Candidate's Weakness

Candidates’ weaknesses include:

1. Lack of proper understanding of some essay topics, e. g. Some candidates mistook ọ̀gá ilé iṣẹ́ for ọ̀gá ilé, some of them also wrote èmi ni ọ̀rẹ́ mi rather than  èmi ni ọ̀rẹ́ rẹ in the final greetings of their letters.
2.  Lack of exposure to selected Literature texts (Oral and Written).
3. Poor orthography e.g. dotting of letters, punctuation, poor use of tone marks.
4. Inability to write correct Yoruba words and correct spelling of terms;
5. Lack of in-depth knowledge of the set texts;
6. Writing only the pros and neglecting the cons of an argumentative essay.
7. Lack of in-depth knowledge of the phonological and grammatical aspects    of the subject. Some Candidates mistook Fóònù, a unit of sound in phonology, for telephone, an appliance in telecommunication.

Suggested Remedies

1. Cooperation on the part of parents and candidates in the learning of the subject, especially through the procurement of literature and language textbooks.
2. Candidates should imbibe the habit of using the school and public libraries.
3. Candidates should imbibe the habit of studying the set texts thoroughly.
4. Candidates should equip themselves with the rudiments of the language   and the correct usage of punctuation marks.
5. Candidates should use appropriate tone marks since Yoruba is a tonal language.
6. Candidates should give special attention to the identified weaknesses in preparation for the examination.
7. Yoruba should be taught by qualified, competent and motivated teachers.
8. Government should include the teaching of Yoruba as a compulsory subject in the school curriculum.