Unilorin holds special clinic on English Language 'maladies'

Date: 2018-04-16

Spread the love

Department of English, University of Ilorin, has outlined at least 21 sub-themes for discourse at its maiden national conference on "Dynamics of Language, Literature and Culture in the New Age." The conference, scheduled to hold from April 23-26 at the university's main auditorium, would also set aside an English Language and Literature clinic for teachers and students of secondary schools in the country.

The chairman, Local Organising Committee for the conference, an associate professor of English language, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, disclosed this when he led other members of the committee on a courtesy visit to members of the Correspondents' Chapel of the Kwara state Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). Adedimeji observed that "the information super highway is having a lot of influence on the language we speak," noting that the conference would encourage scholars to "investigate what the cyber space hold for English language in Nigeria."

He said the special English and Literature clinic which would hold on April 26, "is targeted at secondary school teachers and professionals to provide some remedies to some of the maladies that affects English language." Adedimeji said the conference would deliberate on "latest research findings on the changes in the way our children use language." He said former vicechancellor of the University, Prof. Shuaib Oba AbdulRaheem, would be the chairman of the occasion, while the vice-chancellor, Kwara State University, Malete, Prof. AbdulRasheed Na'Allha, would present the key note address.

He added that the president, Nigeria Academy of letters (NAL), Prof. Olu Obafemi, and president, English Scholars Association of Nigeria (ESAN), Prof. Sola T. Babatunde, would be the lead speakers. Responding, the chairman, Correspondents' Chapel, Mr. Layi Olanrewaju, noted that the conference was timely, saying "we need to be acquitted with new trends in communication."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Igbomina     Lotus Bank     Lai Mohammed     Pakata     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Edu     Adaramaja     Harmony Holdings     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Kwara Apc     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Ilorin Central Mosque     JUSUN     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Yemi Sanni     Jamiu Oyawoye     Mohammed Saidu     Azeez Bello     ANCOPPS     Kayode Ishola     Salman Alada     Elelu     Segun Ogunsola     Matthew Okedare     Tsaragi     General Hospital, Offa     Sun Qing Rong     A.O. Belgore     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Jani Ibrahim     Nurudeen Mohammed     Ileloke     Lawal Olohungbebe     Kwara Restoration Project     Lawal Jimoh     Ilorin International Airport     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Offa     Raymond Olaitan     Atunwa     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Ahmed \'Lateef     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Abatemi Usman     Adamu Atta     Goodluck Jonathan     Bello John Olanrewaju     Modibo Kawu     General Hospital     Government High School Adeta     Elese Of Igbaja     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Ishaq Salman     Kwara State Polytechnic     KFA     Awodun     Isiaka Gold     Ike Ekweremadu     Musbau A. Akanji     Moronfoye     Iyeru Grammar School     National Party Of Nigeria     Aliyu Salihu     Tunde Akanbi     Apado     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Abegunde Goke     Ramat Oganija     Olaitan Adefila     Sheikh Ariyibi     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Sabi     Olayinka Are     Ilorin Curfew    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Mohammed Halidu     Halimat Yusuf     Habeeb Saidu     Abubakar Usman Jos     Saadu Alanamu     Folorunsho Alao     Shuaib Olarongbe     Abdulmajeed Abdullahi     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Charcoal     Col. Taiwo     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Zulu Gambari     Facebook     Segun Olawoyin     Ridwan Agboola     LABTOP     Fatimat Saliu     Ahmad Olayiwola Kamaldeen     Elewu     Maigidasanma     Teachers Specific Allowance     Kwara Hotel     UITH     Admiralty Villa     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Dele Belgore     Oniwasi Agbaye     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Split Diamond Interchange     T And K FOODS     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Kayode Ogunlowo     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Oluwole Dupe     Yashikira     Halidu Danbaba     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Owu Fall     Oke-Ode     Ibrahim Oniye     PPS     Sardauna     George Funsho Adebayo     Park     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Rebecca Bake     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Monthly Sanitation     QuickWin     KFA     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Olayinka Olaogun     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Democracy Day     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Omotoso Musa     Najim Yaasin     Okin High School     Amos Sayo     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Omotosho     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Pacify Labs     Salihu S. Yaru     Aremu Odolaye     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Binta Sulyman     Agor Market     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Dan Masanin     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road