ORAL LITERATURE JUNIOR COURSE FORM 1 AND 2

Oral Literature: A Junior Course introduces students in the first two years of secondary school to the study and enjoyment of Oral Literature. In this book, the student encounters the best samples of oral literature drawn from several African communities. All genres are covered: narratives, songs, recitations, word-games, jokes and proverbs.

Each unit provides:

• guidance on how to acquire and generate new literary knowledge for school life and beyond
• numerous examples from a wide range of African Communities
• questions and sugestions for further research to widen the student’s scope of knowledge, enjoyment and analytical capacity
• language exercises in listening, speech, comprehension, reading and writing