CURRICULUM
VITAE
February
2006
Akinloyè A. Òjó
Assistant Professor
Department of Comparative Literature
RESEARCH
AREAS:
a. Yoruba Language and Linguistics
- Descriptive studies of Yoruba language
- Lexical expansion in Yoruba language
- Yoruba onomasiology.
b. Applied Linguistics and Language Teaching
- Teaching and acquisition of Yoruba as a second
language
- Use of technology in Yoruba language acquisition
- Development of pedagogical materials
c. Language, Culture and Society
-
Language attitudes and choices of Bi-dialectal African Americans
-
Yoruba culture and society
-
Language and Nigerian society
- Poetry: English and Yoruba
EDUCATION:
PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING:
Center for Language Education and Research
(CLEAR),
Office of Instructional Support,
Graduate Teaching Development Workshop, Fall 1993 – Spring 1994.
Bida Local
govt.,
EMPLOYMENT:
University of Georgia, Comparative
Literature Department & African Studies Institute:
Assistant
Professor. August 2004
– Present.
Visiting Assistant Professor.
June – August 2005.
University of Georgia, African Studies
Institute & Comparative Literature Department:
Academic
Professional Associate. July
2002 – June 2004.
University
of Georgia, African Studies Institute: Instructor.
January, 2001 – June 2002.
Instructor. 1996 – 2002.
Instructor. Summer 2000 and Summer 2001.
Language
Instructor. 1993 – 1996.
Dabot Ventures (Nig.) Ltd., Bodija,
1991 – 1992.
National
Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Bida/Gbako Local
Governments,
two local governments). 1991 – 1992.
Supreme
Communications, Mokola,
1990-1991.
TEACHING:
YORB 3990 (Directed Study: Yoruba Language, Culture
and Literature).
1996 – Present
YORB 1010, 1020, 2010, 2010: Beginner
through Intermediate Yoruba (annual).
1996 – Present.
AFST 4200/6200: Critical Contemporary
Issues in African Development. 2003 – 2004
AFST/ANTH/CMLT
3030: Introduction to African Languages and Cultures.
2004 – Present.
AFST/ANTH/CMLT/GEOG/HIST/SOCI 2100:
Introduction to
disciplinary and cross-listed course). 2001 – Present.
FRES 1010: More than the Naked Tribes (Freshman Seminar) Fall 2005
FRES 1010:
Language and Society in
LING 490 (Special Topics in Linguistics). 1996.
YOR
1121: Beginner Yoruba II
African Language and Literature 371 & 372.
Yoruba
I @ the Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI)
Yoruba
I, II, III (annual), 1993-1996
English
Language
COURSES
DEVELOPED:
YORB 1010, 1020, 2010, 2010, 3010, and 3020: Beginner
through Advanced Yoruba.
AFST 4200/6200: Critical Contemporary
Issues in African Development.
AFST/ANTH/CMLT
3030: Introduction to African Languages and Cultures.
TEACHING
AWARDS:
Outstanding Teacher Award, Student
Government Association (SGA), University of
Award of Excellence (for contribution to
the learning and teaching of Yoruba Language
and Culture in the
Otto/Ijanikin,
Outstanding Teacher Award, Student
Government Association (SGA), University of
Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award,
April,
1999.
OTHER
AWARDS, GRANTS AND HONORS:
Who’s
Who of Africans in
IANSD Spirit Award, International
Association of Nigerian Studies and Development.
September, 2005.
Nominee, The
Pillar of the Community Award, S.O.A.R Awards, Division of Student
Affairs,
Research Grant ($298,000), US Dept. of
Education Grant Award P017A030073 for the
Development of Yoruba Online
Materials. June, 2003. (Co-PI: Lioba Moshi).
Outstanding Service and Contribution Award
(Faculty Advisor), African Students
(ASU),
Fellowship,
Summer Institute for African language instructors and
program coordinators. April, 2002.
Chancellor’s Award ($1090), Georgia
University System Faculty Development Seminar.
March 2002. (Award funds for summer travel to
Award of Excellence (in recognition of
exemplary service in the promotion of
undergraduate studies, Outreach, and program development in African Studies),
African Studies Institute,
Fellowship,
for African language instructors and program
coordinators. April, 2001.
Excellent Service
Membership Award, African Language Teachers Association (ALTA).
April, 2000.
Dissertation
Research Grant Award ($500), Institute of African American Studies,
Humanities
Dissertation Research Grant Award ($500), Center for Humanities & Arts,
Federal Post-secondary Education Project Award ($3,500). For
the development of
teaching modules for African languages (a model project).
National Foreign
Fellowship, Center for Language Education
and Research (CLEAR),
University,
computer based teaching materials for Yoruba language
instruction. June, 1997.
INVITED
LECTURES AND PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS:
Speaker, 7th Annual Series of
Understanding Ancient Traditions and Cultures of the
World.
Presentation: “Yoruba Extended Family Structure in the Era of Westernization.”
Speaker, Language Teaching Workshop for
African Language Teachers and
Foreign Language Coordinators. The University System of Georgia Certificate in
African Studies Project (CIASP).
March 31, 2005.
Presentations: “Teaching African Languages with Technology”
(@11am)
“Local
and National Concerns in the Teaching of African Languages”
(@2:45pm)
Speaker,
Presentation: “What is in a name: The Structure and Pedagogical Utility of
Yoruba
Personal names.”
Distinguished Lecturer,
Lecture Series #5,
Presentation: ‘The Challenges and Methodologies of African
Language Instruction in
the West/United States.”
Speaker,
Presentation:
‘What is in a Name: The Contents and
Gendered Depiction of Yoruba
Personal Names, Praise Names and
Aliases.’
Guest Poet, University of
Wednesday,
September 12, 2001.
Presentation: Poetry Reading from “In Flight” a collection
of poems.
Guest Speaker, Cullum
Lecture Series on World Religions,
Presentations: ‘Aspects of traditional Yoruba Religion’ (@
‘Yoruba
traditional ‘oògùn’: Medicine, Magic or Religion’ (@
SCHOLARLY
PANEL PARTICIPATION:
Panelist, panel on “Hip Hop and Rap in
Others” during the 65th
Moderator, panel on “Successful Year One
African Language Teaching” during the
Workshop for African Language Teachers and Foreign
Language Coordinators.
The University System of Georgia Certificate in
African Studies Project (CIASP).
Convener and Chair, panel on “A Global
Evaluation of the Instructional and Research
Activities on Yoruba as either a Foreign Language (FL)
or as a Second Language
(L2)” during the 36th Annual Conference on
African Linguistics (ACAL) at
Chair, panel on “Yoruba Morphology and
Syntax during the 36th Annual Conference on
African Linguistics (ACAL) at
on
Conveyer and Chair, panel on “Teaching of
Yoruba as a Second Language (L2) IN
during
the 9th Annual Conference of the African Language Teachers Association
at
Chair and Discussant, panel on “Issues
surrounding the use of English and French in
Mediator, Memorial Roundtable panel on
“Mongo Beti: Cameroonian Novelist: His Life,
Works and Influences” at the University of
Chair and Discussant, panel on “African
Language Instruction in the
Problems, Challenges, and Successes from the
Perspectives of Teaching
Assistants” during the 2nd Annual Conference of the
African Language Teachers
Association at
SCHOLARLY
PRESENTATIONS:
Linguistics and Language Teaching:
“The Gains and Pains of Language Planning in
Lecture Series, African Studies Institute,
“Words Without Action: Language and National
Integration in
17th Annual Conference of the International
Association of Nigerian Studies and
Development (IANSD),
“Teaching and Learning the Yoruba Language on AKOYE”
presented at the
17th Annual Conference of the International
Association of Nigerian Studies and
Development (IANSD),
co-presenter: Kole Ade
Odutola.
“A Confusion of
Tongues: Linguistic Limitations on Nigerian Rap” presented at the 65th
“AKOYE: Teaching and Learning Yoruba Online” presented
at the 9th Annual
Conference of the African Language Teachers
Association,
“Language Learning and the New Cadre of African
Language Learners” presented at the
8th Annual Conference of the African Language Teachers
Association, University
of
Bheki Zungu.
“Assessing Students’ Strategy Use in
African Language Learning.” presented at the
7th Annual Conference of the African Language Teachers
Association, Indiana
University,
“English and French as African Languages:
Historical Background and Contemporary
Challenges” co-presented with Bheki
Zungu at the Brown Bag Lecture Series,
African Studies Institute,
“Kíkó Àjòji ní Ède
Yorùbá ní Ìlú Améríkà: Àkójopò
Èrò àti Ìpèníjà.”
Paper presented (in Yoruba)
at the 6th Annual Conference of the African Language
Teachers
Association,
“Integration of traditional proverbs into
African language Instruction” co-presented with
Leonce Rushubirwa at the 5th
Annual Conference of the African Language
Teachers Association,
“Using alternative materials and
methodologies in Yoruba language instruction: Progress
Report” presented at the 4th Annual Conference of the
African Language
Teachers’ Association,
“Aspects of a Yoruba Language Learner’s Interlanguage” presented at the 2nd Annual
Conference of the African Language Teachers Association,
“Meeting
Students Expectations as a Teaching Assistant in an African Language
Program.” presented at the 2nd Annual Conference of
the African Language
Teachers Association,
“Using WebCt in
African Language Instruction” co-presented with Lioba
Moshi at the
2nd Annual Conference of the African Language Teachers
Association,
"Achieving Successful Instruction in
Yoruba [
presented at the 1st Annual Conference of the African Language
Teachers
Association,
"Word
Incorporation" presented at the 27th Annual Conference on African
Linguistics,
"Learning Yoruba as a Second
language: A teacher-student perspective" co-presented with Justin Spence
at the 27th Annual Conference on African Linguistics,
"Patterns of Word Incorporation in
Yoruba" presented at the Graduate Research
Workshop Forum. Linguistics Dept., Cornell,
"Vowel structure and harmony in Ndjuka" presented at the 26th Annual
Conference on
African Linguistics.
"Official Languages in
Seminar
Series, Institute of African Development,
January
23, 1995
"Phonological processes affecting the
syllable structure of Egun" presented first at
the
Cornell Phonetics Laboratory Talks.
on African Linguistics.
Yoruba Language, Culture and Society:
“The Changing Face of the Nigerian Polity:
Traveling Notes of a ‘Federate’ Native”
presented
at the Brown Bag Lecture Series, African Studies Institute,
"Praise Singing in Contemporary
Yoruba Poetry" presented at the 23rd Annual
Conference
of the Southern Comparative Literature Association,
September, 27, 1997
"Half a Word is Enough
for the Wise: Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication in Traditional Yoruba
Society"
presented at the 28th Annual Conference on African Linguistics,
"Women and the Nuclear Family
Structure: A cross-cultural Analysis" presented at the
Annual
Conference of the Southeastern Women's Studies Association,
"Culture and Communication: An
Analysis of the Yoruba Family Schema"
presented at the Southeastern Speech Communication Conference
on Graduate Research,
"Aspects
of Communication within Traditional Yoruba Society"
presented at the Southeastern Speech Communication Conference
on Graduate Research,
"African 'Juju': Myth or
Reality?" presented at the Africana Colloquium Series. Africana
SCHOLARLY
ACTIVITIES:
Editorial
Boards:
Executive
Editor, African Language Teachers’
Association (ALTA).
April 2004 – Present.
Editorial
Consultant, Journal of Contemporary
Educational Issues
2003 – Present
Co-Editor, Edeyede Internet Living Yoruba Dictionary (USDE funded
project).
Center for Africana Studies,
Member
and Consultant, Yoruba Language
National Editorial Board on the FIPSE
LangNet Project, National Foreign
Editorial
Consultant, Modern Language Journal.
1996 – Present.
Editorial
Consultant, Research in African
Languages and Literature Journal (RALL).
1997 – Present.
Editorial Consultant, African
Studies Quarterly Journal. September 2005 – Present
Editorial
Consultant (Yoruba language, culture and society) for:
Press (Since 2004); Routledge
Press (Since 2002); National African Language
Linguistic
Fieldwork:
2004:
2002:
1996:
words incorporated into Yoruba (MA thesis).
1991:
(B.A (Hon.) thesis).
Publications:
Sole
Authorship:
The Active Yoruba Classroom: In-Class
Situations for Yoruba Language Instruction and Practice.
In Flight: A Collection of Poems.
Edited Works:
Ìlò-Èdè àti Èdá Ède Yorùbá
(Yoruba Linguistics and Language Use). 2005. New Jersery:
Vocalizing
Resource Management and Health in
Communications. 2004b.
Curriculum Implementation and Professionalizing Teaching in
Central Educational Service. 2004a. (Co-Editors: A.O.K Noah; Dada Olu
Shonibare; Tola Olujuwon).
Published
Lecture:
The Challenges and Methodologies of
African Language Instruction in the West/United
States.
Book
Chapters:
“Fifi
Yoruba We Awon Ede Miiran.” In Adeniyi and Ojo, Ìlò-Èdè àti Èdá Ède
Yorùbá
(Yoruba Linguistics and Language Use). 2005. New Jersery:
“Africatalk: the
Power of Thought Sharing.” In Akinloye Ojo, Vocalizing
Viewpoints on Contemporary Issues of Governance,
Education, Resource
Management and Health in
“Forward” In Noah A.O.K and Ayodele A., Youth Management in
Biographies:
“Bamgbose,
Ayo (b.1932).” Encyclopedia
of Language and Linguistics (Second Edition).
Crowther,
Samuel Ajayi (1806/08-91).” Encyclopedia
of Language and Linguistics
(Second Edition.
Book Reviews:
Publications, Institute of Global and Cultural Studies,
126 pages. (In Press). JALLT (v.2):
Journal of African Languages and Teaching.
(co-reviewer: Amy Addams).
Translations:
“English Renditions of
Four Long Poems by Akinwumi Isola.” In Metamorphoses,
Volume 10.1. Spring. 2002.
Scholarly
Articles:
“Meeting Student Expectations in an
African Language Program within American
Academic Institutions.” (In Press).
JALLT (v.2): Journal of African Languages
Learning and Teaching.
"What
is in a Name: Yoruba Personal Names.” The Musical Front. Vol. 2:4, July 2005
“Implications for Language and Culture in a War-torn Continent.”
In Chimera, Volume 1,
Issue 3/Fall 2003a.USA/Africa Institute. co-author: Lioba Moshi.
“Achieving Successful Yorùbá
Language Instruction: The Beginners Class” In JALTA
(Vol IV.I): Journal of
African Language Teachers Association. Spring 2003b.
“Components for a Thriving First Year Yoruba Foreign
Language Instruction” In
Sandwich Education Review: Journal of
Center for
AOCOED,
“From Oral to Contemporary: Praise-singing
in Afaimo, a Collection of Yoruba Poems
by Akinwumi Isola.”
In Metamorphoses, Volume 10.1. Spring.
2002a.
“Using WebCt in
African Language Instruction” In JALTA Vol.1 No.2: 31-57. 2000.
co-author: Lioba Moshi.
“Why Are You Not ‘talking black’: I Ain’t Black Enough fo You?” In Mandala:
Afrocentric Literary Magazine, Vol. 3 pp. 88
-96.
“The Interlanguage
of a second-language learner of Yoruba: A single case study”
In Research in African Languages and
Literature (RALL), Vol. 4.1: 41-52.
1998b.
"Aspects
of Textuality in James Baldwin’s 'My Dungeon Shook'“
In Working Papers in Discourse Studies
(WPDS), Vol. 2.
"Official Languages in Africa:
Cultural and Political Implications" In
February Issue, Institute of African
Development (IAD),
Other Works:
“K-12
Teacher Development Seminar on
Concerns and Challenges in the Incorporation of African
Issues into the School Curriculum:
Program Report.”
Community Outreach Program
Publication. 2002b.
Language Beliefs, Attitudes, and
Choice: The Case of Self-Identified Bi-dialectal
African-American Undergraduates. Ph.D. Dissertation. Program
in Linguistics
Yoruba Tone Exercises Workbook. Manuscript.
Incorporation of English Words in
Yoruba: A Sociolinguistic and Phonological Analysis.
MA Thesis. Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics (DMLL),
An Introductory Phonology of Egun.
B.A Honors thesis,
Multimedia
materials:
ÀKÓYE:
Yoruba Language Online Learning and Teaching Program (Year Two).
ÀKÓYE: Yoruba Language Online Learning and
Teaching Program (Year One).
Yoruba Hypercard
(Computer) Exercises: Beginner to Advance. African Language
Program,
UGA Laboratory Yoruba
Tone Exercises. Audio
Tape.
SERVICE TO
THE
Chair, IT Committee, Department of Comparative
Literature. August 2004 – Present
Member, Curriculum Committee, Dept. of Comparative Literature.
August 2004 – Present
Member,
Curriculum Committee, African Studies Institute, July 2002 – Present
Coordinator, Certificate
in African Studies. African
Studies Institute,
Coordinator, African Languages Program,
African Studies Institute, University of
Coordinator, Africatalk Lecture Series.
African Studies Institute. 2002 – Present
Teacher Trainer (New Teaching Assistants),
African Languages Program, Department of
Comparative Literature,
Member, Graduate Admission Committee, Dept. of
Comparative Literature. 2004
Coordinator, Minor in African Studies. African Studies Institute. Aug. 2004 – July 2005.
SERVICE TO
THE PROFESSION:
Director, Georgia University System
African Council’s Southeast Model African Union
(SEMAU) Conference. 2003.
Chairperson, Yoruba Language National
Working Group (of the African Language
Teachers' Association (ALTA)) 2002 – Present.
Assistant Editor, LUGHA (Newsletter of the
African Language Teachers' Association
(ALTA)),
1996 – Present.
National Coordinator, National
Coordination of African Language Projects (NCALP),
Center for Language Education And
Research (CLEAR),
Liaison
Officer, National Yoruba Language Teaching Task Force (of the African
Language
Teachers' Association (ALTA)) 1994 – 2002.
SERVICE TO
THE COMMUNITY:
Conveyer, Annual K–12 Teacher Development Seminar on
Faculty
Advisor, African Students Union (ASU), University of Georgia 2002 – present
Faculty
Advisor, Students Helping Orphans Worldwide (SHOW):
July 2005 – present
Faculty
Advisor, Yoruba Club July 2005 –
present
Faculty
Advisor, Southeast Model African Union (SEMAU-University of
University of
Writer,
Producer, and Host of African Perspectives on
Weekly radio show with interviews, discussions and
analysis of various African and African-related issues and music.
1996 – Present
Language
Line Interpreter: Providing Interpretation services in Yoruba and Nigerian
Pidgin
English to individuals, companies and other agencies 1998 - Present.
- outreach program for the African Studies Institute
and the Yoruba language program 1997
- Present
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS:
2005 – Present International
Association of Nigerian Studies and Development (IANSD)
2005 – Present College
Language Association (CLA)
2001 - Present International
Society for Language Studies (ISLS: Founding Member)
2000 - Present: Linguistics
Society of
1993 - Present: Annual
Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL).
1993 - Present: African
Studies Association (ASA).
1993 - Present: African
Language Teachers Association (ALTA).
1999 - Present: National
Association of African American Studies (NAAAS)
1997 - Present: Southern
Comparative Literature Association (SCLA).
1999 - Present: Southeast
Regional African Studies Conference (SERSAS).
1994 - Present: Organization
of Nigerian Professionals (ONP), U.S.A
1988 - 1993: Junior
Chambers International (Jaycees -
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Office: 147
Joe Brown Hall
Comparative Literature Department
E-mail: akinloye@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-7730
Fax: 706-255-2155
Web page: www.arches.uga.edu/~akinloye
PROFESSIONAL
REFERENCES:
Prof. Lioba Moshi,
Prof. Karim Traore,
Prof. Vicki Carstens,
Prof. Freda Scott Giles,
Prof. Sonya Lanehart,
Prof. Marlyse Baptista,
Prof. Antonia Y.F Schleicher,
Prof. Frank O. Arasanyin,
Prof. David Dwyer,
Prof. Eyamba Bokamba,