Mr. Marcel Afam Ezechukwu
Mr. Marcel Afam Ezechukwu is a LECTURER I in ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
My name is Mr. Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. I am a lecturer in the department of English language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
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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 | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, November, 2025) April, 2020 to March, 2025 Ph.D Sociolinguistics |
| 2 | NOUN - National Open University Of Nigeria. (Post-Graduate Degree, March, 2017) January, 2016 to December, 2016 PGDE (POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION) |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, May, 2015) February, 2010 to May, 2015 M.A ENGLISH (LANGUAGE OPTION) ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |
| 4 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Bachelor Degree, August, 2007) December, 1999 to August, 2007 B.A. ENGLISH English Language And Literature |
| 5 | Ogidi. (GCE, December, 1999) September, 1993 to June, 1999 The West African Examinations Council, West African Senior School Certificate |
| 6 | Ozara Akukwa Technical School, Umuchu. (SSCE, December, 1989) September, 1983 to October, 1989 The West African Examinations Council Senior School Certificate |
| 7 | Central School, Umuchu. (FSLC, September, 1986) September, 1977 to June, 1983 First School Leaving Certificate |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Chairman welfare committee of department of English language and literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka March, 2026 to March, 2027 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
|---|---|
| 1 | EZECHUKWU, AFAM. (2022, October) SOCIOLINGUISTIC SIGINIFICANCE OF NAMESIN IGBO CULTURE:THE UMUCHU EXAMPLE Professor Ezenwa-Ohaeto Resource Center, Vol. -7 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2026, April), "The influence of language on mental health and wellness: A comparative review", Interdisciplinary journal of African and Asian studies, Vol. 12, (Issue 1), pp 128-133 |
| 2 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2026, March), "Naming, identity, and culture: A sociolinguistic study of Umuchu in Igbo land", Multidisciplinary journal of law education and humanities, Vol. 3, (Issue 1), pp 67-73 |
| 3 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2026, February), "Politeness strategies in Existential discourse: A critical discourse analysis of power dynamics", Advance journal of linguistics and Mass communication, Vol. 10, pp 1 |
| 4 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu and Prof Epraim Chukwu. (2025, February), "IMPOLITENESS IN STAFF-CLIENTS INTERACTION: A STUDY OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY SERVICE ENCOUNTER", Nigerian journal online (NJAH), Vol. 5 |
| 5 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu and Prof Epraim Chukwu. (2025, February), "POLITENESS IN STAFF-CLIENTS INTERACTION: A STUDY OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY SERVICE ENCOUNTER", MJLEH: MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF LAW, EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES, Vol. 2 |
| 6 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2025, March), "NAVIGATING CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION: MIGRATION'S IMPACT ON FAMILY VALUES IN UMUCHU COMMUNITY", JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE STUDIES AND ARTS, Vol. 3 |
| 7 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2025, February), "African literature and language use: Exploring the complexities of a multilingual continent", Journal of Arts, Humanities and social sciences, Vol. 1, (Issue 5), pp 86-96 |
| 8 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2024, November), "THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN PEACE BUILDING AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT : A CASE STUDY OF NNAMDI AZIKWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, NIGERIA", JOURNAL OF LINGUISTICS STUDIES AND ARTS, Vol. 2, (Issue 2) |
| 9 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2024, June), "IMPOLITENESS IN LANGUAGE USE : A STUDY OF BARROW PUSHERS AND THE PUBLIC IN ONITSHA MAIN MARKET", JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT AND HUMANITIES, Vol. 5, pp 225-239 |
| 10 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu and Chidiebere Evans Akalawu. (2024, September), "LANGUAGE USE IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION BETWEEN HODs AND STAFF IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES: A STUDY OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA", JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERARY STUDIES, Vol. 1, (Issue 1) |
| 11 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2024, June), "POLITENESS STRATEGIES AND ADDRESS SYSTEM IN IGBO AND ISOKO", JOURNAL OF LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, Vol. 11, (Issue 1) |
| 12 | EZECHUKWU, Marcel Afam. (2023, April), "CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC: AN ANALYSIS OF IMPOLITENESS STRATEGIES BY NIGERIAN FACEBOOK USERS", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES (NJAS), Vol. -5, (Issue 1) |
| 13 | EZECHUKWU, Marcel Afam. (2023, April), "QUESTION FORMATION IN ENGLISH AND NIGERIAN PIDGIN [NP]", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES (NJAS), Vol. 5, (Issue 2) |
| 14 | EZECHUKWU, Marcel Afam. (2023, May), "SOCIAL MEDIA MISREPRESENTATION AND MISINFORMATION OF CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC IN NIGERIA", Nigerian Journal of Arts and Humanities (NJAH),, Vol. 3, (Issue -1) |
| 15 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2023, August), "A STUDY OF IMPOLITENESS IN SELLER-BUYER CONVERSATION IN ONITSHA MAIN MARKET, ANAMBRA STATE", INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF AFRICAN AND ASIAN STUDIES, Vol. 9, (Issue 3) |
| 16 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2023, July), "THE ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIES OF IMPOLITENESS IN NIGERIAN FACEBOOK COMMENTS ON CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC", NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES, Vol. 5, (Issue 1) |
| 17 | EZECHUKWU, Marcel Afam. (2023, May), "THE SOCIOLINGUISTIC IMPACT OF NAMES IN BUILDING SELF-CONCEPT: A STUDY OF AGUATA CULTURAL GROUP IN ANAMBRA STATE", AJELLS, Vol. 9, (Issue 1), pp 70-83, ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPT. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY, THAILAND |
| 18 | EZECHUKWU, Marcel Afam. (2022, July), "Emerging Trends in Nigerian Culture: An Umuchu Igbo example", PREORC JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES (PREORCJAH), Vol. 7, (Issue 1) |
| 19 | Marcel Afam Ezechukwu. (2022, June), "EMERGING TRENDS IN NIGERIAN CULTURE: AN UMUCHU IGBO EXAMPLE", PREORC JOURNAL OF ARTS AND HUMANITUES, Vol. 7, (Issue 1) |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Examinerships | |
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| 1 | Chief Examiner, "Faculty defense" (May, 2026 to July, 2026). Completed Internal-Internal Exam |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Chairman welfare committee, "Department of English language and literature" (March, 2026 to March, 2026) |
| 2 | Member faculty of Arts space allocation committee, "Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (April, 2025 to April, 2026) |
| 3 | Supervision of postgraduate research research program, "Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (December, 2025) |
| 4 | Examination committee member, "Department of English language and literature" (September, 2024 to October, 2026) |
| 5 | Results committee member, "English language and literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (September, 2024 to October, 2026) |
| 6 | AJELLS/PUBLICATION Committee member, "English language and literature department of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (September, 2024 to October, 2026) |
| 7 | Academic adviser CEP YR 5, "English language and literature department of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (September, 2024 to October, 2026) |
| 8 | Welfare/ environmental committee member, "English language and literature department of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka" (September, 2024 to October, 2026) |
| 9 | AJELLS/Pub member, "Department of English language and literature" (October, 2024 to October, 2025) |
| 10 | Eminent Father, "C.M.O OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PARISH, BRIDGE HEAD HOUSING ESTATE, ONITSHA" (May, 2023) |
| 11 | Member, "Examination committee" (January, 2022 to December, 2023) |
| 12 | Adviser, "Academic adviser- CEP Year 5" (January, 2022 to December, 2023) |
| 13 | Member, "Welfare/Environmental Officer" (January, 2022 to December, 2023) |
| 14 | Secretary, "OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PARISH, BRIDGE HEAD HOUSING ESTATE, ONITSHA" (July, 2022) |
| 15 | Vice Chairman, "OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PARISH, BRIDGE HEAD HOUSING ESTATE, ONITSHA" (April, 2022) |
| 16 | Member, "OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PARISH, BRIDGE HEAD HOUSING ESTATE, ONITSHA" (August, 2022) |
| 17 | Member, "OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PARISH, BRIDGE HEAD HOUSING ESTATE, ONITSHA" (October, 2022) |
| 18 | Secretary, "OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PARISH, BRIDGE HEAD HOUSING ESTATE, ONITSHA" (October, 2022) |
| 19 | Member, "AJELLS /PUBLICATION COMMITTEE" (January, 2022 to December, 2023) |
| 20 | Member, "Examination committee" (January, 2021 to December, 2022) |
| 21 | Adviser, "Academic adviser- CEP Year 5" (January, 2021 to January, 2022) |
| 22 | Member, "Welfare/Environmental Officer" (January, 2021 to January, 2022) |
| 23 | Financial Secretary, "Bridge-Head Housing Estate Executive" (March, 2021) |
| 24 | Vice Chairman, "POWER TOOLS AND ALLIED DEALERS ASSOCIATION" (August, 2021) |
| 25 | Financial Secretary, "ONITSHA ESTATE INVESTORS CO-OPERATIVE LTD" (March, 2021) |
| 26 | Member, "AJELLS /PUBLICATION COMMITTEE" (January, 2021 to January, 2022) |
| 27 | Member, "Social and entertainment committee, Faculty of Arts" (January, 2020 to December, 2022) |
| 28 | Patron CYON, "CYON HOLY NAME CATHOLIC PARISH, UMUCHU" (March, 2020) |
| 29 | Member, "AJELLS /PUBLICATION COMMITTEE" (January, 2020 to December, 2020) |
| 30 | Adviser, "Academic adviser- CEP Year 1" (January, 2020 to December, 2020) |
| 31 | Secretary, "Welfare/Environmental Officer" (January, 2020 to December, 2020) |
| 32 | Patron CYON, "OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PARISH, BRIDGE HEAD HOUSING ESTATE, ONITSHA" (October, 2017) |
| 33 | Member, "ONITSHA ESTATE INVESTORS CO-OPERATIVE LTD" (March, 2017) |
| 34 | Member, "POWER TOOLS AND ALLIED DEALERS ASSOCIATION" (July, 2017) |
| 35 | Chairman, "EZEAMAKU KINDRED" (December, 2016) |
| 36 | Chairman Land committee, "POWER TOOLS AND ALLIED DEALERS ASSOCIATION" (March, 2015) |
| 37 | Patron CYON, "CYON HOLY NAME CATHOLIC PARISH, UMUCHU ONITSHA BRANCH" (September, 2012) |
Membership of Professional/Relevant Bodies
| 1 | Fellow Member, "LITERARY SOCIETY OF NIGERIA" (member since 2025), http: literraysocietyofnigeria |
| 2 | Professional Member, "PRAGMATICS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA" - S.N. 40NG2023P010B0010339 (member since 2023), http://www.pranfoods.net |
| 3 | Associate Member, "CORPUS LINGUISTICS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (CLAN)" - 2023 (member since 2023), https://forms.gle/u2ss6NAiatSMRMnbg |
| 4 | Associate Member, "ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA" - 2017 (member since 2017), http://eltan.ng |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "Language, literature and artificial intelligence in the 21st century", (Department of English language and literature), 25th November, 2025 to 28th November, 2025; Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka |
| 2 | "Contextualization of proverbs in ideational meta functional praxis", (Systemic functional linguistics interest group), 10th November, 2025 to 13th November, 2025; Virtual |
| 3 | "2025 annual conference", (Literary society of Nigeria), 6th May, 2025 to 9th May, 2025; Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka |
| 4 | "''Pragmatics of Violence''", (PrAN/ACU 2023 in conjuction with the Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo Town, Nigeria), 20th March, 2023 to 23rd March, 2023; Zoom |
| 5 | "Knowledge, Technology And Innovation for Africa's Transformation", (Anambra State Ploytechnic, Mgbakwu, Anambra State), 9th July, 2022 to 9th October, 2022; Physical |
| Workshops | |
| 1 | "CLAN WORKSHOP 2025", (Corpus linguistics association of Nigeria), 20th November, 2025 to 21st November, 2025; Lagos |
| 2 | "Virtual workshop on Artificial intelligence in education", (The association for the promotion of African studies), 29th July, 2025 to 29th July, 2025; Virtual |
| 3 | "Grant writing/application workshop", (Faculty of Arts Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka in collaboration with DAAD, HRK AND Dialogue on Innovation higher education strategies), 22nd July, 2025 to 22nd July, 2025; Physical |
| 4 | "Interface between Sociolinguisrics and Pragmatics", (African Pragmatics Association), 3rd June, 2025 to 3rd June, 2025; Virtual |
| 5 | "Matching the right assessment tools with learner need", (British council), 26th April, 2025 to 26th April, 2025; Zoom |
| 6 | "On-Line Teaching and Examination", (Sandwich Unit, Unizik), 20th June, 2023 to 20th June, 2023; Physical |
| Seminar | |
| 1 | "Raising children to thrive and lead", (The Duke's infant and child foundation), 5th February, 2026 to 5th February, 2026; Awka |
| Webinars | |
| 1 | "Open learning training course", (British council), 23rd January, 2026 to 23rd January, 2026; Zoom |
| 2 | "Key elements for developing classroom culture in ELT", (British council), 10th January, 2026 to 10th January, 2026; Zoom |
| 3 | "Utilizing digital resources for subject delivery and gender inclusivity", (British council), 22nd November, 2025 to 22nd November, 2025; Zoom |
| 4 | "Integrating formative assessment into lesson plans for improved student learning", (British council), 8th November, 2025 to 8th November, 2025; Zoom |
| 5 | "Teaching English: Assessing learning", (British council), 21st September, 2025 to 21st September, 2025; Zoom |
| 6 | "Artificial Intelligence in teaching, learning and researcg", (DAVAK CONSULT), 11th July, 2023 to 11th July, 2023; Virtual |
| 7 | "Mobile Assisted English Language Learning and Teaching", (British Council English score), 31st January, 2023 to 31st January, 2023; Zoom |
| 8 | "GLOBALIZATION AND IDEOLOGIES OF ENGLISH IN THAILAND", (ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPT. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY, THAILAND), 22nd July, 2022 to 22nd July, 2022; Zoom |
| 9 | "Theories and Practices of Language through the Multilingual Turn", (ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEPT. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY, THAILAND), 28th June, 2022 to 28th June, 2022; Zoom |
| 10 | "Building Writing through adventure on realia in the school environment", (British Council), Virtual |
| 11 | "A practical introduction to technology supported language learning", (British Council), Virtual |
| 12 | "Using the Historical-Structural approach to bridge the gap between educational policies and practice", (British Council), Virtual |
| 13 | "Warmers, Fillers and Coolers", (British Council), Virtual |
| 14 | "Strategies for ongoing professional growth for Educators", (British Council), Virtual |
| 15 | "Maximising mobile apps for ELT settings in Sub-Saharan Africa", (British Council), Virtual |
| 16 | "Understanding the value of Intercultural Communication in the Modern Classroom", (British Council), Virtual |
| 17 | "Project-based Learning for Climate Action in ELT", (British Council), Virtual |
| 18 | "Flipped Learning: benefits and effects on teaching and learning in an EFL classroom", (British Council), Virtual |
| 19 | "Building Writing through adventure on realia in the school environment", (British Council), Virtual |
| 20 | "Social and Emotional learning in classroom management", (British Council), Virtual |
| Other Event | |
| 1 | "Language, Literature And Law: Our Common Norms", (Department of English Language and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka), 15th July, 2021 to 15th July, 2021; Unizik, Awka |