Jamb Introduces New Literature Text For Language Subjects And Literature In English For 2022 UTME

Jamb Introduces New Literature Text For Language Subjects And Literature In English For 2022 UTME

Modified: 7th December, 2021 • General

The Matriculation Board (JAMB) has changed the literature texts in four (4) language subjects and Literature-in-English. The four language subjects are Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, and Arabic.

These changes would take effect from the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). For purposes of emphasis, the newly introduced texts are in the table below:

NEWLY APPROVED READING TEXTS FOR 2022 UTME SUBJECTS
S/N	SUBJECT	READING TEXT
1	ARABIC	The Nigerian Arabic Poems ; a case study between the old and the new, by Abdulwahab Dan Ladi Shith Diwaanur Riyardh : A collection of Arabic Poems , by Dr. Isah Alabi Abubakar The Prospect Of Arabic Language in Nigeria, by Murtadh Badamasi A Selection of Pulpit Councelling, by Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory Why The Anger On Us. A literature text , by Muhammad Salisu Mai Ango The perfection/Adornment of Pages ; A book of poems, by Abdullahi Bin Fodio
2	HAUSA	Prose (zube) Turmin Danya Poetry (waka) Wakokin Hausa Drama (wasan kwaikwayo) Abin Da Kamar Wuya
3	IGBO	Prose(iduuazi) Chinedu Ofomata (2009). . Enugu: Format Publishing LTD. Poetry (Abu) Nolue Emenanjo. . Onitisha: Evans Brothers. Drama (Ejije) Odunke Artists (1981). . Ibadan: U.P.L.
4	LITERATURE IN ENGLISH	Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka Look Back in Anger by John Osborne. Second Class Citizen by Buchi Emecheta. Unexpected Joy at Dawn by Alex Agyei Agyiri. Wuthering Heights by Emile Bronte.
5	YORUBA	Akojopo Alo Ijapa Apa Kin-in-ni by Adeboye Babalola (University Press Plc,Ibadan) Awon Oriki Orile Metadinlogbon by Adeboye Babalola (Learn African Plc, Lagos). Moremi Ajasoro by Debo Awe (Elyon Publishers, Ilesa). Oro Enu Akewi by Ayomide Akanji (Genius Books Publishers, Ibadan). Nitori Owo by Akinwumi Isola (Sumob Publishers, Osogbo).

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