Biographical record
- Title
- Prof.
- Surname
- ADEGBIJA
- First Name
- Emmanuel
- Other Names
- Efurosibina
- Gender
- Male
- Source of Publication
- Newswatch Who's Who (2nd Edition)
- Date of Birth
- March 14, 1952
- Status
- Alive
- State of Origin
- Kogi
- Father's Status
- N/A
- Mother's Status
- N/A
- Marital Status
- Married
- Name of Spouse
- Victoria Akerejola 1976
- Number of Children (Male)
- 3
- Number of Children ( Female)
- 1
- Profession
- University Lecturer
- Education Level
- Tertiary
- Schools Attended with Dates
- St. Peters Anglican School, Ogori, 1958-64; Government Secondary School, Okene, 1965-69; Federal Government College, Sokoto, 1970-71; University of Ibadan, 1972-75; Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, 1979-82.
- Educational Qualification
- BA, MA, M.Sc, Ph.D
- Previous Appointments
- Graduate Assistant, Department of Modern European Languages,
University of llorin, 1976-79; Assistant Lecturer, 1979-82; Lecturer II, 1982-85;
Lecturer 1, 1985-88; Senior Lecturer, 1988-90; Reader, 1990-93; Professor since
1993; Head, Department of Modern European Languages, 1997. Institutional Membership: Nigerian English Studies Association, Linguistic Society of Nigeria, Editorial Board, Journal of English as a Second Language; Advisory Board, Languages in Contact and Conflict in Africa research project since 1991. - Have you ever been a member of any political party?
- N/A
- Creative Work/Major Exhibitions
- Mastering English Writing Skills, Associated Book Publishers, 1989; Languages Attitudes in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Sociolinguistic Overview. Clevedon, Avon: Multilingual Matters, 1994.
- Outstanding Achievements
- Best English Student, 1975 Graduating Year, University of Ibadan; Pass with distinction, Ph.D. Qualifying Exam in Dialectology, 1987.
- Hobbies
- Hockey, reading
- Phone Number
- 031-221801, 031-221552-5, 031-221727, Ext. 147.
- Residential Address
- Opposite Shalom Apostolic Church, Tanke, llorin.
- Official Address
- Department of Modern European Languages, University of Ilorin, P.M.B. 1515, Ilorin, Kwara State
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