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AGRICULTURAL TERMINOLOGIES IN ENGLISH, HAUSA AND FRENCH.
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2016-04-07) Iwala, Dinatu
This work is undertaken in the context of the great concern by governments at all levels to promote the agricultural production and ensure food security.The study focuses on the role of effective communication in agricultural extension services taking as case study the fertilizer voucher programme which was conducted by Bauchi stated government, International Fertilizer Development Company (IFDC'), and United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The research paid attention to terminological equivalence used in the implementation of the programme in Hausa, English and French languages with the aim that acquaintance with such terminologies will make communication effective in fertilizer implementation of the programed as the Bauchi case of study is an experimental phase. The data used were collected from handbills, voucher papers and other materials the researcher got since she participated in the programme in the capacity as an interpreter. We gathered the technical vocabulary from these handbills and analyzed them using the linguistic method. The study enabled us to gather a number of similarities in the nature and structure of technical terms, especially in English and French which may be basically as a result of the historical ties between the two languages. Most of the differences were seen in Hausa grammar. It is therefore pertinent that experts in languages make their contributions in standardizing the technical terms and make more effective the communicative aspect of the agricultural extension service.
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Analyse de l’acte de parole dans La calebasse cassee de Tunde Fatunde
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-01-01) Adeagbo, Tunde John
Dans les pieces theatrales, 1 on note 1 emphase sur les jeux des roles a travers les echanges de conversation. Ce trait principal les place strictement sous le domaine des etudes pragmatiques. La problematique de conversation s enfonce dans la complexity d’un enonce car tous les participants (le locuteur et 1 interlocuteur ou un groupe d interlocuteurs) n’ont pas naturellement le meme statut, le meme motif, et la meme opinion dans un sujet de discours. Voici la raison pour le choix du concept de l’acte de parole comme decrit par Gibbons et Whiteley (2018) dans cette commumcation. La piece est divis^e en deux atmospheres. Trois extraits des conversations sont identifies pour cette etude : les premiers deux extraits sont tires de la premiere atmosphere et le troisieme de la deuxieme atmosphere. Comme conclusion ce travail affirme parmi d autres que le locuteur devient puissant quand il possede le renseignement sur le sujet de discussion. Mots-cles : locuteur, interlocuteur, acte, enonce, reponse
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ANALYSE DE PROVERBES AFR1CAINS A TRAVERS LE MONDE S'EFFONDRE DE CHINUA ACHEBE
(Department of French Nasarawa State University., 2016-06-03) Magnus, Terna Ate.
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ANALYSE GRAMMATICO-CONTEXTUELLE DES PROPOSITIONS DANS LE REGARD DU ROI DE CAMARA LAYE
(Department of French, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2022-09-09) Adeagbo, Tunde John; Abu, Lois Owiyoda
Les expressions litteraires sont des presentations des faits linguistiques. C’est a cause des reflets des elements de langue dans Poeuvre litteraire que cet expose sur les propositions cite ses exemples dans le regard du roi de Camara Laye. Cet expose adopte la methode d’analyse textuelle du roman en question. Cet article a comme conclusion que le roman en question renferme principalement des expressions courtes qui aident dans la realisation de la clarte depression.
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AUTO-CRITICISM IN AMIN AT A SOW FALL’S EX-PERE DE LA NATION: POLITICAL MODEL FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(Department of French, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2009-08-19) Ijah, Gideon Akase
African liteiature has shown a steady metamorphosis through the decades beginning with the colonial period to the present. The metamorphosis has manifested interesting phases and trends which have been essentially combatant in nature. From the colonial era to present, colonialism, on the one hand, and against neocolonialism and imperialism, on the other. The period after independence ushered in the literature of auto-criticism, popular in the first instance, with the first set of the second generation of African literary writers. This literature of auto-criticism seems to be at its second phase and more true to type now with Aminata Sow Fall as the precursor of this second phase particularly with the advent of Ex-pere de la nation (1987). That literary work is interested in politics as a societal phenomenon. Thus, Ex-pere de la nation, is for us, a political model for our African political leaders, as this paper intends to divel on.
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Chinua Achebe and the Gender Issue in the Anthills of the Savannah
(Department of French, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2013-06-15) Ijah, Gideon Akase
The history of gender relation worldwide has never been pleasant as women are always at a disadvantage position without any consideration for their emotions and aspirations. Left in this quagmire, women have resolved to take their destiny in their hands by embarking on the struggle forequality with men. This struggle is mirrored in literatures of the world: African male writers especially, present female characters in less than charitable light. Consequently, women writers, paying men in their own coins, present male characters as brutes and monsters. The article attempts an examination of the characterization of female characters to show on one hand what societies stand to gain if women are situated in the main stream of events and on the other hand to set a model for a balance representation of gender issues in world societies and Nigeria in particular.
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THE CRISIS OF BLACK AWARENESS AND THE DIALECTICS OF VIOLENCE IN AFRICAN AND AFRO-LATIN AMERICAN FICTION
(Department of French, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2011-08-28) Ijah, Gideon Akase
The kind of leadership of the future which black writers envisage of their society can be deduced from the caliber of the personalities who people the universe of black literature. For literary protagonists not only faithfully reflect the people who create them, but they also mirror the ideological, political, economical, social and religious philosophies which define a people. The present paper attempts through an examination of two significant black novels - Jugungo by Ecuadorian writer, Adalberto Ortiz and Remember Ruben by the Cameroonian writer, Mongo Beti to identify the heroes who symbolizes the black leadership of the future. The paper argues that the two heroes cannot be good leaders because the do not envisage anything beyond the mere physical extermination of the enemy. It goes further to criticize the writers for failing to wed violence with lucid political ideology. It concludes by making the point that cty positive leader must of necessity combine courage and vision. For if we destroy we lAist have something in mind to replace what we have destroyed otherwise our action will be negative.
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A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF TECHNICAL TERMS IN ENGLISH, HAUSA AND FRENCH LANGUAGES IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROGRAMMES: THE FERTILIZER VOUCHER SYSTEM.
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2013-03-01) Iwala, Dinatu
This work undertaken in the context of the great concern by governments at all levels to promote the agricultural production and ensure food security. The study focuses on the role of effective communication in agricultural extension services taking as case study the Fertilizer Voucher Programme which was conducted by Bauchi State government. International Fertilizer Development Company (IFDC), and United States Agency for International Development (USAID).The research paid attention to terminological equivalence used in the implementation of the programme in Hausa, English and French languages with the aim that acquaintance with such terminologies will make communication effective in fertilizer implementation of the programed as the Bauchi case of study is an experimental phase The data used were collected from handbills, voucher papers her capacity> as an interpreter. The researcher gathered the technical vocabulary from these handbills and analysed them using the linguistic method. The study enabled us to gather a number of similarities in the nature and structure of technical terms, especially in English and French which may be basically as a result of the historical ties between the two languages. Most of the differences were seen in Hausa grammar. It is therefore pertinent that experts in languages make their contributions in standardizing the technical terms and make more effective the communicative aspect of the agricultural extension service.
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF “Developpemenl de Felevage en Afriquc subsaharienne: Reperepour la cooperation”
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2006-01-01) Iwala, Dinatu; Ebong, Emma Caleb
This paper is set to analyze the translations of a french text on the development of Animal Husbandry in Sub - Saharan Africa, indicating points for cooperation between the French government and interested, countries in the sub region. In Nigeria, for example, the two governments have signed a pact in Agriculture, which includes the above, under the FAD AM A projects.Consequently, the translator becomes more or less a “rewrite”. He participates at different levels: first, in the reformulation. And since the task of the translator is to “reproduce” the message, his freedom is limited, thereby making his task very difficult because he needs to ask and answer various questions concerning the text to he translated. What are these questions? The translation at hand is a translation of a pragmatic text which involves pragmatic “explanations What then constitutes the equivalence of the text to be translated? In other words, how can the translator go into the pragmatic “explanations’'? These are the questions this paper seeks to address. The paper compares the French text (Source Language) with the English (Target Language) translation. The source language comes from the French Government but the English version was done here in Nigeria. The paper analyses the translations, discovers some lapses and proffers possible solutions to the problems.
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DIPLOMACY AND THE QUESTION OF FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDIES
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-10-01) Adeagbo, Tunde John; Tanitolorun, Ezekiel Oladele
No intellectual of the 21 century makes himself a recluse by language barrier particularly in this era of globalisation. Foreign language acquisition, (especially French) along with the growth of telecommunications and internet, is sine qua non for the relevance ofan intellectual whose carrier is not limited to his own local domain but to the global world at large. Reaching out and interacting with experts in all spheres of life is therefore sacrosanct. Everybody wants to explore the world. This cannot be done meaningfully without the linguistic capacity of French Language for the Anglophone and English Language for the Francophone. Therefore, this article discusses the relevance of French Studies to diplomacy and Nigerian position in the Francophone world. Key-words: [Globalisation, Diplomacy, Internet, French Studies, Anglophone, Francophone]
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ECLECTIC TEACHING- a MEAN* n* empower french LANGUAGE LEARNERS
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-12-12) Adeagbo, Tunde John
French as a language could only he acquired within the school system here in Nigeria. As a result of this, various methods m through which teachers could empower its learners in the twenty first century are examined in this write-up. A case is later made in favour of eclectic teaching since each of the methods identified with the teaching of French has its own disadvantage(s).
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EDUCATION DIALOGUE AS A STRONG TOOL FOR PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2016-01-01) Iwala, Dinatu
Nigeria, our beloved country is made up of different communities living together and interacting with one another, peace is therefore an important factor for peaceful coexistence of the people. The absence of peace in any environment dislocates sociopolitical and economic activities of the people.- This paper highlights religious groups found in the country, importance of religious education and dialogue. The paper also discusses how religious education dialogue can be used to enhance peaceful coexistence in the country>. It states conditions for peaceful atmosphere and also the importance and impediments to proper dialogue among various religious groups. It finally suggests ways to .achieve peace in Nigeria.
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ETUDE DE STERILITE A TRAVERS MAMAN A UN AMANT ET A TRAVERS ASSEZE L’AFRICAINE DE CALIXTHE BEYALA
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2013-03-01) Obi, Esther Ebere; Anjugu, Taimako A.
Fertility is a pertinent situation in all the societies of the world. The world all over places much importance in the capacity to reproduce or develop as the case may be. When this competence of reproducing is lacking one tends to blame someone for it and most often it is the feminine gender that is blamed in this regard. Nevertheless, sterility, cannot only be looked at from the scientific perspective. It can also be looked at from the literal point of view where the society can be seen, whether it is sterile or fertile, . Many African writers have'talked so much on the productivity of their societies. One of these writers is Calixthe Bey ala. In this paper, we try to look at the theme of sterility as considered by Calixthe Beyala in her works. We examine to view this theme scientifically, literally and morally just as seen from the eyes of Beyala in her works.
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FRENCH EDUCATION: A TOOL FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION IN NIGERIA
(Department of French, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2013-12-01) Adeagbo, Tunde John
Over the years, laudable achievements have not been made in the area of making French Nigeria’s second official language. This is because the project is not property financed on one hand and, on the other, the stakeholders of the economic planning programmes did not actually recognize the progress that would be experienced economically if French becomes the second official language. It is also surprising to note that the on-going educational reforms have not addressed the employment of experts in French language which would lead to making it a compulsory General studies course in the tertiary institutions’ curriculum. We have, in the light of this, analysed the Nigeria’ economic situation and spelt out the place of French in its improvement.
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French Language Proficiency as a sine qua non for National Unity and Development
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-09-12) Adeagbo, Tunde John
Proficiency is a quality necessary for every positive human because it gives rise to expertise and assures the undertaking. However, many hindrances quality which we should all endeavour success of even come in play against this crave for. The importance of French language as a potent tool to national unity and development cannot be emphasized as this language has all the necessaiy ingredients which can help unite this nation and Brings not only unity amongst its ) over citizens but also brings national development in Nigeria as well as the sub-region as a whole.. To achieve this feat, the government has to formulate a new language policy for the teaching and learning of French language. The implementation of this language policy getting all the more in time with contemporary matters of the international community, breaking the existing Anglophone linguistic barrier through the enhancement of communication between the two linguistic communities and more so creating a forum for national unity and development. So the propagation of French has to be embarked upon through a proper formation of the required manpower, adequate provision of resources and effective management of the resources.
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Gender Differentials in Igbo Society: The Case of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
(Department of French, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2015-08-10) Ijah, Gideon Akase
Gender differentials is a common phenomena in African Society. In this paper we have tried to examine the levels of gender differentials in both the traditional Igbo society and in the contemporary Igbo society. In the analysis that follow shows that we had a higher level of differentials in the traditional setting than we now have in this contemporary period. The reason is that the irrational approach to the gender question is fast obliterating the differentiation that should exist between the male and the female.By gender j differentials, we mean the level of awareness, appreciation of the need to j maintain at reasonable levels the gender sensitivity between the male and I female. It is true to some extent that what a man can do, the woman can | equally do, but it is not expedient that women should insist on doing everything the man does even at the expense of nature’s assigned honorific roles of wifehood and motherhood. At the same time we stress that all the rustic are atavistic male chauvinistic character of domination, oppression and marginalization must be done away with. Other wise, when gender differentiations are completely obliterated, gender sensitivity will also disappear with it. This will lead to some un-naturalness. To remain gender sensitive, we have to keep the gender peculiarities in focus to a reasonable limit.
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Helping to Improve Readers' Skills
(Department of French, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2022-03-12) Ijah, Gideon Akase
The main thrust of this article is to bring out remedial measures aimed at assisting struggling readers to attain a good level of proficiency in public secondary schools in Benue State. The study examined the state of reading in public secondary schools in Benue State during critical stage; it investigates the effects of poor reading skills on students' academic performance. This is with a view to advocating for improved strategies. The study found that the reading ability of the present students in Benue State public secondary schools is appalling. The results further revealed that many students in public secondary schools lack basic reading skills because they missed the critical period of learning reading and carry over the poor reading ability from primary school to secondary schools. The effects of poor reading skills are negative attitude to study, anti-social behavior and poor academic performance. The study therefore recommends improved strategies on part of the government, policy makers and teachers.
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Idees pr&Mpposees dams cinq poemes de David Diop
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2021-07-11) Adeagbo, Tunde John
L’oeuvre litteraire est un produit de l’usage de langue. C’est en raison de cette verite que nous adoptons le concept de presupposition pour etudier cinq poemes de David Diop dans cette communication. Nous avons comme tache la verification de six subdivisions de presupposition de Yule (1996) dans les poemes etudtes. Cette recherche trouve et conclut que la presupposition ne se limite pas aux exemples que proposes Yule (1996) et que la representation de toutes ses subdivisions dans 1’oeuvre n’est pas obligatoire.
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intengration of ict in the teaching and learning of literature in ENGLISH IN POLYTECHNICS
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2016-03-01) Iwala, Dinatu
Information and communication technology (ICT) has revolutionized almost all aspects of human life. Socio-economic, political and educational activities have been extremely and positively influenced by the application and integration of ICT. In other ! words, ICT has become a potent platform for transforming society into information knowledge based society. This paper however, examines the significant role of the indication and integration of ICT in the educational sector with particular reference\ tithe teaching and learning of literature in English a core component of the English' Course Curriculum in the polytechnic. The concept of ICT as a global phenomenon in relation to the teaching of literature is discussed. Also, a practical illustration is equally employed using ICT to teach Critical Writing. Other issues discussed include. implications for the teachers as well as the hindrances as they affect the use of ICT in teaching and learning literature and the benefits derivable from ICT in teaching are examined.
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INTERFERENCE ADJECTIVALE CAS SPECIFIQUES DES apprenants YORUBAPHONES ET ANGLOPHONES DE FRANGAIS LANGUE ETRANGERE AU CAMPUS LANLATE DU COLLEGE D'EDU CATION D'ETAT D'OYO NIGERIA AU
(Department of French Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-07-12) Adeagbo, Tunde John; Tanitolorun, Ezekiel Oladele
Les apprenants de frangais langue etrangere aux icoles nigerianes sont toujours en train d'acquerir au moins la troisieme langue. C'est en raison de ce phenometie qu'ils font face au problems d'interference linguistique. Cette communication a comme but la presentation d'obseroation du chercheur a deux niveaux (I'oral et Veer it) concernant Vusage des adjectifs par les etudiants de frangais dans le college d'education en question. Cet article retrace les interferences aux influences que les langues yoruba et anglais ont sur Vapprentissage du frangais. Par consequent, la conclusion met Vemphase sur le besoin de soigneusement communiquer Vemploi approprie des adjectifs aux apprenants de frangais aux ecoles nigerianes. Mots-cl4s: interference, transfert positif, transfert negatif, adjectif qualificatif, adjectif determinate