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Author(s):
Ramadan Ahmed Almijrab.
Page No : 1-12
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An Eclectic Approach to Translation Teaching: A Pedagopgical Perspective
Abstract
In teaching translation, each individual method has its strengths and weaknesses and a single method has a narrow theoretical basis, a delimited set of activities and therefore inflexible. The motivation to write this paper is to present the conceptualization of the eclectic method. Further, the paper adopts the rhetorical typology to be an instrument for applying the eclectic approach to translation teaching. An eclectic approach has been suggested whereby the suitable theory of translation (solution) is determined according to the situation of the text, i.e. the choice of a translation problem should precede the development of the theory. Instructors need to identify and make their students recognize where their skills are lacking when support is needed and what measures are to be taken. This can be achieved by being able to demystify text-type forms through the application of a broad view of the text typological model that incorporates insights from other models of translation.
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Author(s):
Tarhemba Akaana Emmanuel (Ph.D), Osori Michael Otebo.
Page No : 13-25
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Literature Modules in the Use of English Curriculum for Nigerian Polytechnics: Problems and Prospects
Abstract
English language remains the main medium through which other courses are taught in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The inclusion of the Use of English and Communication Skills into the polytechnic curriculum for all students is to enable them acquire necessary language and communication skills. This study examined the Literature Modules in the Use of English Curriculum of Nigerian Polytechnics and other technical institutions currently in use. All students, regardless of their areas of specialization, offer the Use of English course where literature modules are included. Some academic staff members as well as students sometimes question the rationale for teaching especially the Literature modules of the Use of English syllabus. This is because they consider it as a course which plays no essential role in meeting the country's manpower need. This research work evaluated the content and relevance of the curriculum as designed by the NBTE towards meeting Nigeria's technological drive. The findings reveal that the Nigerian polytechnic learners all need to be proficient in the Use of English and communication skills to be able to perform well in their professions. The study therefore concludes that polytechnic students cannot excel in their professional conduct with just the subject knowledge of their areas of specialization. The Use of English course is therefore necessary in providing all students with the language skills to help them cope effectively with the challenges of their professions.
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Author(s):
Dr. Saeedat Bolajoko Aliyu.
Page No : 26-34
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Oral Tradition and African Environmentalism in Wasiu Abimbola’s Yoruba Movie, Ikoko Ebora
Abstract
ABSTRACT: The oral tradition in African society has always served the purpose of transmitting the values of the African people across generations among other functions of entertaining and provoking critical thought. In the emerging global concern over environmental sustainability, understanding the perspective from which people view and interact with the environment around them would provide insights into the human-induced challenges facing it, and how these challenges can be overcome. This paper thus posited that the oral repertoires of African societies would provide insights into the people’s perspective of the environment around them. This paper, therefore, undertook an examination of the oral literary forms such as incantations, proverbs, myths, and songs in Wasiu Abimbola’s Yoruba film titled Ikoko Ebora for the deployment of environmental aesthetics which are peculiar to the Yoruba culture. The study concluded that the deployment of environmental agencies in oral literary forms reflects the African conception of the environment as a functional entity and a complementary agency for the use of man.
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Author(s):
Dr. Saeedat Bolajoko Aliyu.
Page No : 35-42
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Ken Saro-Wiwa as Symbol of Environmental Activism in Niger Delta Poetry
Abstract
Since the martyrdom of prominent Nigerian writer and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa by the then military government of Nigeria, the slain activist has attained the status of a symbol of activism in literary works. This paper seeks to explore how selected Nigerian poets engage the name and actions of Ken Saro-Wiwa in representing resistance and in sensitising and rallying the people to demand their rights to basic amenities and safer environments to live in. This is the cause for which Saro-Wiwa lost his life. Three collections of poems have been purposively selected for a qualitative and sociological investigation of the deployment of Ken Saro-Wiwa as a symbol of environmental struggle and of selflessness for the advancement of the common good. The collections are Ojaide’s Delta Blues and Homesongs, Ibiwari Ikiriko’s Oily Tears of the Delta, and Ogaga Ifowodo’s The Oil Lamp. This study finds that while Ken Saro-Wiwa is deployed as a symbol of environmental activism, poets extend what his life and name represent to advance the agitation against the mismanagement of the environment and people of the Niger-Delta region. The study also reveals that Saro-Wiwa is an inspiration for writers to critically commit to advocacy that advances not just the good of society, but their art. This paper concludes that Ken Saro-Wiwa has become a source of inspiration for writers’ commitment to the Niger-Delta environment and a symbol to encourage activism against the continued despoliation of the region.
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Author(s):
Jerome Nketsiah.
Page No : 43-56
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Spelling Error Analysis of Ghanaian Languages College of Education Students’ Essay
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Spelling errors in students’ writing have become a burden for teachers and examiners of the Ghanaian languages. Every year, chief examiners of the Ghanaian languages lament bitterly in their reports about the inaccuracies students make with regard to spelling in their examinations without clearly indicating the kind of errors they make. As a result, this study investigates the frequency and types of spelling errors Ghanaian languages college of education students make in their essays. Forty-five students took part in the study, which used a descriptive qualitative approach. The data came from students’ mid-semester examinations. The findings revealed that students’ most prevalent spelling errors included sound-based substitution, writing rule-based, omission, addition, transposition, and multiple errors. Teachers are encouraged to give ample time or pay more attention to phonology and the writing rules of the language when teaching spelling because they were the most frequent errors found.
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Author(s):
Jianing Li.
Page No : 57-66
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Reading Sons and Lovers through Object Relations Theory
Abstract
This paper dissects Paul Morel’s various female and male relationships portrayed in Sons and Lovers by dint of object relations theory. In the course of the investigation, it is gradually revealed that the paradigms of son-mother and son-father relationships reverberate throughout Paul’s life, from which none of his other relationships can be freed. In the final analysis, Paul is only a symbiotic infant caught up in the smothering repetitions of a rash of unsuccessful relationships which he fails to see through till the bitter end. Yet, the vicious cycle in Paul Morel’s life does remind us how repetition can serve as a game-changer at the same time---identifying it alone is the springboard for freedom---that is the ultimate significance of repetition.
