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CFP: 23rd International Association for World Englishes Conference

September 9, 2017
Conferences
This year's conference will be held at the Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines from May 31 to June 2, 2018. The theme is "World Englishes and Multilingual Realities: Evolutions, Interfaces, an... Read More...

CFP: Creative Non-fiction for CEA 2018

September 2, 2017
Call for papers
The College English Association, a gathering of scholar-teachers and writing teachers in English studies, welcomes proposals for presentations on Creative Nonfiction for our 49th annual conference. Submit your ... Read More...

International Conference on English for Specific Purposes 2017

August 26, 2017
Conferences
The domain of ESP has had a strong research tradition since its inception in the 1960s. With the increasing demand for big data analyses, application of multi-media and information technology, and ESP translati... Read More...

Government of Hong Kong Scholarships for English Teachers, 2017-2018

August 7, 2017
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The Government of Hong Kong is offering Scholarships for Prospective English Teachers for the academic year 2017-2018. Each local student will be awarded HK$50,000 per year and each non-local student, HK$80,000... Read More...

CFP: 15th Intl Conference of Teaching English Language & Literature Society of Iran

August 3, 2017
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English Language Teaching Department of the Islamic Azad University Roudehen Branch is proud to announce 15th International TELLSI Conference to be held on November 22-24, 2017. The conference aims to delve int... Read More...

CFP: Specialist languages in teaching and translation: theory and practice, Poland, 2017

July 31, 2017
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Open invitation to attend an international conference organized by the Institute of Applied Linguistics of Adam Mickiewicz University. Specialist languages in teaching and translation: theory and practice, ... Read More...

11th International Workshop on Writing Systems and Literacy

July 31, 2017
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Continuing the Association of Written Language and Literacy's (AWLL) tradition of international workshops devoted to writing systems, AWLL11 will gather together researchers from various countries and diverse r... Read More...

39th International GERAS Conference – Diachronic dimensions in specialised varieties of English: implications in communications, didactics and translation studies.

July 30, 2017
Call for papers, Conferences
As a rule, practitioners of English for Specific Purposes show little interest in diachrony and, particularly, in the past of specialised languages. Their main motivation stems from learners’ needs, and needs a... Read More...

MULTILING 2018 : I International Conference on Research in Multilingualism: Innovation and New Challenges

July 30, 2017
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Organized by members of ALCE (Applied Linguistics in Language and Culture Acquisition) at the University of Oviedo, this multilingual international conference (English, Spanish, German, and French) connects the... Read More...

12th International IDEA Conference: Studies in English, 2018

July 29, 2017
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The Conference will address topics from the fields of "English Literature" "British and Cultural Comparative Studies" "Translation Studies" "Linguistics and ELT" The Conference will be jointly ho... Read More...

CFP: Exploring the Use of Systemic Functional Linguistics for Critical Textual Awareness

July 23, 2017
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Special issue call for papers from English Teaching: Practice & Critique Deadline for Abstracts: August 1, 2017 Deadline for full manuscripts: November 15, 2017 For this upcoming special themed issue o... Read More...

Call for Chapters: Teaching Literature and Language Through Multimodal Texts

July 20, 2017
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Proposals Submission Deadline: August 15, 2017 Full Chapters Due: October 15, 2017 Submission Date: February 15, 2018 The last few decades have witnessed a growing interest in the benefits of linking the l... Read More...

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Aptly described by the Independent newspaper as “a man of many parts”, Prof. Mahfouz A. Adedimeji, the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ahman Pategi University, Patigi, Nigeria, is a Fulbright scholar, interdisciplinary researcher, university don, public affairs analyst, communication consultant, peace advocate, interfaith worker and public intellectual.

He obtained his academic degrees from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, where he was a Professor of English (Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics) before his appointment as Vice Chancellor.  He started his academic career in 2000 at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, shortly after which he joined the services of his alma mater, the University of Ilorin.

A man of eclectic academic background, Prof. Adedimeji was educated in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Markaz Shabaabil Islam, Iwo, Osun State and Markaz Ta’aleemil Araby, Agege, Lagos. He obtained advanced training in Education, Political Science, Communication and  Media, Research and Peace Studies at the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) Virtual Institute for Higher Education Pedagogy (VIHEP); the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Virtual Institute for Higher Education in Africa (VIHEAF); Governors State University, University Park, Illinois, USA; University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, USA.

Apart from serving as a cultural ambassador to the US under the auspices of the Institute of International Education (IIE), New York, Prof. Adedimeji had won or co-won the research and conference awards/grants of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of the National Research Council, Nigeria, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). He has written extensively for a wide range of newspapers and periodicals including “Unilorin Bulletin”, “Unilorin Watch”, “DeLight”, “National Pilot”, “Daily Independent”, “Newswatch Times”, “New York Parrot” and “New Telegraph”, among others.


A versatile academic and award-winning scholar, Prof. Adedimeji  has attended academic conferences and undertaken research in several  universities across Nigeria as well as in Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Australia, France and United States of America, among others. His hundreds of academic, Islamic  and general/opinion articles have been published across outlets in Nigeria and beyond. He has also facilitated and participated in seminars and workshops both nationally and internationally.

A former Deputy Director/ Head of the Directorate of Corporate Affairs of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Adedimeji was the Director of the Centre for Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, between 2013 and 2017. Apart from serving as Rappouteur-General to the Presidential Committee that organised the 2017 Federal Executive Council’s Retreat on Education in Nigeria, he has consulted for the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence and Corps (NSCDC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

For years, he was a Coordinator and Facilitator of the Executive Management Course of the Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) and Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Peace, Security and Development”, University of Ilorin. He has also served as a resource person to agencies like the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Orientation Agency (NOA), National Institute for Security Studies as well as a number of Civil Society Organisations.

He is a recipient of several awards and honours including those of the International Chartered World Learned Society, American Biographical Institute, National Congress of Nigerian Students (NACONS), Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ilorin, the Nigerian Army Education Corps, Postgraduate Students Association, UNILORIN, Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), UNILORIN, Students’ Union, UNILORIN, and National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS), just to mention a few.

A Fellow of bodies like the Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria, Society for Peace Studies and Practice and World Institute for Peace, Prof. Adedimeji is a former Member of the Governing Council of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) and Member of the Executive Council of the English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria (ESAN). He has written, co-written, edited and co-edited more than a dozen books.

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