Prof. Taofiq Adedayo Alabi

Professor

English

Taofiq Adedayo Alabi is a Professor in the Department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. He specialises in Functional Linguistics with emphasis on Stylistics of a Second Language. His research interests are in Applied Linguistics, Phonetics and Phonology. Professor Alabi was a resource person on the platform of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) teachers re-training project for five consecutive years.

Professor Taofiq Alabi is a recipient of a national (NUC/NUDTAS) award, with his Ph.D. thesis adjudged the best in the discipline of Arts within the Nigerian university system during 2009. He has well over sixty publications to his credit in local, national and international outlets.

Professor Taofiq Alabi was former Director, Linguistic Immersion Centre; former Director, Institute of Translation Arts; former Head, Department of English; and current Chair, Faculty of Arts Abstract Committee, among other services he renders to the University of Ilorin community.

Qualifications

Ph.D. English Language (2009)
M.A. English Language (2003)
B.A.Ed. English Education (1997)
NCE English/Government (1992)

Teaching

Undergraduate

ENG 437 (Stylistics: Language & Literature)
ENG 435 (Research Methods II)
ENG 427 (Speech Writing)
ENG 425 (English for Specific Purposes)
ENG 339 (Research Methods I)
ENG 326 (Phonology of English)
ENG 334 (Systemic Grammar)
ENG 203/ ENG 204 (Introduction to Gen. Phonetics & Phonology I/II)

Postgraduate

ENG 801 (Advanced Research Methods)
ENG 802 (Advanced Stylistics)
ENG 803 (Advanced English Phonetics and Phonology)
ENG 806 (Applied English Linguistics)
ENG 810 (Advanced Discourse Analysis)

Publications & Links

Get in Touch

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Email

alabi.ta@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

First Floor, Faculty of Arts Professorial Building, University of Ilorin