TOPIC 6: WRITING APPLICATION LETTER Writing Letters of Application for Jobs Application letters are written for official purposes such as job applications. These letters are sometimes called official business or formal letters. Application letters should be always be concise, complete, logically, planned, clearly, and politely expressed in grammatically correct and good English or language. Format of an Application Letter An application letter regardless of their purpose, consist of the following parts or elements: 1. Writer’s/ sender’s address – this is written on top right hand corner. This part is also called a letterhead. 2. Date – (this is under a sender’s…
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TOPIC 5: WRITING USING APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, CONTENT AND STYLE. Writing Narrative Compositions/Essays Composition refers to a piece of writing on a particular topic, event or person. It can be expository, narrative, argumentative or descriptive compositions. Composition can be written at collage, school, and university as a part of studies or assignment given on a particular course. In writing composition a student is supposed to generate his/her own ideas and use them to narrate, describe, explain, argue, or persuade a certain thing or event. Composition involves writing essays, letter, poems, stories, debates, speeches, dialogue, which involves a collection of…
TOPIC 4: SPEAKING USING APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE CONTENT AND STYLE Conversation is a form of communication between two or more people. The conversation may be bases on a certain topic / issue or subject or event that needs the sharing of ideas or information. A conversation or discussion normally involves spoken language used during interviews, telephone conversation between a father / mother and son daughter or any person. Actors or players also use conversation style. Observe good grammar and tone when involved in formal conversation. Informal/casual conversation allow you to be free to choose any language style and tone depending on…
LITERATURE ANALYSIS FOR ORDINARY LEVEL Click the links below to view the the analysis of novels, plays and poems: NOVELS PLAYS POETRY POEMSTHE DEFINITIONS OF LITERATURE Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems. It includes both print and digital writing. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed. Literature, a body of written works. The name has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of their…
TOPIC 3: READING LITERARY WORKS >> Literature Analysis for Ordinary Level, click here The term literature has many definitions depending on the intention of the person defining it. Literature can be defined as a work of art which uses words or language creatively to express and reflect human realities. Literature can be defined as a mirror to social reality. ORIGIN OF LITERATURE Literature cannot be isolated with the origin of man through labour process associated with the making and using tools. Human beings had to use language to communicate different issues related to labour differentiation. Primarily, literature was in oral forms such…
TOPIC 2: LISTENING FOR INFORMATION Objectives By the end of this chapter you will be able to: 1. Respond appropriately to instruction. 2. Give effective and sensible instructions. 3. Listening to main ideas and taking notes 4. Make summaries 5. Write down what you hear correctly LISTENING TO INSTRUCTIONS Skills on listening to instructions will help you to understand exactly what you are supposed to do either in examination or in other daily activities. Failure to understand exactly what the instructions need you to do may even result into death suppose you see a sign which…
TOPIC 1: EXPRESSING ONESELF Objectives: By the end of this chapter you should be able to. 1. Express your feelings, ideas, opinions, views and emotions comfortably. 2. Defend your position in an argument. People feel differently because of various reasons. For example, if one has lost his/her parent, he will feel very grieved (sad); but if one has won a lottery, he will feel excited and happy. Note: 1. When you say: “I feel or I am ……………………………… (Followed by and adjective like: happy, said, embarrassed, overjoyed, etc) you are expressing a feeling. For example: 2. If “I feel” is…
TOPIC 6: WRITING FORMAL LETTERS Formal letters are used un business, transaction letters, letters to news paper, order letters, application letters and request letter just to mention a few. Principles of Writing Formal Letters 1. Follow the prescribed format of writing formal or official letters. 2. Use simple language to enhance understanding of the message. 3. Avoid informal language and slang. 4. Avoid vague or emotional words that may provoke or make an addressee angry. 5. Be polite and show respect to the addressee. 6. Describe the purpose objectively. 7. Provide all necessary information precisely. Be direct to the point…
TOPIC 5: WRITING USING APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE CONTENT AND STYLE The Meaning of Composition This topic deals with compositions that engage pupils/students in writing using appropriate language, content and style. Composition refers to a short text that is written at school, college, etc. as part of exercise. In composition a student/pupil generates his/her own ideas to explain, narrate, argue/persuade or describe something or event. Composition involves writing of essays, poems, stories, songs, and letters. Types of Composition There are various types of compositions, they include: a) Narrative compositions. b) Expository compositions c) Descriptive compositions. d) Argumentative or Persuasive compositions. A) NARRATIVE…
TOPIC 4: READING LITERARY WORKS >> Literature Analysis for Ordinary Level, click here Literature is the work of arts which use words or creative language to express human realities in social, political, economical, cultural and love. Or, Literature is the work of art which use language and transmitted in spoken and written form. Types of Literature There are two types of literature, namely a) Spoken or Oral literature b) Written literature Spoken or Oral Literature Is the literature which represented/expressed through oral or spoken form. Written Literature Is the literature presented / expressed in written form. There…