- CANDIDATES’ WEAKNESSES
Candidates’ weaknesses include:
- Lack of proper understanding of some questions, e. g. Ọjà alẹ́ (Night Market) mistaken for modern market, Bí mo bá di Gómìnà Ìpínlẹ̀ mi (If I become the Governor of my State). Many of the candidates mistook town for state.
- Lack of exposure to selected Literature texts (Oral and Written).
- Poor orthography e.g. dotting of letters, poor use of tone marks.
- Inability to write good Yoruba and spell terms correctly.
- Lack of in-depth knowledge of the set texts.
- Illegible handwriting.
- Lack of in-depth knowledge of the phonological and grammatical aspects of the subject.
- SUGGESTED REMEDIES
- Cooperation on the part of parents and candidates in the teaching and learning of the subject, especially through the procurement of literature and language textbooks.
- Candidates should imbibe the habit of using the school and public libraries.
- Candidates should imbibe the habit of studying the set texts thoroughly.
- Candidates should equip themselves with the rudiments of the language and the correct usage of punctuation marks.
- Candidates should use appropriate tone marks, since Yoruba is a tonal language.
- Candidates should give special attention to the identified weaknesses in preparation for the examination.
- Candidates should endeavour to write legibly to avoid losing marks, especially in essay writing.