OYELEYE, Prof. Albert Lekan

B.A, M.A, Ph.D; academic; b: April II, 1950; p:Gbongan; ht Gbongan; Iga: Ayedaade; so:Osun; m:Gladys Modupe Oni, 1976; nc: two s; three d; ed: St. Paul's Anglican Primary School, Gbongan, 1955-60; Gbongan/Odeomu AnglicanGram. School, 1964-68; Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-lfe, 1971-75,1977-85; Univereity College, Undon, 1981; Univereity of Reading, U.K. 1988; cr: asst sec.OldOyo State, 1976-77; Graduateasst DepartmentofEnglish,ObafemiAwolowo Univereity, 1977-79; asst Lecturer, DepartmentofEnglish, ObafemiAwolowo Univereity, 1979-83; Lecturer I,Department of UnguagesandLinguistics, OyoStateCollege ofEducation, Ilesa, 1983-87; Lecturer I, Department of English, Univereity oflbadan, 1988-91; snr. Lecturer, 1991-96;reader, Univereity oflbadan, since 1996;v-prof.English Studies; Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, 1999-2000; a-prof. Department of English, Univereity oflbadan, .1996; prof. Department of English, Univereity of Ibadan (UI); Dean, Faculty ofArts, UI; mm: Nigeria English Studies Association; Academic StaffUnion ofUniversities; Communications Skills ImprovementAsst. Editor, JournalofNigeria English Association,since 1989; Supervisor, 1992-93; Zonal dir. Planning Committee,International CorpusofEnglish Projectsince 1995;Project Officer,Communication Skills Improvement Project 1988-94; English Studies GES, Use of English, International; ah: National Univereity Commission/Overseas Development Agency Award, for Teachers of…