ABSTRACT Economic reforms are the different macroeconomic and microeconomic policies designed by the government to redress the distortion in the economy of any nation. It is important to mention that Economic reform is not peculiar to Nigeria alone. Almost all countries the world over have undertaken different forms of economic reforms at one time of the other. The contents and strategy of reforms have varied from country to country depending on the circumstance of each country. One of the c...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to expose and evaluate Thomas Kuhn’s concept of paradigm shift in science with a view to showing that scientific progress is not achieved by appealing to traditional methods of doing science only. Scholars who uphold the traditional idea of science like Rudolf Carnap, are of the view that scientific innovations must exist within a tradition. They forgot that science can also be driven by moral, political and religious beliefs which according to Harding...
Intermedia Agenda setting –Instances when the media agenda is shaped by other media (Lopez-Escobar, Llamas, McCombs, & Lennon, 1998). #KOT- This is an abbreviation of ‗Kenyans on Twitter‘. Operates as Kenya‘s virtual ‗town square‘ where pre-dominantly on Twitter, people meet to discuss the day‘s issues. Through the hashtag #KOT, Kenyans on Twitter unite against perceived government corruption, respond to media misrepresentations of their country, share jokes, and participat...
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...
TABLE OF CONTENT Title page - - - - - - - i Certification - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgement - - - - - - - iv Table of Content - - - - - - - v CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 1 1.1 Statement of the Problems. - - - - 2 1.2 Research Questions - - - - - 2 1.3 Objectives to the Study - - - - - 3 1.4 Scope and Limitation of the Study - - - 3 CHAPTER TWO 2.0 Definition Of Hyperbole - - - - - 4 2.1 Approaches to Advertisement - - - - 5 2.2 Language of Advertis...
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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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page - - - - - - - - i Certification - - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - iv-v Table of Contents - - - -- - - - - vi-viii CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 1-2 1.2 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 2 1.3 Aims and Objectives of the Study - - - - - 2 1.4 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - 3 1.5 Scope and Limitation - - - - - - - 3 1.6 Literature Review - - - - - - - 3-5 1.7 Methodol...
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...