ABSTRACT Chinua Achebe (born Nov. 16, 1930) is a Nigerian novelist, critic, and poet; he is one of the most-read African authors. The primary concern of Chinua Achebe, the recipient of the Man Booker International Prize, 2007, was his society, more precisely, the destiny of his people. Achebe, perhaps the most authentic literary voice from Africa, wrote not only to record the African, especially Nigerian, life but to analyse the reality experienced by the native people in different times...
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ABSTRACT This project is an attempt to explore the recurring grave concerning the academic performance of students. Though a large percentage of students in Nigeria learn English as a second language and are instructed in it, the Nigerian pidgin seems to interfere with their acquisition of the language and their performance in it much more than their mother tongues. The impact of pidgin contributes in no small measure to the dismal performance of students in their academic career.
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ABSTRACT Communication is an act of exchanging information from one point to another; it is a very important activity of life. Humans and animals communicate in different ways and for different purposes. Communication could be either oral or written. However, the major concern of this work is the written form of communication. Written communication is the exchange of information through letters, e-mails, blogs, etc. There are different forms of written communication one of which is ‘t...
TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE………………………………………………………… i APPROVAL PAGE………………………………………………… ii DECLARATION …………………………………………………… iii DEDICATION ……….…………………………………………… iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS…………………………………………… v TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………… vi CHAPTER ONE: General Introducti...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter One 1.0 General Introduction………………………………………………………………….. 1-5 1.1 Background of the Study…………………………………………………..………..5-6 1.2 Scope and Limitation………………………………………………………….…………. 6 1.3 Significance of the Study………………………………………………………..…….. 7 1.4 Statement of the Research Problems……�...
ABSTRACT The study focuses on the representation of minority linguistic groups by broadcast media in Zimbabwe paying particular attention to Star FM programme „Mother Tongue March (MTM). The research explores the role of Star FM in promoting local languages. The Public Sphere and the Democratic Participant theory were employed to provide a theoretical base for this research. The study made use of qualitative research method, which was complemented by the use of open-ended questionnaires an...
ABSTRACT Film is a potent tool of communication with a large potential to cement or unsettle social relationships. The study focused on an interrogation into the influence of patriarchy to the representation of women in Zimbabwean films. Sinners by Daves Guzha and I want a wedding dress by Tsitsi Dangarembga were analysed. A qualitative research approach was done to ascertain whether such influence on the representation empowers or disempowers women. The study also examined the possible impa...
Abstract The impacts on diamond mining in Chiadzwa have been under research by historians, individuals, humanitarian groups and many civil society organisations. However, my research unpacked the impacts of diamond mining by the Chinese companies, how they affected the community socio-economic, political and environmental. This research revealed that the people of Chiadzwa-Marange area were impacted direct and indirectly by the mining activities by the Chinese companies since the formalizati...
ABSTRACT The emergence of android mobile applications has allowed small and large organizations to market their services effectively and efficiently in both domestic and international markets. The problem that led to the development of the system was poor communication between the organization and clients and also there was excessive use of paper work. Furthermore, some clients were not committed to their reservations there have been made as result of this the organization was left without c...
ABSTRACT Holidays seem natural and yet every now and then their courses seem to change; how they are celebrated has proved not to be a stable state but fluid with the passing of time. My dissertation addresses the question of how holidays are not state but fluid; what is it that influences their instability to a particular celebration course. Firstly it is to be noted that holidays are not natural in any way, instead they are a result of a societal construct, which goes to support Gergen (19...
Abstract INTRODUCTION For many people, comedy is an outlet to vent out frustrations and concerns against social, political and economic ills. The primary function of comedy is to induce laughter by amusing and entertaining the audience whilst portraying targeted social institutions and persons as corrupt; ridiculing them through satirizing, parodying and poking fun at their vices. In the Zimbabwean context, ordinary people or subalterns have resorted to comedy to raise awareness on the soci...