Dr. Lauretta Okwuchukwu Chinyeaka
Dr. Lauretta Okwuchukwu Chinyeaka is a LECTURER I in ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
I am Lauretta Okwuchukwu Chinyeaka from Abagana in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, a lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. My areas of specialization include Sociolinguistics and English as a Second Language (ESL).
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Address: | English Language And Literature, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, August, 2021) October, 2012 to August, 2021 PhD English Language And Literature |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, November, 2011) October, 2008 to November, 2011 English Language And Literature |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe university Awka. (Bachelor Degree, August, 2007) October, 1998 to August, 2007 B A English Language And Literature |
| 4 | Anambra State College of Education, Awka. (NCE, September, 1987) October, 1984 to October, 1987 NCE English/Igbo Languages |
| 5 | Mater Amabilis Secondary School, Umuoji. (GCE, December, 1983) September, 1979 to December, 1983 GCE |
| 6 | Mater Amabilis Secondary School Umuoji. (SSCE, September, 1983) September, 1979 to June, 1983 WASC |
| 7 | Community Primary School, Mgbago-Umuoji. (FSLC, July, 1978) September, 1972 to July, 1978 FSLC |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | MEMBER, LIBRARY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, LIBRARY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE June, 2023 to Present |
| 2 | GST CO-ORDINATOR FOR GST 101 (USE OF ENGLISH I), OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES June, 2023 to June, 2024 |
| 3 | GST CO-ORDINATOR FOR GST 101 (USE OF ENGLISH I), DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA February, 2022 to February, 2023 |
| 4 | POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISOR, COLLEGE OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES December, 2021 to Present |
| 5 | Member, Faculty of Arts Library Management Committe, Nnamdi Azimiwe University. Awka May, 2021 to Present |
| 6 | COORDINATOR, SANDWICH PROGRAMME, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA January, 2020 to January, 2021 |
| 7 | Staff Adviser CEP, Year 3, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka January, 2020 to Present |
| 8 | Facilitator, RAN Workshop for Teachers, Demonstration Nursery/Primary School, Unizik, Awka, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka October, 2019 to October, 2021 |
| 9 | Member National Association of Teachers and Researchers of English as a Second Language (NATRESL), Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka September, 2019 to Present |
| 10 | SANDWICH COORDINATOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA November, 2018 to November, 2019 |
| 11 | Coordinator, Department of English Language and Literature, Sandwich Programme Nnamdi Azikiwe university, Awka October, 2018 to August, 2021 |
| 12 | Lecturer 1, Nnamdi Azikiwe University October, 2018 to Present |
| 13 | Coordinator, sandwich program, Nnamdi Azikiwe University September, 2018 to September, 2021 |
| 14 | Member, Linguistic Association of Nigeria (LAN), Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka October, 2017 to Present |
| 15 | Member English Scholar Association of Nigeria (ESAN), Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka May, 2017 to Present |
| 16 | Member Reading Association of Nigeria (RAN), Anambra State Branch, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka October, 2016 to October, 2021 |
| 17 | Lecturer 2, Nnamdi Azikiwe University June, 2015 to September, 2018 |
| 18 | Assistant lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University May, 2014 to June, 2015 |
| 19 | Principal Executive Officer 2, Nnamdi Azikiwe University October, 2013 to September, 2014 |
| 20 | Women Leader, El Shaddai Bi le Revival Ministry, Okluno October, 2010 to Present |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Lauretta Chinyeaka O. (2023, November) Speech Style-Shifts in Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus |
| 2 | Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2021, February) Fundamental English for Communicative Purposes (Vocabulary Development) FAB ANIEH NIG. LTD., pp 18-29 |
| 3 | Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2021, February) Basic English for Academic Competence (Speaking for Academic Purposes) FAB ANIEH NIG. LTD., pp 28-39 |
| 4 | Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2019, June) Rudiments of English Usage (Letter Writing and Essay Writing) |
| 5 | Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2019, June) Rudiments of English Usage (Punctuation in English Usage) |
| 6 | Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2018, June) Rudiments of English Usage (Chapter 3 & 4) Amaka Dreams Limited, pp 40-76 |
| 7 | Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2016, June) Essentials of English Practice (The Minor Parts of Speech) Amaka Dreams Limited, pp 27-37 |
| 8 | Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2015, August) Current Issues in Linguistics, Language and Gender Studies A Festchrift in Honour of Prof. Cecilia Amaoge-Eme (Phonological Theories by Functionalism) |
| 9 | Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2015, June) Functional English for Academic Purposes (Concord/Agreement) WONDER CHOICE GLOBAL CONCEPT, pp 149-156 |
| 10 | Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2015, July) Functional English for Academic Purposes (The Rules of English Spelling) , pp 171-182 |
| 11 | Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2015, June) Fundamentals of Matriculation English (Direct and Indirect Speech) FAB ANIEH NIG. LTD., pp 350-363 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O.. (2024, March), "Speaker-Addressee Interactions in Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God: An Accommodation Theory Approach", Unknown Journal or Publisher, Vol. 10, (Issue 1) |
| 2 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O.. (2024, March), "ACCOMMODATION STRATEGIES IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES (NJAS), Vol. 6, (Issue 1), pp 1-18 |
| 3 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O.. (2023, December), "SPEECH STYLE SHIFTS IN ADICHIE'S AMERICANAH", INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES (IJAAS), Vol. 9, (Issue 1), pp 1-14 |
| 4 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O.. (2023, December), "Accommodation Strategies in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus", AWKA JOURNALOF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ANDLITERARY STUDIES(AJELLS), Vol. 10, (Issue 1), pp 246-267 |
| 5 | Lauretta O. Chinyeaka. (2023, December), "Accommodation Strategies in Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus", AWKA JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERARY STUDIES (AJELLS), Vol. 10, (Issue 1), pp 246-267 |
| 6 | Lauretta O Chinyeaka. (2020, August), "SPEECH STYLE-SHIFTS IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S ARROW OF GOD", INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES (IJAAS), Vol. 6, (Issue 2), pp 110-126 |
| 7 | Chinese Ezeifeka and Chinyeaka Lauretta O. (2019, March), "The Kolanut Ritual as Speech Event in Selected Igbo Cultural Ceremonies", Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL), Vol. 7, (Issue 1), pp 128-136 |
| 8 | Thecla Udemmadu and Chinyeaka Lauretta O. (2017, March), "A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF ENGLISH AND IGBO STRUCTURES: A CHALLENGE TO AN IGBO ESL", Interdisciplinary Journal of African and Asian Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 3), pp 1-7 |
| 9 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O.. (2017, April), "AN OVERVIEW OF ADVERBS FOR THE PROFICIENT USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE", Awka Journal of English Language and Literary Studies, Vol. 6, (Issue 1), pp 97-113 |
| 10 | Akujiobi Odochi Silver, Chinyeaka Lauretta O. (2016, April), "Digitizing second Language learning in Nigeria Universities: A pedagogical Perspectives", IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), Vol. 21, (Issue 4), pp 53-57 |
| 11 | Ezeafulukwe, Olivia and Chinyeaka, Lauretta O.. (2016, July), "Nigeria’s Language Policy and the study of English and French: the Social Implications", Unknown Journal or Publisher |
| 12 | Emmanuel Obiudo, Lauretta Chinyeaka. (2016, October), "Making Professional Ethics count in language teaching and learning in Nigeria", Awka Journal of English Language and Literary Studies, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 143-153 |
| 13 | Chinyeaka Lauretta O. (2016, August), "Listening for effective communication: A study of Undergraduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka", Mgbakoigba: Journal of African Studies, Vol. 6, (Issue 1), pp 1-5 |
| 14 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O.. (2016, August), "Deixis as a Strategy for Exclusion in Informal Interactions", JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE CONFERENCE, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 12-20 |
| 15 | Akujobi, Odochi Silver and Chinyeaka, Lauretta O. (2015, May), "Digitizing Second Language Learning in Nigerian Universities: A Pedagogical Perspectives", IOSR JOURNALS OF HUMANITY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, Vol. 21, (Issue 4) |
| 16 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O.. (2011, February), "THE STIPULATIONS FOR ENGLISH IN THE NATIONAL POLICY ON EDUCATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT", The Humanities & Sustainable Development Journal |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O. (2020, June), "Indigenous Nigerian Languages and the Threat of English Language as First Language", |
| 2 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O. (2018, May), "Nigerian Pidgin Today: A Veritable Tool For National Development", |
| 3 | Chinwe Ezeifeka and Chinyeaka Lauretta. (2018, May), "The Kolanut Ritual as Speech Event in Selected Igbo Cultural Ceremonies", |
| 4 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O.. (2016, July), "Listening for Effective Communication: A Study of Undergraduates of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka", |
| 5 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O. (2015, May), "Effects of Gender Inequality in English on Human Development", |
| 6 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O. (2015, May), "Impacts of the English language on the Igbo Language", |
| 7 | Akujobi, Odochi Silver and Chinyeaka, Lauretta O. (2015, May), "Digitizing Second Language Learning in Nigerian Universities: A Pedagogical Perspectives", |
| 8 | Ezeafulukwe, Olivia and Chinyeaka, Lauretta O.. (2015, July), "Nigeria’s Language Policy and the study of English and French: the Social Implications", |
| 9 | Chinyeaka, Lauretta O. (2011, March), ""The stipulation for English in the National policy on Education: Implications for sustainable National Development" in the Humanities and sustainable National Development, Faculty of Arts annual conference 2011", |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Editorships | |
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| 1 | Editor, "AWKA JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERARY STUDIES" (May, 2023) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "AWKA JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERARY STUDIES (AJELLS)" (July, 2023) |
| Examinerships | |
| 1 | Examiner, "PROPOSAL DEFENCE" (February, 2024). Completed External Exam |
| 2 | Examiner, "FACULTY DEFENCE" (January, 2023). Completed Internal-External Exam |
| 3 | Examiner, "SUPERVISION" (March, 2024). Ongoing Internal-Internal Exam |
| 4 | Examiner, "PROPOSAL" (March, 2024). Ongoing Internal-Internal Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | MEMBER ALUMNI COMMITTEE, "ALUMNI COMMITTEE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE" (May, 2023) |
| 2 | ACADEMIC ADVISERS, "ACADEMIC ADVISERS COMMITTEE" (May, 2023) |
| 3 | Staff Adviser CEP - Year 3, "Department of English language and literature" (June, 2019) |
| 4 | Facilitator, "RAN Workshop for Teachers" (August, 2016 to September, 2016) |
| 5 | Member, "Committee, Faculty of Arts Lecture Series" (October, 2016 to August, 2018) |
| 6 | Secretary, "Department of English language and literature" (June, 2015 to May, 2019) |
| 7 | Women's Leader, "El - Shaddai Bible Revival Ministry" (January, 2014) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Associate Member, "English Scholars' Association of Nigeria (ESAN)" (member since 2019), https://www.englishscholars.org.ng |
| 2 | Associate Member, "English Scholars' Association of Nigeria (ESAN)" (member since 2018), https://www.englishscholars.org.ng |
| 3 | Full Member, "The Reading Association of Nigeria" (member since 2018), https://www.readingassociationnigeria.org/about-ran.php |
| 4 | Full Member, "Linguistic Association of Nigeria" (member since 2015), https://lan.org.ng/ |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "ARTS AND THE ART OF NATION BUILDING", (FACULTY OF ARTS, NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVESRSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE), 19th October, 2023 to 20th October, 2023; PHYSICAL |
| 2 | "DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW IN THE 21ST CENTURY AFRICA: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY REFLECTION", (THE GRACE UZOMA OKONKWO FOUNDATION IN COLLABORATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY, IGBARIAM, ANAMBRA STATE), 10th May, 2023 to 13th May, 2023; PHYSICAL |
| 3 | "EMERGENT INTERCULTURAL REALITIES IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA", (CENTER FOR ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA IN PARTINERSHIP WITH MINISTRY OF CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT AND TOURISM ANAMBRA STATE), 27th February, 2023 to 28th July, 2023; PHYSICAL |
| 4 | "THE IGBO RACE IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE", (THE DIRECTORATE OF IGBO VILLAGE), 1st February, 2023 to 1st February, 2023; PHYSICAL |
| Workshop | |
| 1 | "Workshop on Writing Grant Oriented Proposals and Research Management", (Ekwueme Center for Multidisciplinary Research (ECMR) in Collaboration with Centre for Health and Allied Legal and Demographical Development Research and Training (CHALADDRAT)), 26th May, 2015 to 27th May, 2015; Nnamdi Azikiwe University |