Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Hausa outline · Section B: Al’adu (Culture)
Content
Types of traditional occupations, including farming, blacksmithing, tanning, trading, traditional barbering, carving, hunting, leatherwork, weaving, hairdressing, dyeing, butchery and fafar ƙorai, among others.
Objective
Identify traditional occupations; identify the characteristics and practices of people engaged in these occupations; distinguish occupations associated with men and women.
Content
Characteristics of traditional occupations, including methods of inheritance, tools and equipment, stages of production, and their importance.
Objective
Identify the methods by which occupations are inherited; describe the tools and equipment used; explain the importance of traditional occupations.
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Products and benefits of traditional occupations.
Objective
Identify products made through traditional occupations; describe their uses and benefits.
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Traditional occupational titles and ranks.
Objective
Identify traditional occupational titles and explain their significance.
Content
Occupations associated with gender, including domestic service and wage labour, hairdressing and barbering.
Objective
Distinguish occupations associated with men and women; describe traditional occupational practices.
Content
The influence of modern times on traditional occupations.
Objective
Identify and explain the influence of modern times on traditional occupations.
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