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Course Outline Introduction Defining Research Methods The Necessity for Research Basic and Applied Research Research Needs in English studies (language and Literature) Classification Historical Research Descriptive Research Survey research Experimental Research Research Processes Defining Research Problem A Statement of Problem… … Read the rest

Course Outline Introduction Sex and Gender Crucial Terms in Gender Studies Gender and Socialization Gender and the Family Theoretical Analysis of Gender The Structural Functional Theory The Social Conflict Theory Summary and Analysis of Recommended Texts Revision/Study Questions Introduction ENG… … Read the rest

Download Lecture Notes on ENG 368  in PDF Course Outline Introduction Background to the Course Thematic Preoccupation of Nigerian Literature Stylistic Preoccupation of Nigerian Literature Summaries and Analyses of Recommended Works Revision/Study Questions Introduction Lecture Notes on ENG 368: Nigerian… … Read the rest

Course Outline General Introduction Elements/Characteristics of Oral African Literature Genres of Oral Literature Functions of Oral African Literature Structure of Oral Narratives Theories of Folklore The Oral Artist Oral Performance Paralinguistic Resources Connection between Oral and Written Literature Stylistic Qualities… … Read the rest

Course Outline Introduction Background to the Victorian and Edwardian Periods Summaries and Analyses of Selected Poems by: Lord Alfred Tennyson Robert Browning Rudyard Kipling Thomas Hardy Matthew Arnold Revision/Study Questions   Introduction This course evaluates the achievements of English verse-writers…

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Course Outline Introduction Characteristics of the English Novel Factors that Gave Rise to the English Novels Working Definitions of the Characteristics of the Novel The Form of the Novel Summary and Analysis of recommended Texts Revision/Study Questions Introduction ENG 353:… … Read the rest

Course Outline Introduction Background to the Renaissance Era Renaissance Poetry Sir Thomas Wyatt and the Tradition of Courtly Love poetry William Shakespeare Poetry Christopher Marlowe Poetry Sir Philip Sydney Poetry John Donne Poetry Edmund Spencer Poetry Revision/Study Questions Introduction ENG… … Read the rest

Introduction ENG 351: Eighteenth Century Literature is aimed to introduce English students to the influence of “satire” and “comedy” in the literature of England from the 1660—1700. It also introduces them to the kind of literature the English people had… … Read the rest

Introduction ENG 308: The Principles of Learning English as a Second Language is mainly concerned with the principles of second language learning. It takes a look at child-learners and adult learners of English as a second language. It also discusses… … Read the rest

Download this Course Course Outline Introduction to the Course The Nature of Meaning in English Different Conceptions of Meaning The Scope of Semantics Branches of Semantics Notions of Reference in Language Types of Meaning in English Sentence Meaning Utterance Meaning… … Read the rest