Dr. Purity Ada Uchechukwu is a PROFESSOR in MODERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Address: | Modern European Languages, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | MODERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES |
Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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1 | Otto-FRiedrich University, Bamberg, Germany. (Doctor of Philosophy, January, 2012) October, 2007 to February, 2010 PhD Romance Studies/Linguistics Romance Linguistics |
2 | Otto-Friedrich University, Bamberg, Germany. (Master Degree, October, 2007) October, 2003 to October, 2007 Dipl.-Rom.Univ Romanistik/Romance Studies |
3 | Festac Girls' Secondary School. (SSCE, May, 1989) December, 1983 to December, 1988 Statement Of Result |
1 | Head of Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka February, 2021 to January, 2022 |
2 | Head of Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2019 to February, 2021 |
3 | Ag. Head of Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka November, 2018 to October, 2019 |
4 | Chairman, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2018 to November, 2018 |
5 | Ag. Head of Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka November, 2017 to November, 2017 |
6 | Chairman, Conference of the Linguistics Association of Nigeria (CLAN) November, 2015 to November, 2015 |
7 | Ag. Head of Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka June, 2015 to June, 2015 |
8 | Ag. Head of Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka December, 2014 to December, 2014 |
9 | Chairman, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka June, 2014 to October, 2019 |
10 | Chairman, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2012 to October, 2014 |
11 | Examination officer. Department of Modern European Languages, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2010 to February, 2019 |
Books | |
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1 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2011, February) A Corpus-Based Analysis Of Igbo And Spanish Copula Verbs Edumail Publications, includes CD of Corpus data, pp 1-246 |
Book Chapters | |
1 | Chinedu Uchechukwu, Purity Ada Uchechukwu. (2022, September) Is the Igbo Language Dying? Agunze Chib Ikokwu Foundation, pp 93-117 |
2 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2022, December) Linguistic Cohabitation of Spanish and English in the United States Emerging Trends in The English Language And Literary Studies In Post Covid 19 Nigeria: A Festschrift for Jane Ifechelobi, published, pp 139-147 |
3 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2020, February) Contradictions in the Feminine Ideologies of the Spanish Falange: an Analysis Perpetual Prints, pp 147-153 |
4 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2014, September) La situación del español en Nigeria Libros de la Catarata, Casa África,, pp 481-492 |
5 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2012, September) Language Conflicts And Resolution In Spain: Lessons For Nigeria Orbit Communications Ltd., pp 41-53 |
6 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2010, October) Language Expansion As A Globalization Process. The Hispanization Of The United States Nimo: Rex Charles & Patrick Ltd., The Humanities and Globalization in the 3rd Millenium, pp 655-662 |
7 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2009, September) How Democracy Furthers a Language: the Catalan Example Rex Charles & Patrick Ltd. |
Journal Articles | |
1 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2023, April), ". An Analysis of ‘(Pre)parados’, ‘Mileurista’, ‘Ni-ni’ as used to describe the Young Unemployed in Spain.", KIU Interdisciplinary Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 277-289 |
2 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2021, August), "Learning Spanish Online during the Lockdown in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects", NATOG, Vol. 7, pp 37-54 |
3 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2021, June), "LA PENÍNSULA IBÉRICA BAJO EL REINO MUSULMÁN (SIGLOS VIII-XI): UN ANÁLISIS HISTÓRICO", Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL), Vol. 14, pp 72-83 |
4 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2019, July), "Is Spanish As A Heritage Language In The US Endangered?", The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies, Vol. 7, (Issue 7), pp 425-432 |
5 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2019, February), "A Proposal For Afro-Hispanic Peoples And Culture As General Studies Course In African Universities", Humanities, Vol. 8, pp 2-11 |
6 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2016, September), "Lenguas Españolas, Lenguas Oficiales Y Lenguas Cooficiales: ¿una Cuestión De Denominación?", Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL), Vol. 7, pp 115-124 |
7 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2016, August), "Afro-Hispanics And Self-Identity: The Gods To The Rescue?", Ogirisi. A New Journal of African Studies, Vol. 12, (Issue 3), pp 319-338 |
8 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2016, March), "Spanish In Sub-Saharan Africa: Whither Nigeria?", UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities., Vol. 17, (Issue 3), pp 300-323 |
9 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2015, June), "The Prototypical Igbo Copula Verb", Igbo Language Studies Series, Vol. 1, pp 47-62 |
10 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2014, July), "Equivalentes Españoles De Unos Sufijos Extensionales En Igbo", Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL), Vol. 2, pp 13-26 |
11 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2014, August), "LA GLOBALIZACIÓN Y EL ESPAÑOL EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS COMO SEÑA DE IDENTIDAD AMERICANA", index comunicación, Vol. 2, (Issue 4), pp 181-191 |
12 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2014, September), "La globalización y el español en Estados Unidos como seña de identidad americana", index l comunicación, Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 181-191 |
13 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2013, August), "Does Spanish Pose A Real Threat To American Identity?", The Creative Artist. A Journal of Theatre and Media Studies, Vol. 7, (Issue 2), pp 64-79 |
14 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2011, March), "Spanish In The United States As An Example Of The Interaction Between Language, Politics And Ethnicity", UJAH: Unizik Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 10, (Issue 1), pp 158-172 |
15 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2011, January), "Spanish-English False Friends: Possible Problems For The Nigerian Learner Of Spanish As A Foreign Language", UJAH, Vol. 12, (Issue 1), pp 84-95 |
16 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2011, October), "Some Igbo Extensional Suffixes And Their Spanish Equivalents", Igbo Language Studies Series, Vol. 4, pp 141-161, The Extensional Suffix in Igbo |
17 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2011, August), "The Transitivity of Psych Verbs In Spanish And Igbo", Igbo Language Studies Series 5, Vol. 5, pp 175-193 |
18 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2011, October), "The Realization Of The Igbo Preposition ‘a’ In Spanish", Igbo Language Studies Series, Vol. 1, pp 124-135 |
19 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2010, January), "Can The Spanish Diccionario Panhispánico De Dudas Serve As A Model For A Cross Dialectal Igbo Dictionary?", Nsukka Journal of African Languages and Linguistics, Vol. 5, pp 145-154, Volumes 5 & 6. 2009-2010 |
20 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. (2009, May), "Das Diccionario panhispánico de dudas: Ein methodisches Vorbild für ein überdialektales Igbo-Wörterbuch?", NATOG, Vol. 5, pp 98-121 |
Other Relevant Publications | |
1 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. "WESTERN SAHARA: NATURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMY", (Others, 2016 March) |
2 | Uchechukwu Purity Ada. "The Role of Latin America and the Caribbean in the Struggle for the Decolonization of Western Sahara: A Decolonial Perspective", (Others, 2016 March) |
Supervisions | |
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1 | "La nominalisation en francais, espagnol et izon: une analyse comparee" (2018). Completed Masters project by Tabugbo Adaugo Promise 2015066002F |
2 | "Compounding in Igbo, Spanish and Yoruba Verbs" (2021). Ongoing Masters project by Ewurum Chioma Valerie 2017056006F |
3 | "Phonological Interference in Pronouncing Spanish Sounds by Igbo Native Speakers" (2022). Ongoing Masters project by Ikwuagwu Esther 2016056003F |
4 | "A Comparison of Aspect in Spanish and Igbo" (2022). Ongoing Masters project by Ekwelundu Chioma Celestina 201805600IF |
5 | "A Comparative Study of Igbo and Spanish Verbal Inflexional Affixes" (2022). Ongoing Masters project by Smart Princess Favour 2017056004F |
6 | "A Contrastive Analysis of English and Spanish Copula Verbs" (2022). Ongoing Masters project by Odogu Ugonna Vera |
Grants | |
1 | Collaborator: "Learning about Ndi igbo" (July, 2021 to September, 2022). Completed sponsored grant by Agunze Chib Ikokwu Foundation (ACIF) |
2 | Collaborator: "Spanish Scholarship University of La Rioja" (October, 2016 to June, 2017). Completed sponsored grant by Mujeres por Africa |
3 | Collaborator: "La enseñanza del español en África subsahariana" (February, 2012). Completed sponsored grant by Spanish Embassy, Accra |
Editorships | |
1 | Editor, "Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL)" (June, 2021) |
2 | Editor, "Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL)" (November, 2021) |
3 | Editor, "Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL)" (June, 2021) |
4 | Editor, "Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL)" (October, 2021) |
5 | Editor, "Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL)" (June, 2021) |
6 | Editor, "Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL)" (July, 2020) |
7 | Editor, "Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL)" (July, 2020) |
8 | Editor, "Journal of Modern European Languages and Literatures (JMEL)" (July, 2020) |
9 | Editor, "The Humanities and National Identity" (October, 2013) |
10 | Editor, "The Humanities and National Identity. Faculty of Arts Conference Proceedings" (October, 2013) |
Reviewerships | |
1 | Reviewer, ""The Mexican threat: the construction of a new enemy. A brief analysis of Samuel Huntington´s representation of Mexican immigration to the United States."" (January, 2022) |
2 | Reviewer, ""Language and Identity"" (May, 2022) |
3 | Reviewer, ""The Mexican threat: the construction of a new enemy. A brief analysis of Samuel Huntington´s representation of Mexican immigration to the United States."" (February, 2022) |
Contributions to the University/Society | |
1 | Collation Officer, "INEC" (February, 2019 to February, 2019) |
2 | Chairman, Media and Logistics, "Faculty of Arts Alumni Grand Homecoming" (February, 2018 to April, 2018) |
3 | Correspondent, "Fundación Duques de Soria de Ciencia y Cultura Hispánica" (December, 2018) |
4 | Deputy Director, "Centre for Arts, Culture and the Humanities" (December, 2018 to February, 2019) |
5 | Member, "Faculty of Arts Direct Teaching and Laboratory Cost (DTLC) Committee" (March, 2015 to March, 2016) |
6 | Faculty of Arts ICT Officer, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University ICT Officers" (February, 2014 to February, 2019) |
7 | Secretary, "Faculty of Arts Academic Promotion Committee" (November, 2010 to November, 2012) |
8 | Coordinator, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University UMITT Training" (May, 2010 to May, 2015) |
1 | Professional Member, "American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese" (member since 2019), https://www.aatsp.org/login.aspx |
2 | Research Member, "Corresponsal del Observatorio Permanente del Hispanismo (OPH)" (member since 2018), https://ophispanismo.com/observatorio/ |
3 | Professional Member, "Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN)" (member since 2010), https://lan.org.ng/ |
Conferences | |
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1 | "International Conference of the Nigerian Association of Teachers of German (NATOG)", (Department of Modern European Languages/NATOG), 14th July, 2021 to 15th July, 2021; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka/Virtual |
2 | "VI International Conference on Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian & Latin American Studies (ICALLAS)", (School of Languages, University of Ghana), 28th July, 2018 to 28th July, 2018; University of Legon, Ghana |
3 | "American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)Centenary Conference", (AATSP), 25th June, 2018 to 28th June, 2018; University of Salamanca, Spain |
4 | "Emerging Trends in Language and Literary Studies", (Department of English Language and Literatures, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka), 7th June, 2016 to 11th June, 2016; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
5 | "Humanities and Human Development", (Faculty of Arts), 4th May, 2016 to 7th May, 2016; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
6 | "Aspects of Igbo Lexicography", (Chinedu Uchechukwu), 23rd November, 2015 to 24th November, 2015; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
7 | "Conference of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria", (Linguistic Association of Nigeria), 2nd November, 2015 to 6th November, 2015; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
8 | "The Humanities and African Values", (Faculty of Arts Conference), 18th June, 2015 to 20th June, 2015; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
9 | "Tone in Igbo", (Chinedu Uchechukwu), 24th November, 2014 to 26th November, 2014; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
10 | "Humanities, Quality Control, Policy Implementation and Nation Building", (Faculty of Arts Conference), 14th May, 2014 to 17th May, 2014; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
11 | "International Congress of African Women Hispanists “Ñ”", (Mujeres por Africa), 29th April, 2014 to 30th April, 2014; Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody, IvoryCoast |
12 | "The Humanities and National Identity: Ethnicity, Security and Social Stability", (Faculty of Arts Conference), 1st May, 2013 to 4th May, 2013; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
13 | "The Transitivity Problem of the Igbo Verb", (Chinedu Uchechukwu), 28th November, 2011 to 29th November, 2011; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
14 | "Igbo Extensional Suffixes", (Chinedu Uchechukwu), 2nd December, 2010 to 2nd December, 2010; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
15 | "23rd Annual Conference of Linguistic Association of Nigeria (CLAN)", (Linguistic Association of Nigeria), 29th November, 2010 to 3rd December, 2010; University of Portharcourt, Rivers state |
16 | "The Humanities and Globalization in the 3rd Millennium", (Faculty of Arts Conference), 6th May, 2010 to 9th May, 2010; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
17 | "Ten Years of Democracy in Nigeria", (Faculty of Arts Conference), 6th May, 2009 to 9th May, 2009; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
Workshops | |
1 | "REUNIÓN CORRESPONSALES OPH", (Fundacion Duque de Soria, Espana), 21st December, 2023 to 21st December, 2023; Teams |
2 | "OBSERVATORIO PERMANENTE DEL HISPANISMO (OPH) REUNIÓN DE CORRESPONSALÍAS", (Fundacion Duque de Soria, Espana), 23rd March, 2023 to 23rd March, 2023; Teams |
3 | "Lo que el tsunami digital no debería barrer", (Editorial Difusion), 8th April, 2021 to 8th April, 2021; Webinar |
4 | "Aprendizaje significativo en el aula de ELE (I)", (University of Salamanca/Instituto Cervantes), 1st August, 2016 to 5th August, 2016; Salamanca, Spain |
5 | "Spanish Language and Culture Workshop (II)", (NUC and Spanish Embassy, Abuja), 18th June, 2012 to 13th July, 2012; NUC, Abuja |
6 | "Spanish Language and Culture Workshop (I)", (NUC and Spanish Embassy, Abuja), 31st May, 2010 to 25th June, 2010; NUC, Abuja |
7 | "Readings on the Igbo Preposition", (Chinedu Uchechukwu), 1st December, 2009 to 2nd December, 2009; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
Seminars | |
1 | ""¿DELE O SIELE? Debate sobre la evaluación certificativa en español"", (Editorial Edinumen), 17th January, 2024 to 17th January, 2024; zoom |
2 | "The Nigerian Open Science Symposium", (Eko Connect), 1st September, 2021 to 2nd September, 2021; zoom |
Webinars | |
1 | ""Publishing Ethics"", (Taylor & Francis Group), 23rd February, 2022 to 23rd February, 2022; zoom |
2 | "¿Qué hago con los textos mapeados de Aula internacional Plus?", (Editorial Difusión), 16th February, 2022 to 16th February, 2022; zoom |
3 | "Publishing Your Research Open Access", (Taylor & Francis Group), 19th January, 2022 to 19th January, 2022; zoom |
4 | "Get your paper published: The 5 mistakes to avoid", (TRESS ACADEMIC), 18th January, 2022 to 18th January, 2022; zoom |
5 | "CARLA Presentation: Acquisition of Discourse Markers and Fillers in L2 Spanish and Their Usage in Spontaneous Conversation", (CARLA - Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition), 28th October, 2021 to 28th October, 2021; zoom |
6 | "La gramática indispensable para tus clases", (Editorial Difusión), 27th October, 2021 to 27th October, 2021; zoom |
7 | "Las claves del DELE: ¿cómo superar el examen con éxito?", (Editorial Difusión), 29th September, 2021 to 29th September, 2021; zoom |
8 | "Los 5 sentidos de la cultura", (Klett World Languages), 23rd September, 2021 to 23rd September, 2021; zoom |
9 | "“Los 5 sentidos de la Cultura. Ideas para el mes de la Herencia Hispana.”", (Klett World languages), 23rd September, 2021 to 23rd September, 2021; Online |
Other Events | |
1 | "Conference Of The Nigerian Association Of Teachers Of German (NATOG)", (Department of Modern European Languages and NATOG), 14th July, 2021 to 15th July, 2021; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
2 | "The Preposition In Igbo", (Igbo Language Symposium), 1st December, 2019 to 1st December, 2019; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
3 | "International Conference On Afro-Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian & Latin American Studies (ICALLAS)", (School of Languages, University of Ghana), 7th August, 2018 to 10th August, 2018; University of Ghana, Legon |
4 | "Centenary Conference Of The American Association Of Teachers Of Spanish And Portuguese (AATSP)", (American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)), 25th June, 2018 to 28th June, 2018; Salamanca, Spain |
5 | "Issues In The Teaching And Learning Of The Igbo Language", (Igbo Language Symposium), 28th November, 2016 to 28th November, 2016; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
6 | "Aprendizaje Significativo En El Aula De ELE (I)", (Universidad de Salamanca and Instituto Cervantes), 31st August, 2016 to 31st August, 2016; University of Salamanca, Spain |
7 | "Emerging Trends In Language And Literary Studies", (Department of English and Literary Studies), 7th June, 2016 to 11th June, 2016; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
8 | "Aspects Of Igbo Lexicography", (Igbo Language Symposium), 23rd November, 2015 to 24th November, 2015; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
9 | "The Humanities And African Values", (Faculty of Arts Conference), 18th June, 2015 to 20th June, 2015; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
10 | "The Humanities, Quality Control, Policy Implementation And Nation Building", (Faculty of Arts Conference), 14th May, 2014 to 17th May, 2014; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
11 | "International Congress Of International Congress Of African Women Hispanists “Ñ”African Women Hispanists “Ñ”", (Women for Africa Foundation - Fundación Mujeres por África), 29th March, 2014 to 30th March, 2014; Université Félix Houphouet Boigny de Cocody, IvoryCoast |
12 | "The Humanities And National Identity: Ethnicity, Security And Social Stability", (Faculty of Arts Conference), 1st May, 2013 to 4th May, 2013; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
13 | "The Classification Of Igbo Verbs", (Igbo Language Symposium), 26th November, 2012 to 27th November, 2012; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
14 | "Spanish Language And Culture (II)", (NUC and Spanish Embassy, Abuja), 18th June, 2012 to 13th July, 2012; NUC, Abuja |
15 | "The Transitivity Problem Of The Igbo Verb", (Igbo Language Symposium), 28th November, 2011 to 29th November, 2011; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
16 | "Extensional Suffixes And Clitics In Igbo", (Igbo Language Symposium), 2nd December, 2010 to 2nd December, 2010; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
17 | "23rd Annual Conference Of Linguistic Association Of Nigeria (CLAN)", (Linguistic Association of Nigeria), 29th November, 2010 to 3rd December, 2010; University of Port Harcourt |
18 | "Spanish Language And Culture Workshop (I)", (NUC and Spanish Embassy, Abuja), 31st May, 2010 to 25th June, 2010; NUC, Abuja |
19 | "The Humanities And Globalization In The 3rd Millenium", (Faculty of Arts Conference), 6th May, 2010 to 9th May, 2021; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
20 | "Ten Years Of Democracy In Nigeria", (Faculty of Arts Conference), 6th May, 2009 to 9th May, 2009; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |