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Concepts in Communication Studies and Literature in English is a well researched text book targeted at guiding advanced learners in the domains of communication, literature, style, and stylistics. The inadequacy of course materials that dogs the efforts of in-service trainees and advanced learners especially in the polytechnic system is the strong motivational factor for the present scholarship. The topics that are treated in this book are designed to equip learners with the needed communication skills and the knowledge that can enhance productivity in organisations. Furthermore, curriculum designers have discovered that literature is language in action and an important component of language and communication studies hence, its inclusion in Use of English syllabus for students in tertiary institutions. Topics in Literature in English that are treated in this book are structured to groom learners and develop their critical thinking ability.

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Dr Mohammed Attai Yakubu holds Doctorate Degree in Literature in English. He specialises in Style. He was a chief lecturer with Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, before joining the service of Kogi State University, Anyigba where he is, now, as a Senior Lecturer. He has published over twenty-five articles in both national and international journals.

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