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Dr. Nkechi Ezenwamadu

Dr, of English Language/Literature

Biography

Dr Nkechi Ezenwamadu holds a Doctor of Philosophy in English Language/Literature from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. She equally holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in English Language/Literature from Imo State University Owerri and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka respectively. She trained as a teacher and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) of National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna (affiliate of National Open University of Nigeria). A promising academic, she belongs to different professional associations. She has attended several conferences and widely published in referred journals.

Current Position

Senior Lecturer/Exam Officer, Madonna University, Nigeria, Okija Campus.

Professional Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (English Language/Literature), Imo State University Owerri, 1998
  • Masters of Arts (English Language/Literature), Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, 2004
  • PhD: English Language/Literature, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, 2014
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PDGE), National Open University of Nigeria, 2017

Time at the University

  • 2006 – 2007: Assistant Lecturer, Department of English, Madonna University Okija
  • 2007 - 2011: Lecturer II, Department of English, Madonna University Okija
  • 2011 – 2014 : Lecturer I, Department of English, Madonna University Okija
  • 2014 – Date: Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Madonna University Okija
  • 2016 – Date: Exam Officer, Department of English, Madonna University Okija

Courses Taught

  • SHAKESPEAR 300, ENG365
  • COMEDY – MOLIERE TO SOYINKA, ENG214
  • INTRODUCTION TO NIGERIAN LITERATURE, ENG 107
  • LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM, ENG 461
  • PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR, ENG 112

Research

  • Socialist Realism in African Novels. B.A Project, Department of English, Imo State University Owerri, Imo State.
  • The Use of Igbo Proverbs in Selected Plays of Zulu Sofola, PhD Dissertation, Department of English, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State.
  • Supernaturalism in African Literature: A Study of Laye’s The African Child and Amadi’s The Concubine. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review.
  • The Influence of African Folktale in Wole Soynika’s Forest of a Thousand Deamons and Amos Tutuola’s The Palm Wine Drinkard. Global Journal of Applied, Management and Social Sciences (GOJAMSS).

Professional Affiliations

  • Nigerian Folklore Society (NFS)