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1 CV of Professor Olurotimi Taiwo

Curriculum Vitae

Olurotimi Olorunfemi Taiwo (Professor, English Language and New Media Studies)

Department of English Office: Humanities Block III, Room 211 Obafemi Awolowo University Obafemi Awolowo University 20005, Ile-Ife Email: [email protected] Phone: +234(0) 803 406 9736 Website: www.rotimitaiwo.com

Nationality: Nigerian

Date of Birth: 30th July 1963

Marital Status: Married

Research Interests Text/Discourse Analysis, New Media Studies, Lexical Studies, Applied

English Syntax

Education

Ph.D. (English Language), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (2003)

PGDE, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, (1997)

M.A. (ESL), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (1995)

B.A. (Linguistics), University of Benin (1987)

Work Experience at Obafemi Awolowo University 2011 to date Professor

2008 – 2011 Reader

2005 – 2008 Senior Lecturer

2002 – 2005 Lecturer I

1998 – 2002 Lecturer II

1997 – 1998 Assistant Lecturer Courses Taught (At Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife) Undergraduate

EGL 101 English Language I EGL 102 English Language II EGL 302 Contemporary English Usage EGL 308 Introduction to Discourse Analysis

EGL 401 Topics in English Grammar

EGL 402 Pragmatics

EGL 407 Multilingualism and National Development

EGL 409 Research Methods and Project

SER 001 Use of English

http://www.rotimitaiwo.com/

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Postgraduate EGL 601 Grammatical Theories and the English Sentence I EGL 602 Grammatical Theories and the English Sentence II EGL 604 Morphology of Present-day English EGL 605 Semantics of English EGL 607 Bibliography and Scholarly Methods EGL 610 Topics in English Syntax At Covenant University, Ota Undergraduate ENG 221 Advanced English Syntax ENG 313 Contemporary English Usage ENG 320 Research Methods ENG 323 Discourse Analysis ENG 415 English for Specific Purposes ENG 321 Applied Linguistics ENG 424 English for Mass Media Postgraduate ENG 813 Lexicology and Semantics ENG 918 Advanced Linguistic Theories ENG 826 Sociolinguistics ENG 922: Varieties of English

Awards/Scholarships/Fellowships

Scholarships: (a) A.S. Hornby Award to attend British Council International Seminar in London (January, 1999)

(b) Alexander von Humboldt’s Scholarship – Goethe Institute, Freiburg, Germany (July - August, 2008)

Award: Outstanding Contribution towards Covenant University’s External Impact Drive Award (2004/2005 Academic Session)

Fellowship: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship for Post-doctoral Researchers (September, 2008 – August, 2009)

Alexander von Humboldt Return Fellowship (September

Research Grant: Alexander von Humboldt Research Grant (February, 2010 – January, 2011)

Work Experience outside the University System with Dates:

English Language Teacher - Christ the King College, Onitsha (NYSC) (December 1987 - November, 1988)

Freelance Editor for Evans Publishers and Paperback Publishers, Jericho Road, Ibadan (1990)

Education Officer - Government Secondary School, Ajingi, Kano State. (January - December, 1991)

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Marketing Executive - Bytex Systems Limited, Community Road, Akoka, Lagos. (February - December, 1993)

Tutor, English Language - Prospect School of Secretarial, Computer, and Basic Studies (January – November, 1995)

Lecturer III, English Language - Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo. (November, 1995 - February, 1997)

Work Experience in Other Universities Part-time Lecturer, English Language - Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State, Nigeria. \

(September, 1998 – August, 2000)

Visiting Lecturer – Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria (on sabbatical) (September, 2004 – August, 2005) Course Material Developer – National Open University of Nigeria, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria (August, 2005 – till date) Associate Lecturer, English Language – Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria.

(September 2007-August, 2008)

Post-doctoral Researcher – University of Freiburg, Germany (September, 2008 – August, 2009)

Adjunct Lecturer, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria (October, 2009 – February, 2011) Visiting Professor, Department of English, University of Munster, Germany (June - August, 2014) Visiting Professor, Department of Languages, Covenant University, Ota (January, 2017 to

date

Graduate Student Supervision: PhD

1. OAMEN Felicia (ARP/09/10/H/2679): A Critical Discourse Study of Political Campaign Advertisements in Selected Nigeria Newspapers (Ph.D. English Language) Completed

2. AKINDELE Oluwabukola Yemi (ARP14/15/H/1185): A Study of Transitivity and Thematic Structure in Nigerian Newspaper Editorials on Nigeria's Security Challenges (Ph.D. English Language) Ongoing

3. UGAH Helen Ufuoma. An Investigation of Mood and Modality in Nigerian Online

Political Debates (Ph.D. English Language) Ongoing 4. IBITOYE Gbemike. A Computer-mediated Discourse Analysis of Open Distance

Learning VIGIConnect Interactive Forum and Whatsapp Group of Bachelor of Nursing Programme, Centre for Distance Learning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (Ph.D. English Language) Ongoing

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M.Phil.

5. IREWOLE Michael Olayinka (ARP13/14/H/2149) Metadiscourse Elements in Selected

Research Articles in Humanities and Science Academic Journals in Nigeria, (MPhil. English

Language) Completed

6. OSHODI Adeyemi Esther. Stance and Engagement in the Discourse of Selected Family Affairs Discussion Groups on Facebook (MPhil. English Language)Ongoing

M.A

7. OLUWAFEMI Niyi (ARP05/06/H) The Information Structure of Political Headlines in Selected Nigerian and British Newspapers. (M.A. English Language) Completed

8. SALAU Yetunde Valentina (ARP 08/09/H/2114): Forms and Functions of Sentence Types in Nairaland Forum (M.A. English Language) Completed

9. AGBOOLA Johnson Olasunkanmi (ARP08/09/H/2121) Thematic Patterns in

Inaugural Lectures from Selected Universities in Southwestern Nigeria (M.A. English Language) Completed

10. ALUKO Olaseinde Joseph (ARP 08/09/H/2088): A Critical Discourse Analysis of Selected Political Campaigns for Nigeria’s 2011 Elections (M.A. English Language) Completed

11. OLUGESIN Adeniyi Samuel (ARP09/10/H/2687): Sociolinguistic Study of Code- Switching in Naijahotjobs.com (M.A. English Language) Completed 12. SODEINDE Samuel Olumuyiwa (ARP 09/10/H/2688): A Critical Discourse Analysis of

Selected Advertisements of GSM Service Providers in Nigeria, (M.A. English Language) Completed

13. OSOWADE Adeyemi Esther (ARP10/11/H/0223) “Non-Verbal Cues in Selected Socio- political Interviews on the Nigerian Television Authority and the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State Television”, M.A. (English Language). Completed 14. AKINDELE Oluwabukola Yemi (ARP11/12/H/1456) “Textual Information Packaging in Selected Independence Anniversary Speeches of Nigerian Civilian Presidents, 1999 - 2012” M.A. (English Language). Completed 15. OSHODI Kikelomo Comfort (ARP11/12/H/1589) “A Discourse Analysis of Interactions in Selected Technical and Vocational Classrooms in Ondo and Ogun States of Nigeria”, M.A. (English Language) Completed 16. ADEKANMBI Dare Babatunde (ARP11/12/1420) "A Comparative Critical Discourse Study of Rhetorical Devices in Selected Pre and Post-Election Political Speeches of Goodluck Jonathan of 2010 and 2013", M.A. (English Language) Completed

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17. UGAH Helen Ufuoma (ARP12/13/H/0481) " A Discursive Pragmatic Analysis of Selected Nigerian Motivational Blogs", M.A. (English Language) Completed 18. MAKINDE Taiwo Babakemi (ARP12/13/H/0002) "A Critical Discourse Study of Open Letters of Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria", M.A. (English Language) Completed 19. FATANMI Omokolade Tolulope (ARP12/13/H/1663) "Stance and Engagement in Online Readers' Comments on Ebola Virus Outbreak News reports in Nigeria", M.A. (English Language) Completed

20. OYEWO Omolabake Ibironke (ARP12/13/H/1072) "A Lexico-semantic Analysis of Selected English-medium Christian Stickers" M.A. (English Language) Completed 21. IBUKUN Catherine Olajumoke (ARP12/13/H/1664) "A Critical Discourse Study of Representation of Women in Entertainment News in Selected Nigerian Newspapers", M.A. (English Language) Completed 22. ENIETAN Bethel Oluwatoyin (ARP13/14//H/0443) A Comparative Study of Rhetorical Structure of Blurbs in Nigerian Science and Humanities Textbooks, M.A. (English Language) Completed 23. OYEBAMIJI Praise Ayomide (ARP13/14//H/1775) Lexico-sematic Analysis of Online Readers' Comments on News about the Abducted Chibok Girls in Selected Nigerian Newspapers, M.A. (English Language) Completed 24. OYINLADE Olajumoke (ARP13/14//H/0423) A Study of Stance-taking in Selected Nigerian Online Job Portal Discussions, M.A. (English Language) Completed 25. AKANBI Oluwadamilola Eunice (ARP13/14//H/1777) Conceptual Metaphors in Selected Speeches of Olusegun Obasanjo, M.A. (English Language) Completed 26. DANIEL Florence Oluwaseyo (ARP13/14/H/1214) Thematic Patterns and Progression in Selected Nigerian Testamentary Wills, M.A. (English Language) Completed

27. OLUYORI Florence Olayinka (ARP14/15/H/1469) A Critical Discourse Analysis of Lexical Choices in Online Flaming in Linda Ikeji's Blog, M.A. (English Language) Defended

28. ADEOGUN Lukmon (ARP14/15/H/1425) An Investigation of Metadiscursive Features in Selected Nigerian Newspaper Editorials on Political Change in 2015, M.A. (English Language) Ongoing

29. AROGUNDADE Agboade Joshua (ARP14/15/H/0881) An Critical Discourse Study of Identity and Ideology in Online Feedback Comments in Scannews Facebook Page, M.A. (English Language) Ongoing Current Undergraduate Student Supervision (No): 12 Membership of Professional Bodies

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2000 to date Nigeria English Studies Association (NESA)

2004 to date Linguistics Association of Nigeria (LAN)

1997 to date Reading Association of Nigeria (RAN)

2002 to date National Association of Teachers and Researchers in English as a Second Language (NATRESEL)

2001 to date Modern Languages Association of Nigeria (MLAN)

2004 to date West African Linguistics Association (since 2004)

2008 to date International Society for the Study of English Linguistics (ISLE)

2008 to date World Atlas of Varieties of English Community (WAVE Community), Germany

2009 to date Information Resource Management Association (IRMA), USA

2011 to date Linguistics Association of Ghana

Publications

Theses/Dissertations:

i. Taiwo, O. O. An Examination of Selected Written Texts of Senior Secondary School Learners in Nigeria (M. A. Thesis, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 1995).

ii. Taiwo, O. O. Collocation Errors In The Written English of Senior Secondary School Pupils in Six Yoruba-speaking States in Nigeria (Ph.D. Thesis, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 2003).

Authored Books

1. Rotimi Taiwo (2010). Collocation in Non-native English: A Study of Nigeria ESL Writing. Saarbrucken: VDM Verlag. (148 pages)

2. Rotimi Taiwo (2012). Language and Mobile Telecommunication in Nigeria: SMS as a Digital Age Lingual-cultural Expression. Ile-Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University Press.

(160 pages)

Edited Books

3. Rotimi Taiwo, Akin Odebunmi, & Akin Adetunji (Eds.) (2007). Perspectives on Media Discourse, Munchen: LINCOM Europa. (345 pages)

4. Moji Olateju, Rotimi Taiwo & Adeleke Fakoya (Eds.) (2007) Towards the Understanding of

Discourse Strategies, Ago-Iwoye: Olabisi Onabanjo University Press. (252 pages)

5. Rotimi Taiwo (Ed.) (2010). Handbook of Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language, Structure and Social Interaction Vol. I, Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global. (489 pages)

6. Rotimi Taiwo (Ed.) (2010). Handbook of Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language, Structure and Social Interaction Vol. II, Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global.

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(492 pages) 7. Akin Alao & Rotimi Taiwo (2011) (Eds.). Perspectives on African Studies, Essays in Honour

of Toyin Falola. Munchen: LINCOM Europa. (640 pages)

8. Rotimi Taiwo & Innocent Chiluwa (Eds.) (2012). Computer-Mediated Discourse in Africa, New York: Nova Science Publishers. (182 pages)

9. Akinmade Akande & Rotimi Taiwo (Eds.) (2013) Languages in Contact and Contact Linguistics in Africa and Beyond, New York: Nova Science Publishers. (272 pages)

10. Segun Adekoya, Rotimi Taiwo, Kehinde Ayoola & Adeyemi Adegoju (Eds.) (2014) Current Linguistic and Literary Issues in Digital Communication in the Globalised Age. Ile-Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University Press. (606 pages)

11. Chiluwa, I., Ifukor, P. & Rotimi Taiwo (Eds.) (2014) Pragmatics of Nigerian English in Digital Discourse. Munchen: LINCOM Europa. (100 pages) 12. 'Rotimi Taiwo & Tunde Opeibi (Eds.) (2016). The Discourse of Digital Civic Engagement: Perspectives from the Developing World. New York: Nova Science Publishers (208 pages).

13. Rotimi Taiwo, Akin Odebunmi and Akin Adetunji (Eds.) (2016) Analyzing Language and

Humor in Online Discourse, Hershey, PA: IGI Global (295 pages).

Contributions to Books

14. Rotimi Taiwo (2003). Information Structure and Thematic Structure in English Discourse,

in L. Oyeleye and M. Olateju (Eds.) Readings in Language and Literature, Obafemi Awolowo

University Press, Ile-Ife. 87-102.

15. Rotimi Taiwo (2004). Speech as Headline Nigerian Newspapers, in Segun Awonusi and E.A.

Babalola (Eds.) The Domestication of English in Nigeria A Festschrift in Honour of Abiodun

Adetugbo, Lagos: University of Lagos Press, Akoka, Lagos. 323 – 335.

16. Rotimi Taiwo (2004). Information Revolution in the Global Age and its Effects on Language Maintenance and Shift in Nigeria, in Sola Akinrinade, Modupe Kolawole, Ibiyemi Mojola, and David Ogungbile (Eds.) Locating the Local in the Global Voices on a Globalised Nigeria, Ile-Ife: Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. 251 – 260.

17. Rotimi Taiwo (2005). Collocation in English Discourse, in Moji Olateju and Lekan Oyeleye (Eds.) Perspective on Language and Literature Ile-Ife: OAU Press. 227 – 238. 18. Rotimi Taiwo (2007). Computer-mediated Communication: Implications for the Teaching and Learning of English as a Second Language, in Moji Olateju, Rotimi Taiwo and Adeleke Fakoya (eds.) Towards the Understanding of Discourse Strategies, Ago-Iwoye: Olabisi Onabanjo University Press. 231 – 247.

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19. Rotimi Taiwo (2008). Linguistic Forms and Functions of SMS Text Messages in Nigeria, in Sigrid Kelsey and Kirk St Armant (Eds.) Handbook of Research in Computer Mediated Communication, Pennsylvania, USA: IGI Global, 969 – 982. 20. Rotimi Taiwo (2008). Interpersonal Social Responsibility in the Context of SMS Messaging

in South-Western Nigeria, in Tunde Babawale & Olukoya Ogen (Eds.) Culture and Society in Nigeria: Popular Culture, Language and Inter-group Relations, Lagos: Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) 165 - 179.

21. Rotimi Taiwo (2009). Enhancing ESL Lexical Competence, in Manish Vyas & Patel Yogesh

L. (Eds.) Teaching English as a Second Language: A New Pedagogy for a New Century, New Delhi: PHI Learning. 285 - 294.

22. Rotimi Taiwo (2009). Interrogation in Online Forums: A Case Study of Nigerian Online Discourse, in Gordon S.K. Adika, Felix Abidemi Fabunmi and Akeem Segun Salawu (Eds.) Current Perspectives in Phono-syntax and Dialectology, Winneba: Department of Gur-Gonja, Faculty of Languages, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. 342 - 368.

23. Rotimi Taiwo (2010). Discourse Features in Nigerian Online Discussion Forums, in Jung- ran, Park & Eileen Abels (Eds.) Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse, Norms: Language Structures and Cultural Variables, IGI Global Publishers, Pennsylvania, USA. 185 – 201.

24. Rotimi Taiwo (2010). The Dynamics of Language Mixing in Nigerian Digital

Communication, in Rotimi Taiwo (Ed.) Handbook of Research on Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language Structures and Social Interaction, Hershey: IGI Global Pennsylvania, USA. 179 - 190.

25. Rotimi Taiwo (2010). Social Identity and Discursive Practices in Nigerian Online Forums,

in Nnamdi Ekeanyanwu & Chinedu Okeke (Eds.) Indigenous Societies, ICTs and Cultural Globalization in the 21st Century, is the Global Village Truly Real? Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag. 70 – 91.

26. Rotimi Taiwo (2010) Respelling and Creativity in SMS: Implications for Literacy in the

Developing World, in T. Le, Q. Le & M. Short (Eds.) Language and Literacy in a Challenging World, Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA. 289 - 302.

27. Rotimi Taiwo (2010). The Lexical Level in English. In E.T.O. Babalola (Ed.) Use of English

for University Students, Series 1, Osogbo: College of Humanities and Culture, Osun State University, Osogbo. 125 – 137.

28. Rotimi Taiwo (2011). Ideology and Power in News Reports on the 2007 Nigerian

Presidential Elections in Some Western Online Media. Perspectives on African Studies, Essays in Honour of Toyin Falola, Munchen: LINCOM Europa, 295 – 310.

29. Rotimi Taiwo (2012). Discursive manipulation strategies in virtual scams, in K. St. Armant

& S. Kelsey (Eds.) Computer-Mediated Communication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments, Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI Global, Information Science Reference. 143 - 154.

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30. Rotimi Taiwo (2012). Cohesion in English, in Use of English, A Manual on Communication

Skills For Tertiary Institutions, Lagos: Olas Ventures. 208 - 217. 31. Rotimi Taiwo (2012). “Nigerian English”, in Bernd Kortmann & Kerstin Lunkenheimer

(Eds.) The Mouton World Atlas of Variation in English, Mouton de Gruyter, 410 - 416. 32. Rotimi Taiwo (2012). "Writing Skills: Concept Formation, Outlining and Note Taking", in

Moji Olateju (Ed.) Handbook of General Studies for Higher Institutions in Nigeria, Ibadan: College Press, 45 - 56.

33. Rotimi Taiwo, Arilewola, G & Oshodi, A. (2014) "Discursive Forms and Functions of

Humour in Naijabookofjokes.com". In Segun Adekoya, Rotimi Taiwo, Kehinde Ayoola & Adeyemi Adegoju (Eds.) Current Linguistic and Literary Issues in Digital Communication in the Globalised Age. Obafemi Awolowo University Press. 243-369.

34. Fajobi, E. & Rotimi Taiwo (2014) "On the Pedagogical Exploration of 'Phono-Spkn'

Messages in ESL Phonology Classrooms". In Segun Adekoya, Rotimi Taiwo, Kehinde Ayoola & Adeyemi Adegoju (Eds.) Current Linguistic and Literary Issues in Digital Communication in the Globalised Age. Ile-Ife: Obafemi Awolowo University Press.

562 - 583.

35. Rotimi Taiwo (2014). Impoliteness in Online Discussion Forum: A Study of Trolling in Nairaland.com. In Chiluwa, I, Ifukor, P. and Taiwo, R. (Eds.) Pragmatics of Nigerian English in Digital Discourse. Munchen: LINCOM Europa. 67 - 76.

36. Rotimi Taiwo (2015) “Pentecostal Discourse Communities of SMS Users in Southwestern Nigeria”. In R. Hackett and B. Soares (Eds.) New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. 190-204. 37. Rotimi Taiwo & Foluke Unuabonah (2015). “Illocutionary Acts in Antenatal Health Talks: A Case Study of a Hospital in Southwestern Nigeria”. In Tunde Opeibi, Josef Schmied, Tope Omoniyi, Kofo Adedeji (Eds.) Essays on Language in Societal Transformation: A Festschrift in Honour of Segun Awonusi. Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen. 98 - 106.

38. Yetunde Idehen & Rotimi Taiwo (2016). ''Sentence Typologies and Civic Engagement in Nairaland Forum''. In Rotimi Taiwo & Tunde Opeibi (Eds.) The Discourse of Digital Civic Engagement: Perspectives from the Developing World. New York: Nova Science Publishers. 75 - 90. Journal Articles

39. Rotimi Taiwo (1998). “Yoruba Market Discourse”, The Nigerian Field Vol. 63, Parts 1-2, The Nigerian Field Society, University of Ibadan. 39 – 45.

40. Rotimi Taiwo. (1998). “Creating and Sustaining Decoders”, Involvement in Consumer

Advertisement”, GEGE Ogun Studies in English. Vol. 3, June, 1998, Department of English, Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye. 110 - 120.

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41. Rotimi Taiwo (1999). “Experiential Meanings in English Narrative Texts of Secondary Pupils in Western Nigeria”, Papers in English Linguistics Vol. 9, 1999 OAU, Ile-Ife. 44 - 56.

42. Rotimi Taiwo (2001). “Lexico-semantic Relations Errors in Senior Secondary School Students’ Writing”, Nordic Journal of African Studies, Vol. 10, No 3, 2001 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

43. Rotimi Taiwo (2001). “Thematic Structure of English-medium Nigerian Newspaper Reports”, Ife Studies in English Language (ISEL), Vol. 5, September, 2001. OAU, Ile-Ife, 58 – 67. 44. Rotimi Taiwo (2003). Teaching and Learning English Collocation in Nigerian Schools: Problems, Prospect and Implications”, English Language Teaching Today, A Journal of English and Communication Skills Vol. 2, No. 2 Dec 2003 Federal University of Technology, Akure, 14 – 18. 45. Rotimi Taiwo (2004). “Helping ESL Learners to Minimize Collocational Errors”, The Internet TESL Journal for Teachers of English as a Second Language Vol. X, No. 4, April, 2004. Higashi-ku, Japan, Available online at: http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Taiwo-Collocation.html

46. Rotimi Taiwo (2005). “Reference Choice: A Token of Explicitness in Description”, Papers in English Linguistics, Vol. 6, 2005, 107 - 114. 47. Rotimi Taiwo (2005). “Forms and Functions of Interrogation in Charismatic Christian Pulpit Discourse.” in Nebula 2.4. Dec. / Jan., 2005. 117 – 131. Available online at: http://www.nobleworld.biz/images/Taiwo.pdf 48. Rotimi Taiwo (2006). “Response Elicitation in English-medium Christian Pulpit Discourse”, Linguistik Online 26, 1/06,127-143. Available online at: http://www.linguistik-online.de/26_06/taiwo.html 49. Rotimi Taiwo (2007). Tenor in Electronic Media Christian Discourse in Southwestern Nigeria, Nordic Journal of African Studies 16 (1): 75–89. 50. Rotimi Taiwo & Foluke Salami (2007). “Discourse Acts in Antenatal Literacy Classroom in South Western Nigeria”, Linguistik Online 31, 2/2007, Germany. 25 – 40. Available online at: http://www.linguistik-online.de/31_07/salamiTaiwo.pdf 51. Rotimi Taiwo (2007). “Components of Lexical Knowledge and some Methodological

Considerations for ESL Vocabulary Teaching”, Lagos Papers in English Studies, Vol. 2, 206-212.

52. Rotimi Taiwo (2007).” Satirizing Politicians and Public Officers in Nigerian Newspapers”, The International Journal of Language Society and Culture, Issue 22, 19 – 28.

http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Taiwo-Collocation.html

http://www.nobleworld.biz/images/Taiwo.pdf

http://www.linguistik-online.de/26_06/taiwo.html

http://www.linguistik-online.de/31_07/salamiTaiwo.pdf

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53. Rotimi Taiwo (2007). Language, Ideology and Power Relations in Nigerian Newspaper Headlines, Nebula, 4 (1), March, 2007, 218 – 245.

54. Rotimi Taiwo (2008). “Legitimization and Coercion in Political Discourse: A Case Study

of Olusegun Obasanjo’s Address to PDP Elders and Stakeholders’ Forum on February 10, 2007”, Issues in Political Discourse Analysis Vol. 2, Issue 2. Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. 191-205.

55. Rotimi Taiwo (2008) “Discursive Practices in Nigerian Pentecostal Discourse”

California Linguistic Notes Vol. XXXIII, No. 2 Spring, 2008, California State University, Fullerton, USA. Available online at: http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sp%2008%20pdf/Taiwo-CDA.pdf

56. Rotimi Taiwo (2009). “The functions of English in Nigeria from the earliest times to the

present day”, English Today, 98, 5 (2) 3-10. Cambridge Journal. 57. Rotimi Taiwo (2009). “The Use of Socio-cultural Elements for Creativity in Nigerian

SMS Texts”, Journal of Linguistic Association of Nigeria (JOLAN). No 12, 99-108.

58. Rotimi Taiwo (2009). “Polysemous Usage in Domesticated English Varieties: A case Study of the Verb see in Nigerian English”, Samara AltLinguo E-Journal #4. Available at: http://samaraaltlinguo.narod.ru/ejournal/409_rtaiwo.pdf

59. Babalola, E.T. & Rotimi Taiwo (2009) “Code-Switching in Contemporary Nigerian Hip

Hop Music”, Itupale Online Journal of African Studies Vol.1. Cambridge Journal Availableonline at http://cambridgetoafrica.org/resources/Babalola_and_Taiwo_final2.pdf

60. Rotimi Taiwo (2010). ‘The Thumb Tribe’ & Innovative English Usage: Creativity and Social Change in the Context of SMS Messages in Nigeria”, California Linguistic Notes, XXXV, No. 1, Winter, 2010. Fullerton, California, USA.

61. Rotimi Taiwo (2010). Conceptual Metaphors in Nigerian Political Discourse, Abraka Humanities Review, A Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Vol. 3, No 1, Delta State University. 170-185.

62. Rotimi Taiwo (2011). Discursive Forms and Functions of Flaming in Nigerian Online Discussion Forums. Abuja Journal of English and Literary Studies, Vol. 2, No 1, 1-16. 63. Rotimi Taiwo (2012). Language and Cultural Identity in Nigerian Online Diaspora Discourse: A Case Study of Nigerian Village Square. Papers in English Linguistics, Vol. 13, 1-24. 64. Mohammed Ademilokun & Rotimi Taiwo (2013) Discursive Strategies in Newspaper Campaign Advertisements for Nigeria’s 2011 Elections Discourse and Communication, Vol. 7, Issue 4, 431-452. 65. Rotimi Taiwo (2013). Emerging Trends in English Language in the New Media: A Case Study of Satire in Nigerian Text Messages, Journal of Nigeria English Studies Association Journal (JNESA) Vol. 16, 2013. 58-73.

http://hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln/Sp%2008%20pdf/Taiwo-CDA.pdf

http://samaraaltlinguo.narod.ru/ejournal/409_rtaiwo.pdf

http://cambridgetoafrica.org/resources/Babalola_and_Taiwo_final2.pdf

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66. Rotimi Taiwo (2013) English Language Teaching and 21st Century Teacher Competencies, English Language Teaching Today, A Journal of English and Communication Skills, 10 (1), 1-8. 67. Rotimi Taiwo (2015) 'Who will employ them?' Questions as Engagement Strategies in Nigerian Job Portals Online', Ghana Journal of Linguistics, A Journal of Linguistics Association of Ghana, Vol. 4, No. 1, 41-63. 68. Igwebuike, E. & Rotimi Taiwo (2015). Representation of Bakassi Peninsula Conflict in Nigeria and Cameroon Print Media: A Critical Discourse Approach. Linguistik Online, 73, 4(15), 29-45.

69. Rotimi Taiwo (2016). Cognitive Verbs and Stance Taking In Nigerian Jobs And Careers Portals Online. Marang: Journal of Language and Literature, Vol. 27, 2016, 1-19.

Edited and Refereed Conference Proceedings

70. Rotimi Taiwo (2008) “Cultural Diversity and Multilingualism in Nigerian Pentecostal Christianity Discourse”, in M. Granescu & M. Ioani (Eds) Divasitate Culturala si Multilinguism. Cluj-Napoca, Romainia: Universitatea Technica din Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 359-368.

Other Publications (Encyclopedia Entries & Course Guides)

71. Rotimi Taiwo (2007) Language and Society, Lagos: National Open University of Nigeria ISBN: 978-058-172-3 (124 pages). 72. Rotimi Taiwo (2010). Discourse Analysis, Lagos: National Open University of Nigeria. (124 pages) 73. Rotimi Taiwo (2006). The English Lexicon, An Encyclopedia of the Arts, Vol. 4, Section 2. 97-10. http://www.cardinetnigeria.com/lasu/arts/publications/index.html 74. Rotimi Taiwo (2006). Hallidayan Linguistics, An Encyclopedia of the Arts, Vol. 4, Section 3, 157-163. http://www.cardinetnigeria.com/lasu/arts/publications/index.html 75. Rotimi Taiwo (2015) Cyber Behavior. In Khosrow-Pour, M. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 3rd Edition, Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Chapter 290, 638-646. 76. Rotimi Taiwo & Igwebuike, E. (2015). Mobile Beeping. In Z. Yan (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior (Volumes 1, 2, & 3). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Chapter 6,

71-81.

http://www.cardinetnigeria.com/lasu/arts/publications/index.html

http://www.cardinetnigeria.com/lasu/arts/publications/index.html

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Edited and Refereed Conference Proceedings:

77. Taiwo, R. (2008) “Cultural Diversity and Multilingualism in Nigerian Pentecostal Christianity Discourse”, in M. Granescu & M. Ioani (Eds) Divasitate Culturala si Multilinguism. Cluj-Napoca, Romainia: Universitatea Technica din Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 359-368.

Articles Accepted for Publication: Nil

Manuscripts submitted for Publication:

Language Ideologies in Popular Nigerian Ethnic Jokes - submitted for publication in Selected Papers for 2015 ASNEL/GAPS Conference, to be published by Brill/Rodopi.

Papers and Works in Preparation

Expressions of Discursive Discrimination in Nigerian English

Communicative Functions of Emoticons in Nigerian Internet Discourse

The Church as a Language Contact Zone in Post-colonial Nigeria

Intersections of Linguistic and Literary Discourses: Essays in Honour of Bolaji Aremo

Information Packaging in Selected Independence Day Anniversary Speeches of Nigerian Civilian Presidents (co-authored with Bukola Akindele)

Postposing in Print Political Speeches of Nigerian Civilian Presidents (co-authored

with Bukola Akindele)

Stress Patterns of ''IN-prefixed” Words in Nigerian English: A Localised Variety or an

Aberration to the Norm (co-authored with Eunice Fajobi)

Perspectivisation in Nigeria’s Political Visual Communication of Power: A Critical Discourse Analysis (co-authored with Felicia Oamen)

A Contrastive Linguistic Analysis of Blurbs of Selected Literary and Non

Literary Textbooks in Nigeria (co-authored with Bethel Enietan & Mohammed Ademilokun)

Projecting Academic Identity in Nigerian Humanities and Science Journals (coauthored

with Michael Olayinka Irewole)

Communicative Functions of Emoticons in Nigerian Internet Discourse (co-authored with Olubunmi Oyebode)

Discursive Pragmatic Strategies in Selected Nigerian Motivational Blogs (co-authored with Helen Ugah)

Discursive Manipulations in Selected Online Communication

A Critical Discourse Study of Characterisation in Contemporary Nigerian Online Jokes

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Internet Political Flaming Discourse and Leadership Accountability in Contemporary Nigeria

Conferences Seminars and Workshops Attended with Dates

1. 2nd Annual Conference of LECAPS Nigeria Limited on Improving Reading Instructions in Nigerian Schools held at University of Jos. May 29-31, 1996. Paper Presented: Reference Choice: A Token of Explicitness in Description 2. 7th Biennial Conference of Reading Association of Nigeria, held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. September 24-26, 1997. Paper Presented: Adolescent Literacy for Sustainable National Development 3. Workshop on Literacy and Citizenship Education held at Oluorogbo High School, Ile-Ife, 13th - 17th July, 1998.

4. Seminar on Developments in Basic Education. Raising Literacy Standards, organized by the British Council, held at Strand Palace Hotel, Strand, London. February 7-12, 1999. 5. 2nd Annual Workshop for Welfare Officers in Nigerian Prisons held at OAU Conference Centre, 27th February - 4th March, 2000. 6. The Nigerian Millenium Sociolinguistics Conference held at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos. August 16-18, 2001. Paper Presented: Response Elicitation in English-medium Christian Pulpit Discourse 7. 10th Annual Conference of Modern Languages Association of Nigeria., held at The Nigerian- French Village, Ajara, Badagry, Lagos State. September 26- 29, 2001. Paper Presented: Thematic Structure of English-medium Nigerian Newspaper Reports 8. First Regional Conference of American Studies Association of Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, December 11 – 12, 2002. 9. 1st Annual English Language Teaching Conference, held at The Federal University of Technology, Akure. October 2-5, 2002. Paper Presented: Components of Lexical Knowledge and Some Methodological Considerations for ESL Vocabulary Learning 10. A Conference in Honour of Prof. Abiodun Adetugbo, held at the Department of English, University of Lagos. October 9-10, 2002. Paper Presented: Speech as Headlines in Nigerian Newspapers 11. Faculty of Arts Conference, held at Auditorium I, Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, March 9 – 10, 2004.

Paper Presented: Information Revolution in the Global Age and its Effects on Language Maintenance and Shift in Nigeria.

12. 2nd Annual English Language Teaching Conference, held at The Federal University of Technology, Minna. May 26-29, 2004. Paper Presented: Teaching and Learning English collocations in Nigerian Schools: Problems, Prospects and Implications

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13. 21st Annual Conference of Nigeria English Studies Association, held at University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos. September 8 – 11, 2004. Paper Presented: Language, Ideology and Power Relations in Nigerian Newspaper Headlines 14. 18th Annual Conference of Linguistics Association of Nigeria, held at University of Port Hacourt, Port Hacourt. October 25 – 28, 2004. Paper Presented: Computer-mediated Communication: Implications for the Teaching and Learning of English as a Second Language 15. 2nd Annual Faculty of Arts International Conference in honour of Late Professor Olubi Sodipo, held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. March 7 – 10, 2005. 16. International Conference on Human Development, held at Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. June, 27-30, 2005. 17. 22nd Annual Conference of Nigeria English Studies Association (NESA), held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. September 7-10, 2005. 18. Workshop on Open Distance and E-Learning (ODel) Organized by Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in collaboration with Carnegie Corporation, New York, held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. May 3-5, 2006.

19. 20th Annual Conference and Silver Jubilee of Linguistic Association of Nigeria, held at Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), Sheda, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. November 14-17, 2006. Paper Presented: Satirizing Politicians and Public Officers in Nigerian Newspapers 20. National Conference on Culture and Society, held at Obafemi Awolowo University Conference Centre, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. March 22-23, 2007. Paper Presented: Interpersonal Social Responsibility in the Context of SMS Messaging in South-Western Nigeria 21. Workshop on Enhancing Critical and Creative Thinking through Reading and Writing. Organised by Centre for Distance Learning, OAU, Ile-Ife, 13th - 15th August, 2007 22. Conference on Chieftaincy Institution in Nigeria, held at OAU Conference Centre, OAU, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. April 9 – 10, 2008. 23. The 2008 Metaphor Festival Stockholm University, Sweden, September 18-19, 2008. Paper Presented: Metaphors in Nigerian Political Discourse 24. Cultural Diversity and Multilingualism, Univasitatea Technica, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. September 25-27, 2008 Paper Presented: Cultural Diversity and Multilingualism in Nigerian Pentecostal Christianity Discourse 25. First Triennial Conference of the International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE), held at University of Freiburg, Germany, 8-11 October, 2008. 26. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Network Conference, Konstanz, Germany, February 4 – 6, 2009. Paper Presented: Nigerian English in the Digital Media

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27. 20th Annual GNEL/ASNEL Conference, held at University of Munster, Germany. May, 21 - 24, 2009. Paper Presented: Language and Cultural Identity in Nigerian Online Diaspora Discourse: A Case Study of Nigerian Village Square 28. 3rd European Conference on African Studies, held at University of Leipzig, Germany. June 4-7, 2009. Paper Presented: The Thumb Tribe: Creativity and Social Change through SMS in Nigeria 29. Linguistic Impoliteness and Rudeness (LIAR II) The 2009 International Conference of the Linguistic Politeness Research Group, Lancaster University, UK, June 30 – July 2, 2009. Paper Presented: Discursive Forms and Functions of Flaming in Nigerian Online Discussion Forums

30. 7th International Symposium on Bilingualism. (ISB7) held at the University of Utrecht, The

Netherlands, July 8-11. 2009. Paper Presented: Code-switching in Yoruba-English Text Messages

31. The 21st GNEL/ASNEL Conference, held at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. May 13 – 16, 2010. Paper Presented: Discursive Representation of Community in Nairaland Forum

32. 27th Annual Conference of Nigeria English Studies Association, held at Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria, 3rd – 5th November, 2010.

33. 23rd Annual Conference of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria, held at the University of Port Hacourt, November 29 - December 3, 2010. Paper Presented: Discursive Practices in Nigerian Online Discourse

34. Annual Conference of Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG), hosted by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 8th - 10th August, 2011. 35. 28th Annual Conference of Nigeria English Studies Association, held at the University of Benin University of Benin, 24th – 27th October, 2011.

Paper presented: Emerging Trends in English Language in the New Media: A Case Study of Satire in Nigerian Text Messages

36. 5th Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG) Conference held at University of Education,

Winneba 29th July – 1st August, 2012. Paper presented: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Verbal and Pictorial Expressions on the Nigerian Fuel Subsidy Debate in the Social Media

37. Ife English Language, Literature and Communication Conference hosted by the Department of English, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 20th – 23rd August, 2012 Paper presented: Discursive Forms and Functions of Humour in Naijabookofjokes.com. 38. 5th Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG) Conference held at University of Education, Winneba 29th July – 1st August, 2012. Paper presented: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Verbal and Pictorial Expressions on the Nigerian Fuel Subsidy Debate in the Social Media 39. 25th Annual Linguistic Association of Nigeria, hosted by the Department of Linguistics and Language, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, 3rd – 6th December, 2012.

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40. 10th Annual English Language Teaching Today (ELTT) Conference of The National Association of Teachers and Researchers in English as a Second Language (NATRESL) 11th – 14th September, 2013.

Lead Paper Presentation: English Language Teaching and 21st Century Teacher Competencies

41. Annual Faculty of Arts OAU Conference, Theme: The Humanities and the Challenges of Development in Africa, March 23rd - 26th, 2015

42. 26th Annual GAPS Conference. Theme: Ideology in Postcolonial Texts, University of Munster, Germany, May 14 - 16, 2015 Paper presented: Language Ideologies in Popular Nigerian Ethnic Jokes 43. 31st Annual National Conference of the Nigeria English Studies Association, Federal University, Lokoja, October 26-29, 2015. Paper presented: Stress Patterns of ''IN-prefixed” Words in Nigerian English: A Localised Variety or an Aberration to the Norm (with Eunice Fajobi)

44. Humboldt Alumni Higher Education Management and Research Summit, University of Lagos, Nigeria November 10, 2015.

45. 32nd and 50th Anniversary Annual National Conference of the Nigeria English Studies, September 5 - 8, 2016

46. Annual Faculty of Arts Conference OAU Conference. Theme: Humanities and the Discourse of Poverty in Developing Countries, September 25 - 28, 2016

Professional Accomplishments

In recognition of my contribution to knowledge in linguistics in general and discourse studies in

particular, I have been invited to regularly review papers for some reputable language and

communication journals such as Journal of Computer, Mediated Communication (A Wiley-Blackwell

Journal) and New Media & Society (A Sage Journal). I am also currently in the editorial boards of

Linguistik Online (a long standing online language journal based in Berne, Switzerland) and

International Journal of Language, Society and Culture, based in Australia. In 2010, I facilitated,

supervised the publication of articles in an edition of Linguistik Online 43, 3/2010

(http://www.linguistik-online.de/43_10/index.html).

My papers on digital discourse are mostly pioneering ones, since the online discourse

culture as well as the application of discourse analytic methods to online interactions is still

relatively new to the Nigerian and African discourse terrains. This brought me into contact with IGI

Global, a top publisher of Information Science books, based in New York, USA, which invited me to

edit a book, which I titled: Handbook of Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language,

Structure and Social Interaction. This two-volume book stands out as an impressive collection of 56

scholarly papers written by 82 top scholars from different educational institutions in the world.

In 2008, I won the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and while on the

fellowship, I worked extensively on digital discourse behaviour of Nigerians. I was able to compile a

corpus of Nigerian Computer-mediated English Discourse from which I was able to draw samples

from discussion and online news feedback forums, chats, blogs and SMS for analysis in my papers.

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As a visiting lecturer on sabbatical at Covenant University, Ota, I organized the International

Conference on Human Development (ICHD), the first international conference to be held in that

university. The conference brought together scholars from different parts of the world. In

recognition of this well-organized conference, I won ‘Covenant University award on Outstanding

Contribution towards the University’s External Impact Drive” in the 2004/2005 academic session.

Services

Departmental

i. Departmental Examination Coordinator (1997-2000; 2005-2006)

ii. Departmental Representative, Faculty Board of Education (2006/2007)

iii. Editor, Ife Studies in English (ISEL) (2006 – 2008)

iv. Coordinator, Use of English (2006-2008)

v. Member, Departmental English Language Syllabus Review Committee (2011 to date)

vi. Chair, LOC, Ife Conference on Language, Literature and Communication Conference

Planning Committee (2011)

vii. Staff Adviser - Christian English Students Fellow (Since 2004)

viii. Member, Departmental Research Committee

ix. Chair, Documentation Sub-committee, 2015 Departmental NUC Accreditation

x. Member, LOC, 32nd Annual English Scholars Association of Nigeria (ESAN) and 50th

Anniversary

xi. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Papers in English and Linguistics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife

Faculty

i. Member, Faculty Publications Committee (2000/2001 Session)

ii. Member, Faculty of Arts Board of Examiners (1997 to date)

iii. Member, Faculty of Arts Postgraduate Committee (2006-2008)

iv. Member, Faculty Examinations Committee (1997-2000, 2005-2006)

v. Member, Faculty of Arts Review Committee (2006/2007)

vi. Member, Faculty Week Committee (2006/2007)

vii. Member, Faculty of Administration Selection Committee, Representing The Dean

(2006/2007)

viii. Member, Faculty of Arts Selection Committee (2014/2015 Session)

ix. Member, Faculty of Arts Postgraduate Committee (2013 to date)

x. Chair, Faculty 2016-2020 Strategic Planning Committee (2015)

xi. Member, Faculty of Arts Review Committee (2011 to date)

University i. Member, University Senate, representing The Congregation (2006-2008)

ii. Member, Standing Committee of the Congregation, OAU, Ile-Ife (2006 -2008)

iii. Faculty Representative, University Time Table Committee (2006/2007)

iv. University appointed supervisor for the Post-UME and Pre-degree Examinations

(2006-2008)

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v. Coordinator, English Language, Pre-degree Programme, OAU, Ile-Ife (2007-2008)

vi. Staff Adviser - Student Life Movement, OAU, Ile-Ife (2005 to date)

vii. Staff Adviser – Mission Sending Force, OAU, Ile-Ife (2005 to date)

viii. Academic Adviser Anglican Students’ Fellowship, OAU, Ile-Ife (2007-2008)

ix. Member Interview Panel for English Language, International School, OAU, Ile-Ife

(2006-2008)

x. Member, sub-committee of Appointments and Promotions on the floating of

Humanities based journal, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria (2011)

xi. Member, University Senate (2011 to date)

Editorial Services

Consulting Editor, Linguistik Online, Berne, Switzerland (2007 to date) Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Language, Society and Culture, Tasmania,

Australia. (2007 to date) Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Language Studies, Covenant University, Ota,

Nigeria (2012 to date) Editor, Ife Journal of Humanities and Social Studies Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Bolanle Olaniran (Ed.) (2010) Cases on Successful E-

Learning Practices in the Developed and Developing World: Methods for the Global Information

Economy. IGI Global, New York, USA. Reviewer for the following International Peer-reviewed Journals Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict (John Benjamins) International Journal of Multilingualism (Taylor and Francis) Journal of Computer Mediated Communication (Willey Blackwell) New Media and Society (Sage) Ghana Journal of Linguistics Sage Open Linguistik Online Ibadan Journal of Humanistic Studies Ife Journal of Languages and Literatures Journal of West African Languages

Services to the Profession

Assessor for Professorial promotion, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (2017) Assessor for Associate Professorial position, Benson Idahosa University, Benin-City (2016) External Examiner, B.A English Language Programme, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba

Akoko, Nigeria (2012 - 2014)

External Examiner, M.A. English Language Programme, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

(2012 -2014)

M.A. Examiner, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (2013-2014)

External Examiner, B.A. English Programme, Osun State University, Osogbo

External Examiner, B.A. English Programme, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji Arakeji

(2016 to date)

Ph.D. Examiner to the University of Ibadan (2012)

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Ph.D. Examiner to Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye (2016)

Ph.D. Assessor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (2013)

Services outside the University

President, Nigerian Christian Graduate Fellowship, OAU Chapter, Ile-Ife (2004-2008) President, Gideons International, Ife North Camp, Nigeria (2007-2008)

Contribution to Knowledge

My research activities have focused mainly on text/discourse analysis and lexical studies. My academic research efforts commenced with an interest in problems of lexical collocation in Nigerian English as a Second Language (ESL) pupils’ written compositions. An empirical research on this led to the production of a doctoral thesis, which was later developed into a book and published in Germany some years after completing the thesis. In addition six articles in journals and chapters in edited books were also published. All the publications addressed various issues arising from the challenges non-native second language learners have with lexical usage and suggested various practical pedagogical ways on how teachers can help them to overcome the challenges. Much later in my academic career life, my research focus shifted mainly to discourse and text analyses, where I worked on the application of the analytic methods in text linguistics, discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis to different kinds of texts. I examined specifically textual and contextual properties of media texts, mainly those of newspaper headlines, news reports and advertisements. In collaboration with two colleagues, I edited a book on Media Discourse titled Perspectives on Media Discourse. This book brought together both applied and theoretical papers written by scholars from Europe, USA and Africa on different aspects of media discourse, such as news, headlines, advertisements and editorials. The common concern in the papers relates to the linguistic influence, and the cultural power of the mass media in the modern world. Authors’ approaches include conversation analysis, linguistic and sociolinguistic analysis, pragmatic analysis, critical discourse analysis, social semiotic analysis, content analysis and social-cognitive analysis.

My investigation of discourse practices took me mainly to the areas of religious, political, medical and market discourse. Specifically I investigated tenor relationships and the use of interrogation in Pentecostal discourse and found that media discourse has highly distinctive style with respect to how social roles and relationships are enacted and how interrogatives are used as markers of discourse control and sustenance by Pentecostal pulpit preachers. In addition, I investigated cultural diversity and multilingualism in Pentecostal discourse. In my study of political and medical discourses, I dwelt on the strategies for power enactment and legitimization. All the papers that arose from these studies reveal the peculiar textual and contextual features of the discourse types.

A new area of research I have been exploring in the last five years is how the digital and global age has been shaping discursive practices in Nigeria. My publications, which are mostly pioneering ones from Nigeria, have examined the forms and functions of Nigerian text messages, the influence of technology-mediated discourse on language maintenance and shift,

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teaching and learning of English as a Second Language, and interpersonal social responsibility. These studies have shown how specific and uniquely Nigerian linguistic and cultural symbols are deployed in asynchronous textual practices on mobile phones.

In my pursuit of this research focus on technology-mediated discourse, I have won the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt post-doctoral research fellowship, which I used at the Department of English, University of Freiburg, Germany between September, 2008 and August, 2009. During the fellowship, I edited a two-volume book titled Handbook of Discourse Behavior and Digital Communication: Language, Structure and Social Interaction. The book, published by Information Science Reference, New York, is a compendium of 56 scholarly chapters on discourse behavior in digital communication. The chapters were written by 82 top researchers from 48 institutions that spread across America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Oceanic. These chapters cover different aspects of computer-mediated communication, such as electronic mail, instant message, chat, discussion forum, blog, video conferencing, You Tube, web-based learning and SMS, as well as aspects of behaviour typically associated with online discourse like flaming, scamming, trolling, cyber-bullying, language mixing, repelling and creativity. Approaches of these scholars vary as well as their backgrounds. However, the approaches blend in their descriptions of the different linguistic behavior and forms used in socializing through digital discourse. Some of the aspects of discourse behavior covered in the book are identity construction, politeness and face works, rhetorical strategies humor and language play, gender, power and ideology construction, and so forth.

Olurotimi O. Taiwo Date: 5th June, 2017

Documents

CV for CU Website (January 2014).pdf