Dr. Amarachukwu Lucky Onebunne
Dr. Amarachukwu Lucky Onebunne is a LECTURER I in ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Personal Information
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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
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, February, 2025) February, 2015 to February, 2025 PhD English Language And Literature (Language) |
| 2 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, April, 2014) October, 2009 to February, 2013 M.A. English Language And LIterature |
| 3 | Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. (Post-Graduate Degree, April, 2013) February, 2011 to December, 2012 PGDE Post-Graduate Diploma In Education |
| 4 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Bachelor Degree, July, 2007) October, 2003 to July, 2007 B. A. (Hons) English Language And LIterature |
| 5 | Mount Saint Gabriel's Secondary School, Makurdi. (NECO, July, 2003) October, 1997 to July, 2003 NECO (SSCE) |
| 6 | Makurdi International School, Makurdi. (FSLC, July, 1997) September, 1992 to July, 1997 FSLC |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Assistant Chaplain, Millennium College of Nursing Sciences Awka November, 2022 to Present |
| 2 | Curate, Diocese Of Awka (Anglican Communion): Anglican Church Of Redemption Parish,Awka. September, 2021 to Present |
| 3 | Assistant Chaplain, Diocese Of Awka (Anglican Communion) Chapel Of Redemption, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka August, 2018 to Present |
| 4 | English Language Teacher, Anambra State Post Primary Schools Commission, Awka (ANSPPSSC) December, 2013 to March, 2020 |
Creative Output
| Book Chapters | |
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| 1 | Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne. (2024, November) The English Concord Enugu: WonderChoice Print Hub, School of General Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, pp 58-62 |
| 2 | Lucky A. Onebunne. (2023, May) The Major and Minor Parts of Speech; Fundamental English for Academic Purposes School of General Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka GST 101 Use of English I, pp 23-45 |
| 3 | Michael Uyanne, Lucky Onebunne, Ozioma Ajemba. (2022, December) Subtextuality of Narrative in the Faction of Uche Nnyagu's Dear Mother; Emerging Trends in the English Language and Literary Studies in Post COVID 19 Nigeria: A Festschrift for Jane Ifechelobi |
| 4 | Lucky A. Onebunne. (2021, June) Paragraph; Basic English For Academic Competence , School of General Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka; GST 102 |
| Journal Articles | |
| 1 | Bala Marcus Sule, Ijeoma Sandra Onwuka, Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne. (2025, March), "Economic and Social Exploitation in Tanure Ojaide's the Activist", USAR Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 8-14 |
| 2 | Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne, Ijeoma Cynthia Ubaka. (2025, March), "Effectiveness of Grammatical Categories on UNIZIK Undergraduates' Writing: A Correctional Intervention", USAR Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 15-32 |
| 3 | Ujunwa Nchedo Ogechukwu, Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne. (2025, May), "The Role of Punctuation in Conveying Meaning: A Study of Miscommunication in Digital Writing", IRASS Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Vol. 2, (Issue 5), pp 12-20 |
| 4 | Ijeoma Sandra Onwuka, Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne. (2024, August), "A Disinterment of Hushed Male-Gendered Experiences: A Study of Festus Iyayi’s Violence", Journal of Women Empowerment and Studies (JWES), Vol. 4, (Issue 5), pp 9-18 |
| 5 | Peter Makinde, Chinasa Nora Chikezie, Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne. (2024, July), "A Critical Pragmatic Analysis of some Selected Songs of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (MohBad)", Studies in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis, Vol. 5, (Issue 2), pp 29-39 |
| 6 | Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne. (2024, September), "The Pragmatics of Misrepresentation: A Comparative Analysis of Select 2023 Campaign Speeches", World Journal of Arts, Education and Literature, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 14-24 |
| 7 | Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne, Oluchi Martha Ugwumba. (2024, April), "NVESTIGATING POLITENESS AND FACE THREATENING ACTS IN CLASSROOM DISCOURSE AMONG SELECTED STUDENTS OF UNIZIK, AWKA", NJIKO: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Humanities, Law, Education and Social Sciences., Vol. 2, (Issue 1), pp 146-165 |
| 8 | Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne, Ifeoma Blessing Morah. (2024, July), "Discursive Consciousness in Ngugi Wa Thiongo’s “The River Between” and Alex Guma’s “A Walk in the Night”", CONSTELLATIONS:Journal of the NYI Global Institute of Cultural, Cognitive, and Linguistic Studies., (Issue 2) |
| 9 | Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne. (2023, July), "Social Media and Future Concerns: A Transcultural Discourse on the Marital Crisis of 'Yanbaba Comedian'", Nigerian Journal of Arts and Humanities (NJAH), Vol. 3, (Issue 3), pp 1-13 |
| 10 | Ephraim A. Chukwu, Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne. (2023, December), "Dysphemism Strategies in President Buhari's Arise TV Interview", Studies in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis, Vol. 4, (Issue 2), pp 32-48 |
| 11 | Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne, Michael C. Uyanne. (2023, May), "Discursive Psychology of Traumatized Nigerians in EC Osundu's Voice of America", Rajasthali Journal: an International, Peer Review, Mustidisciplinary, and Multiple Languages Research, E-Journal, Vol. 2, (Issue 3) |
| 12 | Lucky Amarachukwu Onebunne, Ephraim A. Chukwu. (2023, April), "Euphemism Strategies in President Buhari's Arise TV Interview", Interdisciplinary Journal of African and Asian Studies (IJAAS), Vol. 9, (Issue 2) |
| 13 | Lucky A. Onebunne & Odochi S. Akujobi. (2021, August), "The Communicative Relevance Of Slang Among Undergraduates Of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka", INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES (IJAAS), Vol. 7, (Issue 2) |
| 14 | Lucky A. Onebunne & Odochi S. Akujobi. (2021, October), "STUDENTS’ SLANGUAGE IN NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY (UNIZIK) AWKA, NIGERIA: ANY POSITIVITY?", Awka Journal of English Language and Literary Studies (AJELLS), Vol. 8, (Issue 1) |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Grants | |
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| 1 | Awardee: "Conference Travel and Accommodation" (November, 2023 to March, 2024). Completed sponsored grant by Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) |
| Contributions to the University/Society | |
| 1 | Member, "International Linkages/Research on Law and Literature, Department of English and Literature" (May, 2023) |
| 2 | Staff Adviser, "Department of English Language and Literature" (May, 2022) |
| 3 | Staff Adviser, "Department of English Language and Literature" (October, 2021) |
| 4 | Chaplain, "Millennium College of Nursing Sciences, Awka (A Subsidiary of the Diocese of Awka (Anglican Communion)" (October, 2021) |
| 5 | Assistant Chaplain, "Chapel of Redemption, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka; Diocese of Awka (Anglican Communion)," (August, 2018 to January, 2021) |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "The 8th Lagos Studies Association Conference", (The Lagos Studies Association), 25th June, 2024 to 29th June, 2024; Physical |
| 2 | "2nd Biennial Conference of the Nigerian Academy of Letters", (Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL)), 19th June, 2024 to 21st June, 2024; Physical |
| 3 | "The 23rd Annual Africa Conference", (The University of Texas at Austin), 28th March, 2024 to 31st March, 2024; Physical |
| 4 | "7th Annual Lagos Studies Association Conference: Rethinking Decoloniality: African Decolonialization and Epistemologies in the 21st Century", (The Lagos Studies Association (LSA)), 20th June, 2023 to 24th June, 2023; Hybrid: zoom |
| 5 | "1st ACSUS-UP Biennial Conference: Farooq Kperogi: the Digital Age and US-Africa Diaspora Diplomacy", (African Centre for the Study of the United States), 15th June, 2023 to 15th June, 2023; Zoom |
| 6 | "Inaugural University of California, Merced Global Africana Studies Research Conference: Being and Becoming Black: Blackness in Multiple Context", (Inaugural University of California, Merced Global Africana Studies Research Conference), 25th February, 2023 to 25th February, 2023; Zoom |
| Workshops | |
| 1 | "Research Workshop for Arts and Humanities (Virtual)", (Research Workshop for Arts and Humanities), 26th November, 2024 to 26th November, 2024; Virtual |
| 2 | "On-line Teaching and Examination", (Sandwich Programme Training, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Awka), 20th June, 2023 to 20th June, 2023; Physical |
| 3 | "Faculty Improvement Programme on Mobile Assisted English Language Learning and Teaching", (British Council: English Score), 31st January, 2023 to 31st January, 2023; Zoom |
| Other Events | |
| 1 | "The 6th Annual Future Of English Language Teaching Online Conference", (Trinity College London and Regent's University London), 26th June, 2021 to 26th June, 2021; Online (Zoom) |
| 2 | "3 Weeks State Wide All Teachers' ICT Training On Digital Teaching And Learning Skills In The Education Sector (In Line With SDGs And USAID Education Policy)", (Anambra State Ministry of Basic Education), 28th August, 2019 to 28th August, 2019; Awka, Anambra State |
| 3 | "Training Programme For Core Subject Teachers (Application Of Modern Teaching Methods For Improved Students LEarning Outcomes)", (Anambra State Education Program Investment Project (ANSEPIP) (World Bank Assisted)), 9th April, 2018 to 13th April, 2018; Awka, Anambra State |
| 4 | "Training Programme For Core Subject Teachers (Application Of Modern Teaching Methods For Improved Students LEarning Outcomes)", (Anambra State Education Program Investment Project (ANSEPIP) (World Bank Assisted)), 8th August, 2016 to 12th August, 2016; Awka, Anambra State |
| 5 | "1st Annual Conference On English Language And Literary Studies", (Deparment of English Langauge and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.), 7th June, 2016 to 11th June, 2016; Awka, Anambra State |
| 6 | "Workshop On Teaching Of English Langauge And Literature In Secondary Schools (1st Annual Conference On English Langauge And Literary Studies)", (Deparment of English Langauge and Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.), 7th June, 2016 to 11th June, 2016; Awka, Anambra State |
| 7 | "Literacy Enhancement And Achievement Project (LEAP)", (Reading Association of NIgeria (RAN) and Ministry of Education, Anambra State), 2nd October, 2015 to 1st July, 2016; Awka, Anambra State |