Mr. Peter Oyewole Makinde
Mr. Peter Oyewole Makinde is a LECTURER I in LINGUISTICS Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Peter Oyewole Makinde is a Lecturer in the Department of Linguistics at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. He teaches Elementary Yoruba to 1st Year students, Stylistics Analysis to 3rd Year, as well as Issues in Multilingualism and Dialectology to Final Year students. His areas of specialization among others include Stylistics, Social Semiotics, Multimodality and General Linguistics. Peter Makinde is also a Doctoral Student at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa working on Dissertation that focuses on Social semiotics and multimodality.
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Address: | Linguistics, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | LINGUISTICS |
Social Profiles
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, August, 2014) March, 2011 to August, 2014 MA English Language |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Bachelor Degree, September, 2009) January, 2004 to September, 2009 BA English Language And Literature |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Lecturer I, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2023 to Present |
| 2 | Lecturer II, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka July, 2020 to September, 2023 |
| 3 | Assistant Lecturer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka July, 2019 to July, 2020 |
| 4 | Administrative Officer, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka October, 2018 to July, 2019 |
| 5 | Administrative Assistant, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka April, 2015 to October, 2018 |
Creative Output
| Books | |
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| 1 | Odochi S. Akujobi & Peter Oyewole Makinde (Eds.). (2022, June) Literature-in-English: Fundamentals of Drama, Poetry and Prose (Second Edition) De-Emeralds Printing and Publishing |
| 2 | Peter Oyewole Makinde & Odochi S. Akujobi (Eds.). (2022, August) Fundamentals of Christian Religious Studies: Theories, Concepts and Issues (Second Edition) De-Emeralds Printing and Publishing |
| 3 | Mike Oddih; Odochi S. Akujobi & Peter Oyewole Makinde (Eds.). (2021, February) Fundamentals of African Government and Politics: Perspectives, Issues and Challenges (Second Edition) De-Emeralds Printing and Publishing |
| Book Chapters | |
| 1 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2022, June) "Prose Fiction" in in Odochi S Akujobi & Peter Oyewole Makinde. Literature-in-English: Fundamentals of Drama, Poetry and Prose (Second Edition) De-Emeralds Printing and Publishing, Awka, Anambra State, pp 58-63 |
| 2 | Peter Oyewole Makinde & Luke N. Okolo. (2022, June) "The Structure and Elements of Prose" in Odochi S Akujobi & Peter Oyewole Makinde. Literature-in-English: Fundamentals of Drama, Poetry and Prose (Second Edition) De-Emeralds Printing and Publishing, Awka, Anambra State, pp 64-70 |
| 3 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Ezeaku Afamefuna. (2015, May) Reading Comprehension Fab Anieh Nigeria Ltd. |
| 4 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Ngozi Ezenwa-Ohaeto. (2011, September) “Linguistics Deviances As A Stylistic Approach To Literary Texts: A Study Of African Traditional Poem “Salute To The Elephant”” Rex Charles and Patrick Publications, pp 171-9 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2024, July), "Marketization and Higher Education Branding at NAU: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis", Journal of Linguistics, Language and Culture (JOLLC), Vol. 11, (Issue 1), pp 38-65 |
| 2 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Chinasa Nora Chikezie, Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne. (2024, July), "A Critical Pragmatic Analysis of some selected Songs of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (MohBad)", Studies in Pragmatic and Discourse Analysis, Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 29–39 |
| 3 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Chinenye Gift Ezeonye, Cecilia Amaoge Eme. (2024, July), "A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Traditional Marriage Terms in Awgbu-Igbo", Journal of Language and Linguistics in Society, Vol. 4, (Issue 4), pp 41-51 |
| 4 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2024, October), "A Multimodal Metaphorical Representation of Selected Political Cartoons in Nigeria", Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature, Vol. 7, (Issue 10), pp 300-315 |
| 5 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Barnabas Fiyinfoluwa Adejumo. (2024, December), "Linguistic Appeals in Political Discourse: A Multimodal Discourse Analysis of 2023 Presidential Election Billboards and Posters in Nigeria", Journal of English Language Teaching and Linguistics, Vol. 9, (Issue 3), pp 287-299 |
| 6 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2024, December), "Using SFL as a Resource for Meaning-Making: A Social Semiotic Stylistics Analysis of John Pepper Clark’s "Night Rain"", Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning (JELTL), Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 60-77 |
| 7 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Amarachukwu Nnedimma Aralu. (2024, December), "Visual Communication in Advertisement: A Social Semiotic Analysis of Selected Billboards in Awka Metropolis", UCP Journal of Languages & Literature (HEC Recognized-Y Category), Vol. 2, (Issue 2), pp 86-107 |
| 8 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Peace Anwulika Odili. (2023, October), "A Social Semiotic Analysis of Selected Basic Pupils’ English Textbooks in Awka", International Journal of Systemic Functional Linguistics, Vol. 6, (Issue 2), pp 50-57 |
| 9 | Peter Oyewole Makinde & Ebubechukwu Victor Dickson. (2023, September), "Contrastive Analysis of the Morphemes of Yoruba and Igbo Languages", Nigerian Journal of African Studies (NJAS), Vol. 5, (Issue 3), pp 131-149, VOL. 5 NO. 3, 2023 (ISSN: 2734-3146) |
| 10 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2023, April), "Visual representation of ASUU strikes in Nigeria: a semiotic analysis of cartoons in selected Nigerian newspapers", Language and Semiotic Studies, Vol. 9, (Issue 2), pp 1-21, https://doi.org/10.1515/lass-2023-0006 |
| 11 | Chinenye Loyce Okoye, Chika Ezeudo, Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2022, June), "Conceptualization of animal names in the learning of foreign language by the advanced Igbo and Yoruba Chinese learners", Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages (AJILL), Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 42-69 |
| 12 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Stephanie Otitodilichukwu Aniekwe. (2022, August), "The Use of Adverbs in Obeledu Dialect and Standard Igbo: A Contrastive Analysis", International Journal of Language and Linguistics, Vol. 10, (Issue 4), pp 260-269 |
| 13 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Lynda Uju Mgbodi. (2022, May), "A Social Semiotic Discourse Analysis of Gender Expressions in Selected Nigerian Newspapers", Language in India, Vol. 22, (Issue 5), pp 175-189, http://www.languageinindia.com/ |
| 14 | Daniel Oluwatayomi Fadumo, Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2021, December), "Effective Communication and Linguistic Clarity: A Study of Construction Management Practices in Anambra State", Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, Vol. 40, (Issue 38), pp 12-28 |
| 15 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2021, October), "Language in Literature: A Stylistic Analysis of Dennis Brutus’ “After Exile”", Indiana Journal of Arts & Literature, Vol. 10, (Issue 2), pp 9-17, ISSN (Online)- 2582-869X |
| 16 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Chinyere Celestina Esimone. (2021, October), "LANGUAGE AND MUSIC: THE INSEPARABLE COMBINATION OF ARTS", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES (NJAS), Vol. 3, (Issue 2), pp 134-138 |
| 17 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2020, September), "Linguistic Analysis of Kwesi Brew's "The Mesh"", Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages (AJILL), Vol. 13, pp 1-17, A Publication of the Department of Linguistics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| Conference Papers | |
| 1 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2023, November), "Semiotic Landscapes of Religious Signboards in Awka Metropolis: A Multimodal Analysis", |
| 2 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2023, December), "A Multimodal Metaphorical Representation of Selected Political Cartoons in Nigeria", |
| 3 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2022, August), "VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF ASUU STRIKES IN NIGERIA: A SEMIOTIC ANALYSIS OF CARTOONS IN SELECTED NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS", |
| 4 | Chinenye Loyce Okoye, Chika Ezeudo, Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2022, March), "Conceptualization of Animal Names in the Learning of Foreign Language by the Advanced Igbo and Yoruba Chinese Learners", |
| 5 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Chinyere C. Esimone. (2021, August), "“Musicolinguistics Analysis Of Some Selected Yoruba And Igbo Folk Songs: The Ethos And Pathos”", |
| 6 | Peter Oyewole Makinde, Chinyere C. Esimone. (2021, August), "Music And Linguistics, The Inseparable Combination Of Arts: The Ethos And Pathos”", |
| 7 | Peter Oyewole Makinde. (2018, September), "“Language In Literature: A Stylistic Analysis Of Dennis Brutus’ “After Exile”", |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Grants | |
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| 1 | Awardee: "UWC DVC Research & Innovation PhD Conference Grant Award" (October, 2023 to December, 2023). Completed sponsored grant by University of the Western Cape's DVC R&I PhD Conference Grant |
| Editorships | |
| 1 | Chief Editor, "WritingThreeSixty Journal of Research and Creative Texts" (June, 2024) |
| 2 | Chief Editor, "WritingThreeSixty Journal of Research and Creative Texts" (December, 2024) |
| Reviewerships | |
| 1 | Reviewer, "Visual Communication" (January, 2025) |
| 2 | Reviewer, "Applying Systemic Functional Linguistics to meet the challenge of change" (April, 2025) |
| 3 | Reviewer, "Tega Odele's article "EVALUATING THE FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN CONSUMERS’ BEHAVIOR POST-LOCKDOWN IN NIGERIA" submitted to Academia Letters" (May, 2022) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Member, "CCMAS Committee of the Department of Linguistics" (February, 2023 to December, 2023) |
| 2 | Member, "Faculty of Arts Grant, International Cooperation and Linkage Committee (NAU)" (April, 2023 to December, 2023) |
| 3 | Member, TETFUND CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE (TCoE) Technical Advisory Committee, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (March, 2021) |
| 4 | Member, Department of Linguistics Editorial Board, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (March, 2021 to December, 2022) |
| 5 | Member, MEMBERSHIP OF SENATE AND VICE-CHANCELLOR’S COMMITTEE ON GENERAL STUDIES PROGRAMME COMMITTEE, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (July, 2019) |
| 6 | MEMBERSHIP OF SENATE & VICE-CHANCELLOR’S COMMITTEE ON FUEL/SECURITY/SUG SURVEILLANCE, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (July, 2019 to October, 2022) |
| 7 | Personal Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (June, 2019) |
| 8 | Member/Secretary, Senate Research Grants Committee, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (October, 2019 to December, 2022) |
| 9 | Member, Transport Services Committee, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (October, 2019 to December, 2022) |
| 10 | Member, Africa Centers of Excellence (ACE) Impact, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (January, 2018 to June, 2019) |
| 11 | Member, Ceremonials/Convocation Committee, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka" (March, 2018 to December, 2022) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Full Member, "West Africa Systemic Functional Linguistics Interest Group (WASFLIG)" (member since 2023), https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=wasflig&qpvt=WASFLIG&form=IGRE&first=1 |
| 2 | Full Member, "Systemic Functional Linguistics Interest Group (SFLIG)" (member since 2023), https://sflinterestgroup.com/ |
| 3 | Graduate Member, "Association of Contemporary African Linguistics" (member since 2022), https://acal.linguistlist.org/ |
| 4 | Graduate Member, "The African Language Association of Southern Africa (ALASA)" (member since 2022), https://alasa.org.za/ |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "49th International Systemic Functional Congress (ISFC49) - Theme: Harmony, Compassion and Empowerment", (UNSW Sydney), 1st July, 2024 to 5th July, 2024; UNSW Sydney |
| 2 | "2nd Biennial Conference of the Nigerian Academy of Letters on the Theme: “The Humanities and Nigeria’s Democratic Experience”", (Nigerian Academy of Letters), 19th June, 2024 to 21st June, 2024; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 3 | "AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND LINGUISTICS (ICELLL '24)", (Department of Humanities & Languages, Sona College of Technology in association with the Department of English, Muscat College), 6th March, 2024 to 7th March, 2024; Sona College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, Salem, India |
| 4 | "College of Language and Communication 2nd International Conference (LANACOM) - INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN THE DIGITAL ERA: INNOVATION AND DIGITIZATION IN LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION", (College of Language and Communication (CLC), Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT - Egypt)), 3rd December, 2023 to 4th December, 2023; Abu Kir campus, Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (Alexandria HQ). |
| 5 | "ASFLA 2023 - Celebrating Semiosis", (Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association), 21st November, 2023 to 24th November, 2023; Zoom |
| 6 | "The 2nd International Online Systemic Functional Linguistics Interest Group Conference - Systemic Functional Linguistics research in a changing and challenging world", (International Online Systemic Functional Linguistics Interest Group (SFLIG)), 13th November, 2023 to 16th November, 2023; Zoom |
| 7 | "Pre-Congress Institute (PCI48) - Systemic Functional Linguistics: Power and Empowerment", (Systemic Functional Linguistics Association of Tunisia Syflat), 16th April, 2023 to 17th April, 2023; University of Sfax, SFAX, TUNISIA |
| 8 | "48TH INTERNATIONAL SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONAL CONGRESS, ISFC48 - Theme: Systemic Functional Linguistics: Power and Empowerment", (SYFLAT - Tunisian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association), 18th March, 2023 to 21st March, 2023; Sousse, Tunisia |
| 9 | "African Languages in Practice in the 21st Century", (23RD BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE AFRICAN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (ALASA)), 21st September, 2022 to 24th September, 2022; University of the Western Cape, South Africa |
| 10 | "2022 23rd Biennial International African Languages Association of Southern Africa (ALASA) Conference", (AFRICAN LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA), 21st September, 2022 to 24th September, 2022; STELLENBOSCH Techno Avenue, Techno Park Stellenbosch 7600,Cape Town, South Africa |
| 11 | "31st European Systemic Functional Linguistics Conference; Theme: Social Semiotics and Sustainability", (Centre for Multimodal Communication at University of Southern Denmark), 24th August, 2022 to 26th August, 2022; Zoom |
| 12 | "53rd Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL 53)", (The Department of Linguistics at the University of California San Diego), 7th April, 2022 to 9th April, 2022; Zoom - https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/93546041300?pwd=cHRucFcySTkyUUhKRXJ1T0dhK3o1QT09 |
| 13 | "Language, Literature and Insecurity in West Africa", (Department of Linguistics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka), 22nd March, 2022 to 25th March, 2022; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 14 | "Acoustics in the Humanities and Sciences", (Acoustical Society of Nigeria), 25th November, 2021 to 25th November, 2021; Zoom |
| 15 | "18th National Conference of the Association of Nigerian Musicologists (ANIM) with the theme: Ethos and Pathos in Nigerian Music", (Association of Nigerian Musicologists (ANIM)), 16th August, 2021 to 20th August, 2021; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| 16 | "IACPL 2021: Conference of the International Association of Colonial and Postcolonial Linguistics", (International Association of Colonial and Postcolonial Linguistics (IACPL)), 28th June, 2021 to 30th June, 2021; Cape Town, South Africa (on Zoom) |
| 17 | "3rd Christopher Okigbo International Conference", (The Christopher Okigbo Foundation), 28th September, 2018 to 29th September, 2018; Nnamdi Azikiwe University Auditorium |
| 18 | "ICL20: 20th International Congress of Linguists, with the theme “The Dynamics of Language”", (International Congress of Linguists (ICL)), 2nd July, 2018 to 6th July, 2018; Cape Town, South Africa |
| 19 | "1st Annual Conference on English Language and Literary Studies", (Department of English Language and Literature), 7th June, 2016 to 11th June, 2016; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka |
| Workshop | |
| 1 | "Digital Learning Africa Summit, 2022", (International Business and Economic Forum), 3rd February, 2022 to 4th February, 2022; Zoom |
| Seminars | |
| 1 | "Using SFL as a resource for meaning-making: A social semiotic stylistic analysis of John Pepper Clark's "Night Rain"", (West African Systemic Functional Linguistics), 2nd June, 2023 to 2nd June, 2023; Zoom |
| 2 | "[Multimodality Talks series] Museums and communication in the 21st Century Date and Time: Fri, April 21, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM BST", (UCL Centre for Multimodal Research, Stockholm University), 21st April, 2023 to 21st April, 2023; Zoom |
| Webinars | |
| 1 | ""The Learner Centered and Inclusive English Classroom"", (Linguistics and Pedagogy Webinars), 11th September, 2022 to 11th September, 2022; YouTube |
| 2 | "“A Linguistic Investigation of Lexical Tones in Dogri”", (Linguistics and Pedagogy Webinars), 14th August, 2022 to 14th August, 2022; YouTube |
| 3 | "Politeness in Pragmatics", (Linguistics and Pedagogy Webinars), 24th July, 2022 to 24th July, 2022; YouTube |
| 4 | "“Using Narrative Inquiry in Linguistic Research”", (Linguistics and Pedagogy Webinars), 14th July, 2022 to 14th July, 2022; YouTube |
| 5 | "Communication Language Teaching: Basics | Linguistics and Pedagogy Webinars", (Linguistics and Pedagogy Webinars), 25th June, 2022 to 25th June, 2022; Zoom |