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MAC116: African Communication Systems II
Welcome! This is a two-credit unit course designed to expose undergraduate students mainly to the application of African traditional communication structure, form and content. Compared to African communication systems I, it is analytical. If I have to re-name the course, I would name it Applied African Communication Systems. It examined folk media, esoteric, and institutional modes of communication. Students are expected to identify and discuss the application of African structure, form and contents drawing from some contemporary development projects in their milieu. This material was developed with the Nigerian context, drawing mainly from the six geopolitical zones in the country
What Will You Learn?
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On successful completion of the course, you will:
- Explain names as channels of communication in Africa
- Discuss venue-oriented channels of communication
- Explain institutional channels of communication in Africa
- Discuss folk media as channels of communication in Africa
- Understand extra-mundane or esoteric channels of communication
- Explain the concepts of myths and legends as channels of communication
- Discuss African publics, popular culture and development
- Understand the need to use indigenous languages in information dissemination in Africa