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Evaluation linguistique de la traduction de the ünderclass in bia fara comme les sansculottesau biafra de victor ariole
Get PDFLa linguistique et la traduction sont des jumelles inseparables qu’on utilise cömme moyen de communication dans le monde entier. C’est pourquoi il est tres important d’evaluer la relation qui existe entre eux et d’analyser les traits linguistiques qui existent en traduction .La linguistique est l’etude scientifique du langage humain pendant que la traduction est definie comme le transfert des messages, du sens, des contenus culturel et des sentiments exprimes d'une langue ä une autre. De nombreuses recherches ont examine l’evaluation linguistique des textes traduits de l’anglais en fran^ais sans preter attention aux elements semantiques, stylistique et grammaticaux dans la traduction de The Underclass in Bia Fara, ecrit et traduit par Victor Ariole comme Les Sans-Culottes au Biafra. Cet article tente ä examiner l’evaluation linguistique des textes source et cible pour examiner des elements linguistiques dans la traduction. Les donnees de cette etude qui proviennent d’une analyse textueüe de The Underclass et Les Sans-Culottes au Biafra ont ete analysees ä l'aide de la theorie interpretative de la traduction. L’etude revele les traits linguistiques comme les locutions semantiques, la transposition, la verbalisation d’adverbe, la prepositionation, la substantivation et l’adverbalisation de verbe et d’adverbe qui affirment rinfluence et l’usage de la linguistique dans la traduction du texte en question
Youths quality of life in Nigerian state: link with resilience, locus of control and perceived social supports?
Get PDFCross sectional research design was adopted to examine the relationship between three independent factors (resilience, internal locus of control, perceived social supports) and quality of life. A sample size of four hundred (400) youths between ages 18-30 years (Male=240; Female=160) were selected using a combination of simple random sampling and purposive technique from a population of out-of school youths in Anambra State, Nigeria. Four standardized scales were used for data collection. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple Regression were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that resilience (r= 0. 146**p<.05), internal locus of control (r= 0.165** p<.05) and social support (r= 0. 658** p<.05) positively correlated with quality of life respectively. There was significant joint contribution of the independent variables to the prediction of quality of life among the respondents F (5,395) = 102.299, P<0.001). The independent variables (resilience, internal locus of control and perceived social supports) when combined accounted for 50.2% (Adj.R2= .502) of the variance in quality of life among out-of school youths in Anambra State. Resilience was the most potent predictor of quality of life among the variables considered in this study (β =.591, t =10.153, P<0.001). Counselling psychologists should institute resilience-focused therapy to build the practical skills of youths to become capable of handling their everyday challenges in order to have an improved quality of life
Effects of guided-reverse jigsaw instructional strategy on senior secondary school physics students’ achievement in Oyo State, Nigeria
Get PDFThe study determined the effects of guided-reverse instructional strategy on Physics Students ’ achievement in Senior Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. Four hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. 73 students selected from two schools took part in the study. The instruments for data collection were twenty items Physics Achievement Test while Mean, standard deviation and t-test were used for the analysis of the data. A statistically significant deference exists in the mean academic achievement scores of students taught physics using guided-reverse jigsaw instructional strategy and those taught using conventional lecture method m favor of guided-reverse instructional strategy. Gender differences are of no statistically significant difference in the mean academic achievement scores for both experimental and control groups. The study recommends that physics teachers should adopt guided-reverse jigsaw instructional strategy
The efficacy of traditional songs in the control of deviant behaviour of incest among Yoruba people of South-western Nigeria.
Get PDFIncest is a cultural term that describes sexual contact between members that are closely related, especially between members of a nuclear family, that is, between parents and children or between siblings. The alarming rate of incest in our societies in the recent times calls for an urgent attention as it has brought a dirty blow on family stability and societal structure. Existing literature on incest have focused more on the modem approaches to deal with culprits of incest like making an arrest and prosecution by the police and other security agencies of culprits while little attention is paid to how traditional songs were used in time past to deal with offenders thereby bringing the menace to a barest minimum and restoring sanity into the society. The incessant cases of incest in the society makes it imperative to explore one of the mechanisms that was effectively used in the pre-colonial time to restore social order. Traditional songs were copiously intoned to address the menace of incest which led to the considerable peace experienced in the past by the Yoruba people. Oral tradition and written records that are relevant to the subject matter were made use of in this study. We observed through our findings that traditional songs were more effective in the pre-colonial period in controlling deviant behaviour of incest and can also play a complimentary role in the rejuvenation of social order in Yoruba society today, if properly and systematically integrated
ICT and the ubiguitous church missions: the emerging religious space on social media
Get PDFIn: Dada, A. O., Famulisi, O. O., Berekiah, O. O., and Sewapo, H. (eds.) Laadership, Mission and Church Growth in Africa- A Festschrift in Honour of His Eminence Dr Samuel Ckukwuemka Kanu Uche, pp. 445-457Religion and Science have played important roles in human history, and have also shared a unique history because of the peculiarity and importance of the two fields and their exceptional relationship. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is a product of Science and it has proved to be a sine qua non in all areas of existence. As Science, is progressing through ICT, the recognition, as well as the usage of social media is enormous in the 21st Century. The Nigerian society, both in public spaces and private spaces, is not left out of the massive use of social media such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, Linkedln, Instagram, Snapchat, Telegram, Perescope, 2go and the likes. Thus, social media wield a lot of influence in the society today, and like other aspects of living, it is being used in the propagation of religion by removing constraints of space and time, making both the message and messenger of religion highly ubiquitous. However, there is scant attention on the examination of the religious space within social media, especially in the Nigerian experience, thereby creating a lacuna this research intends to fill. This study seeks to examine the subject of "religious space" in social media and its emergence over time in this ICT-driven age, with the view to discussing its roles in church missions, the challenges associated with it, and the implications for church missions' policies
Diaspora grand-mothering in Nigeria
Get PDFLeaving children in the care of grandparents is a fairly common practice in close knit societies such as Nigeria. This service of providing childcare by grandmothers is however taking a transnational form with the exportation of grandmothers from Nigeria to care for grandchildren whose parents, out of economic necessity, must work fulltime. This article explores the dynamics of Nigerian grandmothers providing childcare to grandchildren in the diaspora, using twenty-five grandmothers selected in Ibadan,Southwest Nigeria based on their experience of this phenomena. Study found that participants were motivated to undertake diaspora childcare out of empathy for the younger couples, the feeling of a sense of duty, perceived knowledge of childcare, selffulfilment, cultural norms, and the need to minimize the cost of childcare for couples in the diaspora. The sense of being ‘available’ played a significant role in participants’ decision to provide childcare abroad. The study equally showed that the practice had both emotional and social impact on the grandmothers involved. The research advances the significance of diaspora grandmother child care services as a critical part of the broader debate on companionship and gender roles in old age,especially in Africa, where elders remain key transmitters of societal norms and values
Psychoactive substance as a predictor of well-being of young adults in selected market areas in Ibadan North Local Government Area
No full textRecent events in Nigeria seem to suggest that young people are being indoctrinated and used under the influence of psychoactive substances to perpetuate various crimes including terrorism. There is need to examine and control the use of these substances in order to prevent escalation of these maladies. This study examined psychoactive substance as a predictor of well-being of young adults in selected market areas in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population comprises of 150 young adults in selected market areas. A purposive sampling technique was employed in selecting 30 respondents from each of the five markets in the study area, five markets area were selected because they were notorious for peddling substance hoarding. A structures questionnaire for data collection was used. The hypotheses were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The result shows that there is no significant relationship between psychoactive substance and alcohol use and physical well-being of young adults in selected market areas (r = ,044, n=143,p(. 602)>.05). The result further shows that there is a significant relationship between psychoactive substance and alcohol use and psychological well- being(r = .326, n-143, p(.000)<.05).Finally, the result shows that there is a significant relationship between psychoactive substance and alcohol use and social well-being of young adults in selected market area (r = .284, n=143,p(.001)<.05). The study recommends that public enlightenment on the detrimental effects of psychoactive substances should be strategically targeted to include community, market areas, family unit, primary and secondary school children
People’s Perception about Plant-based Formulated Diets as a Non-chemical Method of Rodent Population Control in Nigeria
No full textA total number of two hundred and thirty five (235) respondents responded to the self-structured (online Google form) questionnaires administered to them without being bias to sample their opinions on the performance of common rodent population control methods and their readiness to embrace plant-based formulated diets as a method of rodent population control in Nigeria. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the questionnaires. The results showed that rodent population should be controlled to reduce their damage to agricultural crops (97.4%), to reduce zoonotic diseases (94.9%), and for conservation reasons (82.6%) in Nigeria. It was also revealed that some of the common rodent population control methods were found to be humane, cost effective, acceptable, and effective but at different levels. The plant-based formulated diet as a method of population reduction would be humane (69.8%), acceptable (65.1%), and effective (68.5%) method. The plant-based formulated diet was viewed as a promising method and this indicated readiness to adopt the method as an alternative to the common methods of rodent population control
Academic staff’s motivation for online teaching in Nigerian universities: empirical evidence from the University of Ibadan
No full textThis study investigated the academic staff’s motivation for online teaching in Nigerian universities using a mixed-methods case study research design. The main instrument used for this study was a questionnaire named ‘Academic Staff’s Motivation for Online Teaching Survey (SMOTS)', which was complemented by in-depth interviews. A total of 195 academic staff across various academic faculties and units in the University of Ibadan participated in the study. Data analysis was done using frequency count, simple percentages, mean and standard deviation, while the in-depth interviews were thematically analysed. The result of the study revealed that the majority of the academic staff have not taught using online platforms before and their frequency of online teaching consideration is occasional. Additionally, they have a high perception of online teaching in terms of helping to learn new technology and encouraging intellectual challenges. The academic staff indicated that individual training opportunities, personal decisions and group training opportunities are among the major resources that can motivate them for online teaching. Likewise, the introduction to new technology for teaching, institutional expectation, and students’ enrolment are the major external motivating factors for online teaching. It was further revealed that most of the academic staff feel motivated to teach online. However, erratic power supply, work overload, and limited knowledge of e-learning stand as major hindrances to online teaching adoption among academic staff. This study has discovered the need for Nigerian university managements to vigorously embark on capacity building of academic staff for online teaching. This will help them to cultivate or enhance basic information and communication technology skills and other essential competencies needed to manage online learning environment
Explanatory analysis of graduates’ creative capacity, market orientation and entreprenuership intention in Southwestern Nigeria
No full textThe study assessed the explanatory analysis of graduate entrepreneurship intention, creative capacity, and market orientation in southwestern Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive research design of the correlational type while multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted. The six states (LGAs) were enumerated while simple random sampling technique was used to select three states namely Lagos, Osun, and Ekiti States. Also, simple random sampling technique was used to select 2,000 graduates from the list officially obtained from government education agencies. Through, app-enabled survey, Survey Heart was used to deployed instruments used namely: Entrepreneurship Intention (r= 0.72); Graduate Creative Ability Scale (r=0.77) and Market orientation Scale (r=0.89). All the three instruments were placed on a rating range of extreme low (1) to Very high (5). The quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson product moment correlation at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed the levels and significant relationships of the two independent variables to graduate entrepreneurial intention in southwestern Nigeria. The implication of the findings and recommendations were made accordingly