STUDY UNITS
The breakdown of the 18 study units are as follows:
Module 1
Concepts and Definition
Unit 1 Introducing Literature: Definitions and Forms
Unit 2 Introducing Literature: Its Characteristics I
Unit 3
Introducing Literature: Its Characteristics II
Module 2
Convention and Techniques
Unit 1 Introducing Prose Works: Characteristics and Techniques
Unit 2 Introducing Prose Works: Prose Fiction
Unit 3
Introducing Prose Works: Non-Fiction
Module 3
Introducing Prose
Unit 1 The Nature of Drama
Unit 2 Dramatic Elements and Device
Unit 3 Tragedy
Unit 4 Comedy and Tragicomedy
Module 4
Introducing Poetry
Unit 1 Introduction to Poetry: Origin, Form and Structure
Unit 2 Language of Poetry
Unit 3 Introduction to Literary Appreciation of Poetry
Unit 4 Introduction to African and Non-African Poetry
Unit 5
Appreciating a Poem
Module 5
Textual Analysis
Unit 1 Textual Analysis of Prose Fiction: The River Between by
Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Unit 2 Texture Analysis of Drama: Niyi Osundare’s The State
Visit
Unit 3 Textual Analysis of Poetic Works: English Poems
