This article examines the in-text images from literature textbooks of Nigerian primary schools and how these are succinctly used to positively enhance the learning process of pupils at that level.The data for the stud...This article examines the in-text images from literature textbooks of Nigerian primary schools and how these are succinctly used to positively enhance the learning process of pupils at that level.The data for the study comprises seventy-eight(78)in-text images from 5 literature books for pupils from grade 3–5.The data was analyzed using van Leeuwen’s Visual Grammar and a discussion of how various visual elements may impact on their understanding of the messages and key themes in the texts with a focus on the representative metafunction level of analysis.The findings of the study show that in-text images deployed in the literature texts effectively complement the written texts,and has valuable pedagogical implications,including providing more interactive and personalized learning experiences.Also,the finding show that visual elements help pupils to cultivate good attributes in relation to taking responsibility,cultural diversity,ethics,decision making,friend-ship and so on.The study concludes that incorporating visual elements in the liter-ature textbooks for primary schools can create a more impactful learning engagement for the target audience.展开更多
This article examines the discursive strategies employed to negotiate power and ideology in President Buhari’s speech on the#EndSARS Protests in Nigeria.The data for the study comprises President Muhammadu Buhari’s ...This article examines the discursive strategies employed to negotiate power and ideology in President Buhari’s speech on the#EndSARS Protests in Nigeria.The data for the study comprises President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech on the#EndSARS protests.The speech was analysed using both Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis,and a discussion of how transitivity patterns and modality choices explain the representation of power,ideology and dominance in the speech followed.The findings of the study show that the transitivity and modality systems used by the president revealed his disposition toward the participants involved in the protests,and his perception of himself in relation to the others:whether they take an active or passive role in the discourse.The paper concludes that transitivity patterns and modality structures can be used to highlight social actors who on the surface appear common and natural,when they essentially perpetuate inequality and injustice.展开更多
文摘This article examines the in-text images from literature textbooks of Nigerian primary schools and how these are succinctly used to positively enhance the learning process of pupils at that level.The data for the study comprises seventy-eight(78)in-text images from 5 literature books for pupils from grade 3–5.The data was analyzed using van Leeuwen’s Visual Grammar and a discussion of how various visual elements may impact on their understanding of the messages and key themes in the texts with a focus on the representative metafunction level of analysis.The findings of the study show that in-text images deployed in the literature texts effectively complement the written texts,and has valuable pedagogical implications,including providing more interactive and personalized learning experiences.Also,the finding show that visual elements help pupils to cultivate good attributes in relation to taking responsibility,cultural diversity,ethics,decision making,friend-ship and so on.The study concludes that incorporating visual elements in the liter-ature textbooks for primary schools can create a more impactful learning engagement for the target audience.
文摘This article examines the discursive strategies employed to negotiate power and ideology in President Buhari’s speech on the#EndSARS Protests in Nigeria.The data for the study comprises President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech on the#EndSARS protests.The speech was analysed using both Systemic Functional Linguistics and Critical Discourse Analysis,and a discussion of how transitivity patterns and modality choices explain the representation of power,ideology and dominance in the speech followed.The findings of the study show that the transitivity and modality systems used by the president revealed his disposition toward the participants involved in the protests,and his perception of himself in relation to the others:whether they take an active or passive role in the discourse.The paper concludes that transitivity patterns and modality structures can be used to highlight social actors who on the surface appear common and natural,when they essentially perpetuate inequality and injustice.
