Literature, Language and Social Welfare in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Abstract

The concern of the paper is establishing the relationship of literature and language to other academic field, especially social welfare
The epicenter of the discourse is employing Things Fall Apart as a literature text in explaining and understanding traditional African welfare system in the social welfare curriculum.
The paper argued that the issue of relevance of language and literature will be enhanced through the adoption of literature text in facilitating teaching as at relevant in diverse academic field.