Adesola Olateju
EMAIL: sholateju@yahoo.com
PHONE: 08033880188
ADDRESS: Department of Linguistics and African Languages, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: Reading, sporting, traffic control and transportation management
POST HELD: Nil MEMBERSHIP STATUS: Member
YEAR OF INDUCTION/ADMISSION: 2019
MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEE: Nil
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION: University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
SPECIALTIES: Linguistics Stylistics and Literary Criticism (with Yoruba Language, Literature and Culture)
APPOINTMENTS: 1. Lecturer, Ogun State University (Now Olabisi Onabanjo Univeristy, Ago-iwoye, March 1983-October 1997 2. Lecturer/Professor: University of Ibadan (November 1997 till date)”
PARTICIPATION IN GRANTS AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS/PROJECTS: 1. Yoruba course material development for the American Learners of Yoruba as second language (superior level), sponsored by the National African Language Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA (2010) 2. Yoruba Course Material Development Project for the American Heritage Students (Advanced level) sponsored by the American Council of Education (2012) 3. Translation of the Nigerian 1999 Constitution from Yoruba to English, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja, Nigeria (2013) 4. Coordinator, Yoruba course material development project for National Open University of Nigeria (2020)
COMMUNITY SERVICE: 1.Member, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC)/ Special Marshal, Nigeria, (1989) till date
2. Unit coordinator, FRSC/ Special Marshal Unit RS4.17 (1989-2001)
3. General secretary, FRSC/Special Marshal (SM), Oyo State (2000-2002)
4. State coordinator/Chairman, FRSC/SM Oyo State (2002-2004)
Biography
Professor Adéṣọlá́ Ọlátẹ́jú was born and bred in Ìbàdàn, Ọ̀yọ̀ State, Nigeria on May 18, 1956. He is currently a Professor of Linguistic Stylistics and Literary Criticism in the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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He has a B. A Hons degree, second class Upper in Yorù̀bá́ studies (1982); a Master’s Degree in Stylistics (1985); Master of Philosophy Degree in Phono-Stylistics (1989) and a PhD in Linguistic Stylistics (1998) all from the Department of Linguistics and African Languages, University of Ìbàdàn, Ìbàdàn.
Professor Ọlátẹ́jú’s research interest presently is in the language of political discourse; precisely in the documentation, characterization and stylistic analysis of the language of politics and the politics of language, using the example of the Yorùbá language.
Professor Ọlátẹ́jú has published extensively in well recognized local and international journals. He is well travelled and married with children.
