WAEC Hausa Syllabus
Every section, topic and candidate objective in the official WAEC Hausa outline — 3 sections, 3 topics and 3 objectives.
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1Section A: Language (Harshe / Tsarin Sauti da Nahawu)
1 topic · 1 objective
1Comprehension, Composition, Sound System, Grammar, and Translation
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Reading comprehension, essay writing types, Hausa phonetics/phonology, syllable structures, word formation, word classes, grammatical categories, sentence types, and translation
Objective
Answer comprehension questions on Hausa passages; write 300-word essays (narrative, descriptive, argumentative, letter writing, etc.) in official Hausa orthography; identify Hausa consonants, vowels, diphthongs, syllable structures (CV, CVV, CVC), open/close syllables, and tones (high, low, falling); analyze word roots, affixes, word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, ideophones, etc.), tenses/aspects, gender, number, and sentence structures; translate accurately between Hausa and English.
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2Section B: Literature (Adabi), Oral and Written Literature
1 topic · 1 objective
1Literary Appreciation, Oral and Written Literature (Prose, Poetry, Drama)
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Literary devices, prescribed oral folktales/proverbs/riddles/poetry/traditional drama, prescribed written Hausa novels, written poems, and plays
Objective
Apply literary appreciation principles; analyze prescribed oral literature texts (*Mu Sha Dariya*, *Wasannin Kwaikwayo Na Hausawa*, *Jagoran Nazarin Wakar Baka*); critique prescribed written prose texts (*Maraya*); analyze prescribed written poetry selections (*Gadar Zare*); evaluate set written drama plays (*Malam Zalimu*).
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3Section C: Culture (Al'ada)
1 topic · 1 objective
1Hausa Customs and Institutions
1 content item · 1 objective
Content
Greetings (Gaisuwa), discipline/upbringing (Tarbiyya), hospitality (Karimci), family life/marriage/birth/death rites, non-Islamic traditional beliefs (Bori, Camfi), traditional occupations, traditional medicine, traditional chieftaincy titles, and traditional sports/recreation
Objective
Examine Hausa greeting types, child upbringing, hospitality, marriage, naming, and death customs; understand traditional religious beliefs and practices; identify traditional occupations (farming, blacksmithing, tanning, dyeing); evaluate traditional medicine practitioners; understand political hierarchy/titles (Sarki, Hakimi, Dagaci); identify traditional sports and entertainment (Dambe, Kokawa, Kalankuwa).
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