This Syllabus is designed for candidates whose L1 (Mother Tongue) is Edo This Syllabus is derived from the 9-year Education Curriculum. To aid the proper understanding of the question set, Candidates who want to sit for this exam are encouraged to know how to speak the Edo Dialect fluently.
This syllabus is for L1 speakers(i.e Candidates whose mother tongue is Edo Language). divided into two Papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2.
This exam aims to test the candidate’s ability how read, write, and comprehend the Edo language, it will also expect them to show creativity in their composition. The candidates are also expected to demonstrate the Edo culture, customs, and values using correct sentences in the Edo Language.
The BECE Edo examination consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2. Each paper consists of sixty multiple-choice questions and the time frame allocated to it is one hour. Making it a total of two hours for both papers. Below is the breakdown of how the questions are graded for each paper:
PAPER 1:
Paper 1 comprises sixty multiple choice questions in which 5 questions each will be set from two comprehension passages of about 150 words, 5 questions will be set under composition, 25 questions will be set from Grammar, 10 questions will be set from Sound system (Phonology), 5 questions will be set from orthography, 5 from translation making it 60 questions in total.
PAPER 2:
Paper 2 comprises 60 multiple choice questions in which 15 of the questions will be derived from Oral literature, 5 from Prose I, 5 from Prose II, 5 from Drama I, 5 from Drama II, 5 from Poetry, and 20 from Culture and Tradition making it a total of 60 questions.
| BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (BECE) EDO SYLLABUS | ||||
| L1 | ||||
| S/N | SUB-THEME | TOPIC | OBJECTIVES | |
1 | LANGUAGE | I. Edo Orthography | Vbene Q kere ne a ya oren (ABIDI) Ola- Ola unu, Ola ihue Ikpo Ikpo. ngbawa. | |
| II. Comprehension | Different passages from textbooks written in Edo. | |||
| III. Word formation | From verb to noun, igiemwi, kpolo ikpolo. elision. igiemwi ebe eva — Ebeva. | |||
| IV. Sentence structure. conversion of statement to question | Ezanzan ifiemwe. Ificmwe ne a kun. Omwa rrie emwa (statement) > De omwa ne o rri emwa? (Question) | |||
| V. Types of sentences | Present, past, future, subject and redicate | |||
| VI. Correction of words and sentences | Uwala> Uwaila, Osaro» Osarro, Eyen khian kpa> Eyen hioro kpa. | |||
| VII. Parts of speech | Eni. Ataeni, uta, uniauta, Arrilo. Usueni. | |||
| VIN. Composition | Eleta na ‘ben, lexis and structure. | |||
| IX. Pluralization of nouns and verbs | Okhuo> ikhuo. Okpia> ikpia. Deb dele. | |||
| X. Syllable structure | Owebe 0-we-ebe. ta, Ota. aigbe, eguae. | |||
| XI. Phonological conditioning of words | Borrowed words, igiemwi school esuku, Rev. Father efada. | |||
| Xll. Sound System | Ikpo, Ola, Ola unu. | |||
| XIIl. Elision | Igiemwi, omo-obo omobo, omo-erha omerhan, Ebe eva Ebeva. | |||
| XIV. Vocabulary | Synonyms. igiemwi, Dele> kharha, heko feko, larre> gha> khian. Antonyms, igiemwi. nokhua> nekhere. | |||
| XV. Translation | Either from Edo to English, or English to Edo. words and sentences. | |||
2 | LITERATURE | I. Drama I: EseikhQ | The drama •Eseikho• depicts the life of a poor boy named Eseikho. He lost his parents and his only brother. His brother committed suicide immediately after the death of their mother, Ekiomado. | |
| II. Drama Il -Owodo Part I | The drama Owodo Part I depicts the bravery of a man named Evian’. He saved the Benin traders from a wild animal | |||
| III. Prose 1: Okha Edo Umaranmwe | The prose work •Umaranmwc’ depicts the lives of various animals and the operaions of the animal kingdom | |||
| IV. Prose II: Idia Nokaokuo | The prose •Idia Nokaokuo ‘depicts the heroine Ida Idia’s Childhood, marriage to Ozolua and how she fought wars against various towns | |||
| V. Poetry: Ekharha Edo (Poems in Edo) for schools and colleges | a. Ozo n’ Agbede b. Uwu rre egbe c. Okperhan d. Esughusughu e. Atalakpa f. Iya g. lyemwe h. Ohuan | o | ||
3 | CULTURE | I. Numerals Ikemwi-Edo) | (Okpa ya se arriasen eva | |
| II. Tradtional week and months; is relationship to economic life | Ede eken, uyi igue | |||
| III. Family system | Nuclear and extended | |||
| IV. Family salutation and its significance | Lamugum lagiesan, etc | |||
| V. Traditional hierachy in village administration | Odionwere, ediqnwere, iroghae, igbama, etc | |||
| VI. Title Taking | Oliha, Esama, etc | |||
| VII. Ceremonies | Oronmwe. irorinmwi | |||
| VIII. Festivals origin and use of iron-smiting | Igue Ada, Eben | |||
| IX- (Proverbs) | Erokhi ma mie ebe e i rhule. Obo ne ovbokhan mu gbe okuta, uhunmwu o mue yan | |||
The grades that were used are A, B, C, P, and F. They will be listed below in order of merit.
SN | SCORE | GRADE |
1 | 70-100 | Distinction |
2 | 60-69 | Very Good |
3 | 50-59 | Credit |
4 | 40-49 | Pass |
5 | 0-39 | Fail |
RECOMMENDED LITERATURE TEXTBOOKS (2020 – 2023)
Osayomwabo Osemwegie Ero, Ekharha Edo (Poems in Edo) for schools and college, Skyero communication associates, and Osunero consult publication(Poetry).
