English Language Thesis Topics

The Forms and Aesthetics of Udje Songs of the Urhobo People   Abstract of The Forms and Aesthetics of Udje Songs of the Urhobo People This appraisal is on Udje dance songs of the Urhobo people. The study looks at the aesthetic qualities that abound in the Udje songs of the Urhobo people. The researcher…

Instructional Materials, Provision, Utilization and Nursery Pupils’ Performance in English Language   Abstract of Instructional Materials, Provision, Utilization and Nursery Pupils’ Performance in English Language English Language is the language of instruction in Nigeria’s educational system. It is therefore important that it is properly taught in schools. This study was designed to assess the impact…

The Roles of Female Character in Benin Oral Narratives   Chapter One of The Roles of Female Character in Benin Oral Narratives INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF STUDY This study examines the roles and /life style of females characters as minor characters in Benin oral narrative. It appreciates the strengths; examine the weakness, and points out the…

This Study Critically Examines the Subject Matter and Style in Ezenwa Ohaeto `s the Voice of the Night Masquerade, the Chants of a Minstrel and if to Say I Bi Soja   Chapter One of This Study Critically Examines the Subject Matter and Style in Ezenwa Ohaeto `s the Voice of the Night Masquerade, the…

The Aesthetic Features and Social Relevance of Folktales to Okpara Inland Community   Chapter One of The Aesthetic Features and Social Relevance of Folktales to Okpara Inland Community INTRODUCTION PURPOSE OF STUDY The purpose of study of this essay is to examine the aesthetic features and social relevance of folktales in Okpara Inland community of…

Globalization and the Nigerian Economy the Babangida Period                            Chapter One of Globalization and the Nigerian Economy the Babangida Period INTRODUCTION Globalization is a comprehensive term for the emergence of a global society in which economic, political, environmental, and cultural events in one part of the world quickly come to have significance for people in other…

The Post Independent Nigerian Politician in Wale Okedirans Tenants of the House   Chapter One of The Post Independent Nigerian Politician in Wale Okedirans Tenants of the House INTRODUCTION This essay is on the post-independence Nigerian politician in Wale Okediran’s Tenants of the House. The study examines the corrupt nature of Nigerian politics. The book…

The Society and the Girl Child in the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrisonand Kaine Agarys Yellow Yellow   Abstract of The Society and the Girl Child in the Bluest Eye by Toni Morrisonand Kaine Agarys Yellow Yellow The research work reviews the historical encounter between the whites and Africans and argues that the challenges or…

Stylistic Analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun   Abstract of Stylistic Analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun This study is a stylistic analysis of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‟s novel Half Of A Yellow Sun, which comprises four parts with a total numberof 37 chapters and 433 pages. The aim…

Political Corruption and Symbolism in Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Okey Ndibe’s Arrows of Rain   Abstract of Political Corruption and Symbolism in Adichie Chimamanda Ngozi’s Half of a Yellow Sun and Okey Ndibe’s Arrows of Rain This project work is on political corruption and symbolism. This project work brings out…

Corruption and Victimization in Isidore Okpewho’s Tides and Anthony Abagha’s Children of Oloibiri   Abstract of Corruption and Victimization in Isidore Okpewho’s Tides and Anthony Abagha’s Children of Oloibiri This project is on Corruption and Victimization in Isidore Okpewho’s Tides and Anthony Ndubuisi Abagha’s Children of Oloibiri. It is a study ofthe endemic corruption and Victimization that…

African Traditional and Modern Values in the Works of Asare Konadu and Ama Ata Aidoo, Namely a Woman in Her Prime and Changes   Chapter One of African Traditional and Modern Values in the Works of Asare Konadu and Ama Ata Aidoo, Namely a Woman in Her Prime and Changes INTRODUCTION Values In ethics, value…

The Use of Stylistic Devices in the Novel Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o   Chapter One of The Use of Stylistic Devices in the Novel Wizard of the Crow by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Language is the distinctive quality unique to man. It is what enables man to…

The Language of Christian Religion a Comparative Study of Roman Catholic Church and Some Selected Pentecostal Denominations   Abstract of The Language of Christian Religion a Comparative Study of Roman Catholic Church and Some Selected Pentecostal Denominations This study is an examination of the language of Christian religion with particular reference to the Roman Catholic…

The Effects of Nigerian Pidgin English on Students of Tertiary Institution   Chapter One of The Effects of Nigerian Pidgin English on Students of Tertiary Institution Introduction: One of the most important differences between man and animal is man’s ability to speak and make others understand him. Language is only possible because within each society,…

Political Corruption and Psychosocial Disorder Using the Activist by Tanure Ojaide and Arrow of Rain by Oke Ndibe   Chapter One of Political Corruption and Psychosocial Disorder Using the Activist by Tanure Ojaide and Arrow of Rain by Oke Ndibe 1.0     INTRODUCTION  Nigeria’s political problems sprang from the carefree manner in which the British took over,…

Traditional Aesthetics Transfer and the African Novelists   Abstract of Traditional Aesthetics Transfer and the African Novelists African novelists draw their raw materials from different sources, some draw their raw materials from the folktales being told at night, some writes about the village life before the Colonial masters while some transfer the beauty in African…

The Ideological Paradigms of Ibrahim Tahir’s the Last Imam and Abubakar Gimba’s Sacred Apples   Abstract of The Ideological Paradigms of Ibrahim Tahir’s the Last Imam and Abubakar Gimba’s Sacred Apples This study applies socialist realism as an analytical tool to analyse the deployment of ideology in Ibrahim Tahir‟s The Last Imam and Abubakar Gimba‟s Sacred Apples. The…

The Aesthetics of Ado-ekiti Praise Poetry   Abstract of The Aesthetics of Ado-ekiti Praise Poetry Until now, the oral art of Ado-Ekiti people in Ekiti State has not received considerable academic attention. The present research work is borne of the strong need to explore a specific art form – the traditional praise poetry among Ado-Ekiti…

Shades of Meaning Associated With Personal Names and Naming in Igala   Abstract of Shades of Meaning Associated With Personal Names and Naming in Igala The purpose of the research is to examine the shades of meaning that are associated with names and naming in Igala. The study examinened the various circumstances attached to the…

Nature in Nigerian Children’s Literature an Appraisal of Selected Verses   Abstract of Nature in Nigerian Children’s Literature an Appraisal of Selected Verses This study appraises selected Children‟s nature verses drawn across five Children‟s poetry texts. It, among other things, instigates a renewed academic and creative inquiry into the field of Children‟s poetry so as…

Literature and Ecology a Study of Wole Soyinka’s a Dance of the Forests and the Beatification of an Area Boy   Abstract of Literature and Ecology a Study of Wole Soyinka’s a Dance of the Forests and the Beatification of an Area Boy The current crisis of ecology and environmental pollution have gripped the attention…

Historicism as a Literary Discourse a Study of Isidore Okpewho’s the Last Duty, Elechi Amadi’s Sunset in Biafra and Biyi Bandele’s Burma Boy   Abstract of Historicism as a Literary Discourse a Study of Isidore Okpewho’s the Last Duty, Elechi Amadi’s Sunset in Biafra and Biyi Bandele’s Burma Boy This study deploys Historicism as a…

Gender Violence in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun   Abstract of Gender Violence in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and Half of a Yellow Sun Gender-based violence is not a new problem in the Nigerian society or other societies of the world. Violence against an individual on the basis…

Dialogue as Discourse an Analysis of Nta Kaduna Editorial Board’s Use of Language   Abstract of Dialogue as Discourse an Analysis of Nta Kaduna Editorial Board’s Use of Language This study seeks to examine the spoken language used during NTA Kaduna Newsroom Editorial Board Meetings with the aim of describing the nature of its dialogue,…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the Dialogic Imagination a Bakhtinian Re-examination of Half of a Yellow Sun, Purple Hibiscus and the Thing Around Your Neck   Abstract of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the Dialogic Imagination a Bakhtinian Re-examination of Half of a Yellow Sun, Purple Hibiscus and the Thing Around Your Neck In the imagination of…

An Examination of Sentences and Their Appropriateness in Selected Nigerian Children’s Novels   Abstract of An Examination of Sentences and Their Appropriateness in Selected Nigerian Children’s Novels This thesis has examined sentences and their appropriateness in selected Nigerian children‟s novels. The novels include An African Night Entertainment by Cyprian Ekwensi, Tales out of School by Nkem Nwankwo, Akpan and the Smugglers by…

African Image in African American Literature a Case Study of Langston Hughes’ the Panther and the Lash Poems of Our Time and Yusef Komunyakaa’s Pleasure Dome New and Collected Poems   Abstract of African Image in African American Literature a Case Study of Langston Hughes’ the Panther and the Lash Poems of Our Time and…

Aesthetics of Children’s Literature in Nigeria   Abstract of Aesthetics of Children’s Literature in Nigeria This study examines the aesthetic components in Children‟s literature in Nigeria using the works of Fatima Akilu, Yusuf Adamu, Ayodele Olofintuade, Lola Shoneyin, and A. O Oyekanmi‟. The research aims at showing that Children‟s literature in Nigeria can be viewed…

Aesthetics and Utilitarian Values of Selected African American Negro Spirituals and Gospel Songs   Abstract of Aesthetics and Utilitarian Values of Selected African American Negro Spirituals and Gospel Songs This study examines African American songs as an embodiment of black American identity, experience, socio-economic realities, and African Americans‟ perception of the world located as they…