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Dr. Obinna Inns Iroegbu

Reader / Associate Professor

Department of English and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts

Area of Specialization: English Language

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Biography

Obinna Iroegbu (PhD) is a Lecturer in the Department of English and Literary Studies, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He holds a First Degree in English Studies from the University of Port Harcourt. His Master’s and PhD, obtained from Ekiti State University and University of Port Harcourt, respectively, were on J.P. Clark’s poetry. He has published a number of journal articles on Clark’s poetry and the works of iconic Nigerian authors. Iroegbu’s main research interest is in the language of Literature (Stylistics). He also teaches courses in English Morphology and Syntax as well as Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis.

Research Interests

Stylistics (Language of Literature), Discourse Analysis, Post-colonial and Migration Studies

Qualifications

DegreeInstitutionYear
PhD (English Language)University of Port Harcourt2018
MA (English Language)Ekiti State University2011
BA (English Studies)University of Port Harcourt1999

Membership of Professional Bodies

Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) · 2012-date

Member

Northeast Modern Language Association, USA · 2013 - date

Member

Paper Presentation - Local

Issues in the translation of an in-text Igbo expression in Achebe’s There was a country · 2018

Ebsuling Conference

Postgraduate Ph.D Supervision

ABDULAKEEM Yinka Usman · 2026

A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Selected Football Banter on X

Postgraduate M.Phil Supervision

OMONILE Tope Clement · 2024

Language and Ideology in Catholic Reconciliation Discourses

Postgraduate M.Sc Supervision

ALABI Gbenga Kingsley · 2023

Pragma-stylistic analysis of Dr Kayode Fayemi's Inaugural Speeches

Undergraduate Project Supervision

JAMES Mary Morayo · 2024

Narrative and counter-narrative: A deconstructive reading of Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God

Course Teaching

GST101 · 2012-Date

Communication Skills in English I

GST102 · 2012-Date

Communication Skills in English I1

ENG208 · 2013-Date

Structure of English Language

ENG304 · 2024-Date

Semantics

ENG311 · 2014-Date

Introduction to Morphology and Syntax of the English Language

ELS407 · 2016-Date

Stylistics

ELS414 · 2015-2025

Creative Writing II

ELS805

Advanced Semiotics and Semantics

Selected Publications

Graphological and phono-stylistic hermeneutics of selected poems in J.P. Clark's Full Tide

Authors: Obinna Iroegbu and Omolade Bamigboye

Journal of English Studies • 2025

Open publication

Comparing efficacy of artificial intelligence immersion artificial intelligence and human-led workshops for enhancing researchers’ English language skills: a randomized control trial

Authors: 1. Ugwu, F.N., Iroegbu, O. and others

Higher Learning Research Communications • 2025

Open publication

Speaking in structure and transitivity: politeness in “Abiku”

Authors: Obinna Iroegbu

Ikenga International Journal of the Institute of African Studies, Vol.24, No.1 • 2023

Open publication

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Early years at FUOYE
Early years at FUOYE
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Photo with an iconic poet, the Late JP Clark
Photo with an iconic poet, the Late JP Clark
At a Conference where WS was the Keynote Speaker
At a Conference where WS was the Keynote Speaker
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Early years at FUOYE
Early years at FUOYE

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