| a | Vowels | 2 questions |
| b | Consonants | 2 questions |
| c | Rhymes | 2 questions |
| d | Word Stress | 2 questions |
| e | Emphatic Stress | 2 questions |
Total: 60 questions
Recommended Textbooks for JAMB English Language 2024
Below is a list of all the textbooks recommended for JAMB 2024 Use Of English:
- Adedimeji, M. A (2021) Doses of Grammar. Patigi. Ahman Pategi University Press.
- Attah, M. O. (2013). Practice in Spoken English for Intermediate and Advanced Learners. Maiduguri: University of Maiduguri Press.
- Bamgbose, A. (2002). English Lexis and Structure for Senior Secondary Schools and Colleges (Revised Edition). Ibadan: Heinemann.
- Banjo, A., Adeniran A., Akano, A. and Onoga, U. (2004) New Oxford Secondary English Course Book six for Senior Secondary Schools. Ibadan: University Press Plc.
- Caesar, O. J. (2003). Essential Oral English for Schools and Colleges. Lagos: Tonad Publishers Limited.
- Jones, D. (2011). Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Egbe, D. I (1996). Mastering English Usage and Communication Skills. Lagos: Tisons.
- Elugbe, B. (2000). Oral English for Schools and Colleges. Ibadan: Heinemann.
- Grant, N. J. H., Nnamonu, S. and Jowitt, D. (1998) Senior English Project 3. (New Edition) Harlow: Longman.
- Idowu., O. O., Sogbesan, T. S., Adofo, A. K., Burgess, D. F. and Burgess, L. J. (1998) Round-up English: A Complete Guide, Lagos: Longman.
- Idris, U. (2001). Oral English at Your Fingertips for Schools and Colleges. Lagos: M. Youngbrain Publishers.
- Igiligi, E. C. and Ogenyi, S. O. (2010) Grammar and Composition in the G.S.M. Age. Enugu: Joe Hills Production Services.
- Jauro, L. B. (2013). Oral English for Schools and Colleges: A Teaching and Learning Approach. Yola: Paraclete Publishers.
- Nnamonu, S. and Jowitt, D. (1989) Common Errors in English. Lagos: Longman.
- Obinna, M. F. (2001) University Matriculation Use of English. (Fourth Edition). Port Harcourt: Sunray Books Limited.
- Ogunsanwo, O., Duruaku, A. B.C., Ezechukwu, J. and Nwachukwu, U. I. (2005) Countdown English Language (Revised Edition). Ibadan: Evans Brothers.
- Olatoye, S. (2006) The Silent Teacher. Ado-Ekiti: Segun and Sons Enterprises.
- Oluikpe, B. O. A., Nnaemeka, B. A., Obah, T. Y., Otagburuagu, E. J., Onuigbo, S. and Ogbonna, E. A. (1998) Intensive English for Senior Secondary School 3. Onitsha: Africana. First Publishers.
- Tomori, S. H. O. (2000) Objective Tests for School Certificate English: Practice in Lexis, Structure, and Idiom (Reprinted Edition). Ibadan: Heinemann.
- Ukwuegbu, C., Okoro, O., Idris, A. U., Okebukola, F. O. and Owokade, C. O. (2002) Catch-up English for SSCE/UME. Ibadan: Heinemann.