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YOU 204 Course Syllabus

The document is a course syllabus for 'Syntax of Yorùbá Language I' at Lagos State University, detailing course information, objectives, teaching format, assessments, and a lecture schedule. The course aims to teach students about word classes, sentence structure, and grammatical functions in Yorùbá. Assessment includes in-class tests, presentations, and a final exam, with a total of 100 marks available.

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YOU 204 Course Syllabus

The document is a course syllabus for 'Syntax of Yorùbá Language I' at Lagos State University, detailing course information, objectives, teaching format, assessments, and a lecture schedule. The course aims to teach students about word classes, sentence structure, and grammatical functions in Yorùbá. Assessment includes in-class tests, presentations, and a final exam, with a total of 100 marks available.

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LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO

FACULTY OF ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS, AFRICAN LANGUAGES & COMMUNICATION ARTS
COURSE SYLLABUS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Course Title: Syntax of Yorùbá Language I
Course Code: YOU 204
Credit Units: 2 (Two)
Course Status Compulsory
Session: 2024/2025
Semester: Second
Meeting venue, ………………….|…………………….. |…………………….
days, and time:
Course Lecturer / DR. A.F. ELESHIN-AJIKOBI
Coordinator: PhD. Yorùbá Language, M.A. Linguistics, B. A. Linguistics & Yorùbá
alimot.eleshin-ajikobi @lasu.edu.ng / 08130806188
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Contents
Introduction to the word classes of the Yorùbá language. Nouns. Type of nouns. Pronoun. Verbs.
Type of verbs. Qualifiers. Adjectives. Prepositions. Adverbs and adverbials, among others. The
sentence and its parts of constituents. Phrase. Word. Grammatical functions of the sentence parts.
Different sentence types. Declarative sentence. Interrogative, imperative. Focus construction and
grammatical analysis.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
 identify the word classes or parts of speech of the language;
 classify types of sentences in the language;
 analyse the sentence structure of the language;
 identify qualifiers in simple sentences;
 classify different types of sentences in the language;
 give examples of sentences with serial verbs, and
 construct simple and complex sentences in Yorùbá.
Teaching Format
Lecture, discussion and presentation
Materials required
Prescribed Texts

Required Reading
All required readings will be announced in class.

Course Requirements
 In line with the school directives, the student must have 70℅ attendance to be eligible to write
the exam
 The student reads assigned readings and makes notes on them
 The student actively participates in class discussion
 The student submits the required assessment on time without any form of plagiarism
 The student writes test and examination at the set dates

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Course Syllabus YOU 204YOU 204 –Syntax of Yorùbá Language I

ASSESSMENTS
Types of assessments and grading policy
In-class test: 10 marks Take home assignment: 5 marks
Presentation: 15 marks Final exam: 70 marks Total: 100 marks
Nature of assessments
Long and short answer questions
Assessment dates
In-class test: Week eight Take home assignment: Periodical
Presentation: Week eleven Final exam: As stipulated in the school calendar
LECTURE SCHEDULE
WEEK TOPICS READING MATERIALS
One Introduction to the course
Two Yorùbá lexical categories Prescribed Texts
Three Continuation on Yorùbá lexical categories Prescribed Texts
Four Distinction between emphatic and non-emphatic Prescribed Texts
pronouns in Yorùbá
Five Yorùbá Functional Categories Prescribed Texts
Six Continuation on Yorùbá Functional Categories Prescribed Texts
Seven (i) Yorùbá Phrase Structure Prescribed Texts
(ii) Yorùbá Clause Structure
Eight (i) In-class test
(ii) Continuation on Yorùbá Phrase & Clause Prescribed Texts
Structure
Nine Yorùbá Sentence Structure Prescribed Texts
Ten Continuation on Yorùbá Sentence Structure Prescribed Texts
Eleven Class Presentation
Twelve Revision

COURSE REFERENCE RESOURCES


Prescribed Texts
Abimbola, O.T. (2024). ‘‘Ìsò rí Ò rò ’’ in A Compendium of General Nigerian Studies Mohammed,
M.O.B; S.O. Makinde, K. Paramole, A. Oseni, et. al. (Editors), (pp 290- 305). Lagos:
Awemark Industrial Publishers.
Awobuluyi, O. (2013). Ẹ̀ kọ́ Gírámà Èdè Yorùbá. Osogbo: Atman Ltd.
Awobuluyi, O. (1978). Essentials of Yorùbá Grammar. Ibadan: UPL
Bamgbose, A. (2001). Fonọ́ lọ́ jì àti Gírámà Yorùbá. Ibadan: UPL
Cavallaro, J. (2024). Everyday Linguistics: An Introduction to the study of Language. New York:
Routledge
Eleshin-Ajikobi, A. F. (2024). ‘‘Gbólóhùn Èdè Yorùbá’’ in A Compendium of General Nigerian
Studies Mohammed, M.O.B; S.O. Makinde, K. Paramole, A. Oseni, et. al. (Editors), (pp 306-
319). Lagos: Awemark Industrial Publishers.
Odetokun, A. (2015). Kókó Èdè àti Gírámà Yorùbá. Ilorin: Haytee Press and Publishing Co.
Yusuff, A. (2006). Ojúlówó Gírámà Yorùbá. Ibadan: Joytal Printing Press.
Yusuf, O. (2011). (ed.) Basic linguistics for Nigerian languages. Ijebu-Ode: Shebiotimo Publications.

OTHER INFORMATION
Lateness & Class Distraction: No student will be allowed into the class once the lecture has started.
Thus, NO ROOM for LATENESS! Also, class distraction; noise among other things will not be
allowed.

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