Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB Igbo outline · Section A: Languages (Asụsụ)
Content
Vowels and Consonants (Ụdaume na Mgbochiume).
Objective
Identify vowels, consonants and syllabic nasals; distinguish between the speech sounds of the Igbo language.
Content
Sound patterns and processes: syllabic nasals (ụdaimi); semi-vowel (myiriụdaume); nasal homorganic assimilation (ndagba myiriụdaume); syllable structure (nkeji mkpụrụokwu); vowel harmony (ndakọrịta ụdaume); vowel assimilation (olilo ụdaume); vowel elision and consonant elision (ndapụ ụdaume na ndapụ mgbochiume).
Objective
Identify vowels, consonants and syllabic nasals; distinguish between Igbo speech sounds; recognise semi-vowels ('m' and 'n') and nasal homorganic assimilation; divide words into syllables; identify the vowel groups in Igbo; describe vowel assimilation, vowel elision and consonant elision.
Content
Tone and tone marking (Ụdaolu na Akara ụdaolu).
Objective
Assign tone marks appropriately.
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