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ELECTIVES FOR SEMESTER 1LIT 7107:ORAL LITERATURECourse descriptionOral Literature is quite often studies as one of the genres of Literature. Elsewhere it may bestudied as one of the fields of folkloristics, that is, that study of folklore. Still to others, oralliterature is a discipline and has many different genres. This course will examine genre as anorganizing frame of performance, study, classification and analysis of oral literature. Byinvoking notions of performance, the course will highlight how performance shapes ourunderstanding of oral literature genres. Furthermore, the course will also attempt to relate thestudy of oral literature to contemporary issues in society.Course objectives(a) To introduce students to both fundamental and contemporary theories of oralliterature.(b) To enable students relate oral literature scholarship to contemporary realities andissues.(c) To equip students with skills for critical analysis of oral literature genres inperformance.Detail course curriculum1. Introduction to oral literature• Approaches to the study oral literature• Text, context and performance• Contemporary scholarship in oral literature2. Genres of oral literature• Folk narratives: myths, legends, folktales, fables, etc.• Poetic forms: Poetry, songs, music, meditation and chants.• Short forms: riddles, proverbs, sayings, tongue twisters, etc.3. Oral literature and contemporary issues• Thee relevance of oral literature in contemporary society• Oral literature and environmental concerns.• Oral literature and politics• Oral literature and gender issues.4. Research in oral literature• Collecting and documentation• Transcription and translation• Adaptation and oral materialMode of Delivery• Lectures• Seminar presentations24
Mode of Assessment• Course work and oral presentations will constitute 40%MaterialsBauman, Richard. Verbal Arts as Performance. Prospect Heights, IIIinois: Waveland Press,1977.Dundes, Alan, ed.. The study of Folklore. Englewood, N.J: Prentice Hall, 1965.. Interpreting Folklore. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1980.Finnegan, Ruth. Oral Tradition and the Verbal Arts: A Guide to Research Practice. London:Routledge, 1992.Furniss, Graham. Orality: The Power of the Spoken Word. New York: Palgrave Macmillan,2004.Glasssie, Henry. The spirit of Folklore Art, New York: Harry N. Abrahams, 1995.Hymes, Dell. “In Vain I tried to tell you”: essay in Native American Ethnopoetics.Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1981.Lindfors, Bernth, ed. Forms of Folklore In Africa: Narrative, Poetic, Gnomic, Dramatic. Austin:University of Texas Press, 1977.Okpewho, Isidore. African Oral Literature: Backgrounds. Character and Continuity.Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1992, 1992.LLE 7102 LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Elective forMED LLE)LLE 7102 LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENTCourse Leader:Learning OutcomesLearners will be able to:(i) critique and design curricula for pre- and in-service language teacher educationprogrammes;(ii) teach on pre- and in-service language teacher education programmes;(iii) write and evaluate materials for pre- and in-service language teacher educationprogrammes,(iv) assess the content knowledge and pedagogical and professional skills of teachers, and(v) evaluate teaching practices on language teacher education programmes.ObjectivesThe course is designed to equip learners with:(i) knowledge of intentions of language teacher education;(ii) knowledge of language teacher education trends in the Africa region and elsewhere;(iii) skills of critiquing educational reform for implications for language teachereducation;(iv) skills of selecting content for language teacher education;(v) skills of presenting curriculum for language teacher education programmes, and25
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