Mrs. Oluwabusayo Foluso Fafiyebi
Assistant Lecturer | Assistant Lecturer
Faculty of Arts · Department of English and Literary Studies
Specialization Lexical Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Gender Studies, Pragmatics, and Discourse Analysis
Office: Federal University, Oye-Ekiti
Phone: 08067112167
Email: oluwabusayo.fafiyebi@fuoye.edu.ng
Biography
I am an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. I joined the University in 2024 and am dedicated to teaching, research, and community service. In addition, I am committed to mentoring students and participating in departmental and university service.
I hold a Master of Arts (M.A.) in English language from Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU) in 2016, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English and Literary Studies from the University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD) in 2007. I am pursuing a Ph.D. programme to contribute to the field of language studies.
My research interests span Lexical Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Gender Studies, Pragmatics, and Discourse Analysis. My research focuses on language use in social and literary contexts, particularly how language choices shape meaning, identity, culture, and communication.
I am a member of the English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria (ESAN).
My academic vision is to become a leading scholar whose teaching, research, publications, and community engagement contributes significantly to the advancement of English language scholarship in Nigeria and beyond.
Qualifications
- B.A. English and Literary Studies, University of Ado-Ekiti (2007)
- M.A. English Language, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (2016)
Selected Publications
- Text Typology: A Corpus-Based Text Linguistic Exploration of the Old and New Testaments
Authors: Samuel Oyeyemi Agbeleoba Ph.D, Busayo Rebecca Ajayi-Owoyemi, Clement Temitope Ogunlesi Ph.D, Oluwabusayo Foluso Fafiyebi, Peter Adedayo Agbeleoba
MSW MANAGEMENT -Multidisciplinary, Scientific Work and Management Journal (2026) - A Critical Discourse Analysis of Commentaries on Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ Matches at the African Cup of Nations 2023
Authors: Elijah Ajigbotoluwa1, Adetutu Aragbuwa, Ph.D², Samuel Oyeyemi Agbeleoba, Ph.D³, Oluwabusayo Foluso Fafiyebi⁴
GAS Journal of Education and Literature (GASJEL) (2025) - A Speech Act Analysis of the Utterances of Selected Key Actors in the Russian/Ukrainian Crisis: Pragmatics
Authors: Damilola Oluseyi Fafiyebi, Oluwabusayo Foluso Fafiyebi
International Journal of Language and Literary Studies (2025) - Lexical Creation in Nigerian English: A Study of Femi Osofisan’s Moruntodun in Morountodun and Other Plays
Authors: Dada Samuel Ayodele, *Oluwabusayo Foluso Fafiyebi
OBITUN Journal of The Humanities (2017)
Membership of Professional Bodies
- English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria (ESAN) - member (2025 till date)
Undergraduate Project Supervision
- Blessing Aduragbemi Olatunbosun - A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Communicative Strategies in Selected Nigerian Gospel Music (2024/2025)
- Ifeoluwa Motunrayo Owolabi - Analysis of Pragmatic Strategies in Political Advertisements in Nigeria (2024/2025)
- Kehinde Mary Okesanya - The Effects of Pidgin English on the Use of English of Nigerian Undergraduates: A Case Study of Students of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (2024/2025)
- Opeyemi Jeremiah - The Impact of Mother Tongue on Students' Performance in English Language of Selected Secondary Schools in Oye-Ekiti (2024/2025)
- Promise Oluwaferanmi Oyelade - Regional Lexico-Semantic Variation in Nigerian English: A Case Study of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Wole Soyinka’s Death and The King's Horseman (2024/2025)
- Queen Ayobami Alabi - Lexico-Semantic Analysis of Social Media Communication among Nigerian Youths (2024/2025)
- Kabiru Remilekun Olajire - Discourse Analysis of Daily Communication and Conflict Resolution among Students of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti. (2025/2026)
- Evelyn Olamide Adebayo - The Psychological Consequences of Obedience to Patriarchal Norms in Yejide Kikanko’s Daughters Who Walk This Path and Sefi Atta’s Everything Good Will Come (2025/2026)
- Jumoke Anuoluwapo Agunbiade - Portrayal of Youth Unemployment and Economic Hardship in Contemporary Nigerian Fiction: A Study of Akwaeke Emezi's Little Rot and Chibundu Onuzo's Welcome to Lagos. (2025/2026)
- Eniola Mojolajesu Ojo - A Pragmatic Analysis on Social Media Communication: A Case Study of Language Use in Taooma's Comical Series (2025/2026)
- Justinah Oluwajuwon Akinleye - The Role of Intonation in Conveying Meaning in Spoken Nigerian: A Case Study of Bilingual Undergraduates in the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (2025/2026)
- Boluwade Sodiq Mojibola - A Semantic Study of Slang among Nigerian Youth on Social Media (2025/2026)
- Timileyin David Odedele - The Communication Strategies among Traders: A Case Study of Ayegbaju and Oye Ekiti Market Settings (2025/2026)
- Oluwafolakemi Mercy Akindoyin - The Struggle for Female Autonomy in a Patriarchal Society: A Study of Two Selected Texts (2025/2026)
- Rebecca Oyenike Oyedele - The Portrayal of Traditional and Modern Nigerian Women. A Critical Analysis of the Selected Nigerian Literary Texts (2025/2026)
- John Blessing Olajide - A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Use Patterns in Saidi Osupa's Songs (2025/2026)
- Iyanuoluwapo Elizabeth Ogunmade - Language and the #EndSARS Movement: Exploring Miscommunication Dynamics in Nigeria’s Protest Discourse (2025/2026)
- Adedolapo Faith Adams - Negotiating Agency and silence: the female voice in forced marriages in Yejide Kilanko's A Good Name and Folusho Agbaje's The Palour Wife (2025/2026)
- Aminat Ayomide Alase - A Comparative Study of Language Use among Nigerian Youths across Social Media Platforms, using Facebook and TikTok as a Case Study (2025/2026)
- Boluwatife Damilola Olanrewaju - Reversing the Gendered Narrative: Emotional Silence, Societal Pressure, and Power Dynamics in Selected African Novels (2025/2026)
- Idowu Temitope Oladipo - Representation of Women and Womanhood in Nawal El Saadawi’s Woman at Point Zero and Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood (2025/2026)
- Oluwafisayomi Adebayo - Generational Shift in Gender Roles and Expectations in Selected Nollywood Films using Living in Bondage, The Smart Money Woman, and What's the Big Deal about Marriage (2025/2026)
- Damilola Olatunji Agidigbi - A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Regional Nigerian English: Linguistic Features and its Implications (2025/2026)
- Alex Ayomide Esho - A Lexico-semantic Analysis of Lexical Innovations and Semantic Shift in Tech Discourse on Reddit. (2025/2026)
Course Teaching
- ENG101 - A Survey of English Language (2024/2025/1st Semester)
- ENG205 - Advanced English Composition I (2024/2025/1st Semester)
- ELS309 - English Language in Nigeria (2024/2025/1st Semester)
- ENG206 - Language and Society (2024/2025/2nd Semester)
- ENG308 - Semantics of English (2024/2025/2nd Semester)
- ENG101 - A Survey of English Language (2025/2026/1st Semester)
- ENG305 - Sociolinguistics of English (2025/2026/1st Semester)
- GST102: - Communication in English II (2025/2026/2nd Semester)
- ENG202 - English and Literature in Entrepreneurship (2025/2026/2nd Semester)
- ENG304 - Semantics of English (2025/2026/2nd Semester)
- ELS408 - Language & National Development (2025/2026/2nd Semester)