CURRICULUM VITAE OF DR. OGBONNA ONUOHA
(07032586703; 08052038481)
e-mail: comradeogbonna@yahoo.com
Name: OGBONNA ONUOHA
e-mail: comradeogbonna@yahoo.com
Date & Place of Birth: October 20, 1960, (@) Umuogu-Nsulu
Local Govt. of Origin Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area,
State of Origin Abia State, Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married (with five children)
Religion: Christianity
Next of Kin: Mrs. Joy Ogbonna (wife)
Permanent Home Address: Umuogu-Nsulu Village, Isiala
Ngwa North L.G.A., Abia State, Nigeria
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED, WITH DATES
* Umuezeukwu/Umuogu Community School 1968-1974
* Community Secondary School, Nbawsi 1974-1979
* University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1979-1983
* University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1984-1986
* University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1997-2013
QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED & DATES
* First School Leaving Certificate (F.S.L.C) Credit, 1974
* West African School Certificate (WASC) Division 1, 1979
* B.A. (Hons.) Linguistics & Igbo Second Class (Hons), Lower Division, 1983
* M.A. Sociolinguistics M. A., 1986
* Doctor of Philosophy Ph.D 2013 (Award-Wining)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
* National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) @ University of Nigeria, Nsukka 1983/1984 session.
* Temp Lect., Fed. College of Edu., Pankshin Plateau State 1986/87 Session,
* Assistant Lecturer, Abia State University, 1987-1988
* Lecturer II, Abia State University, 1989-1990
* Lecturer I, Abia State University, 1990-1993
* Senior Lecturer, Abia State University, 1993 to 2014
* Reader (Associate Professor), Abia State University 2014 to date
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
* Government-appointed Member Caretaker Committee SDP, 1992
* Government-appointed Expert for Translating MAMSER Grassroots Mobilization Materials, 1990- 1993
* National Election Monitor –Nigeria Election Monitoring Group (NEMG) &Trainer of Monitors & Election Supervisor for Ukwa East L.G.A in the 1993 Presidential Elections 1993
* Umuogu – Nsulu Community Development Coordinator.
Returning Officer for Ikwuano LGA, in the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission-organized December 21, 2016 Local Government Elections
APPLICATION OF ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE/AREAS OF
SPECIALIZATION
* Language & Economics (the Economics of Language)
* Language, Politics & Power
* Language use and component in planning & society
* Language & Grassroots Mobilization, Enlightenment/Democratization
* Language in Relation to other fields
* Language, Development, Loyalty & Solidarity
* Translations, Speech Writing, Terminologies, Registers
* Language, Linguistics & Law Making
* Phonetics, phonology, & stylistics
RECOGNITIONS/HONOURS WON
* Debates Best Speaker/Orator, University of Nigeria 1980-81
* State Merit Award Winner for Distinguished Service to Anambra State (NYSC), 1984
* Passed World Bible School, U.S.A 1978
* Honoured with Chieftaincy Title (Ugochinyere Mba) by Umariam-Achara, Obowo Community, Imo State, 1994
* Honoured with Chieftaincy Title by Ngwa-Ukwu Community, Abia State 1994
* Honoured with Chieftaincy Title by Umuduru-Egbeaguru Community, Imo State 2001
* Honoured with Chieftaincy Title of Ugo Mbu of Umuogu-Nsulu Community Abia State 1983
APPOINTMENTS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY
* Elected Member representing the College of Humanities & Social Sciences in the Abia State University Senate (Two Terms)
* Chairman/Member, University Official Committees/panels:
– Examination Malpractice
– Editorial Committee
– Staff Welfare Committee
– Environmental Committee
– Disciplinary Committee, etc.
* Staff & Academic Adviser to several official undergraduate student Associations/Organizations
* Member, Steering Committee, Centre for Igbo Studies, ABSU
* Associate Fellow, Centre for Igbo Studies, ABSU
* Director, Centre for Quality Assurance, ABSU
* Member Investigation Panel on “Fraudster as Lecturer in ABSU”.
* Sub-convener /member, Committee on Review of the “Academic Regulations of Abia State University (2012/2013).
* Member, Committee on the conduct of POST-UTME (Post-JAMB Aptitude Test) ABSU, 2011, 2012,2013.
* Member Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on the teaching of GST 105 Logic/Philosophy
* Member, Certificate Verification Committee, Abia State University, Uturu (2013)
* Member, Committee of Deans, Abia State University, Uturu (to date)
* Member, Committee on the General Studies programmes, Abia State University, Uturu (2011-2012)
* Elected Member, Governing Council, ABSU
* Member, University Senate
* Hall Master, Ike Nwachukwu Hostel, Abia State University, Uturu since 2011 to date)
University Public Orator (to date)
* Director Institute for Distance Education (IDEA), 2013-2015
* Member, Board of Post graduate Studies ABSU
* Member, University Cultural Committee, 2015-date
* Member, Senate Business Committee, to date
* Member, Senate Curriculum Committee, to date
* Member, Governing Council Ad-hoc Committee on Security in the University 2016
* Chairman, Investigative Panel on the Demonstration by Clinical Students of the College of Medicine at ABSUTH, Aba
* Chairman, Governing Council Committee on Unfinished Programmes/items matters of Council, 2015
* Member, University Committee on “Strict Adherence to University Regulation on Release of Results & Payment of Fees”
* Member Management Committee of Abia State University Staff Schools
OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITIONS HELD
* Head Boy/General Monitor, Umuezeukwu/Umuogu Community School 1973-74
* House Prefect, Community Secondary School, Nbawsi, 1978-79
* Secretary, Federation of Ngwa Students, UNN 1980-81
* National Secretary, Federation of Ngwa Students 1981-82
* President, National Association of Imo State Students (NAISS), UNN 1981-82
* President, Linguistics Students Association, UNN 1982-838
* Chairman, Graduate Students Welfare Board 1984-85
* Chairman, Ngwa Welfare Union, Okigwe Branch 1993-2000
* President, University of Nigeria Alumni Association, Okigwe Zone, 1989-date
* Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),
* Abia State University Branch, 1993-2002
* Best Graduating Translator, University of Nigeria 1983
* Zonal Coordinator, ASUU, 2000-2002
ACADEMIC HONOURS
* Best Graduating Translator, University of Nigeria 1983
* Winner, Departmental Ph.D first prize for Academic Excellence University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2012 2013
* Winner, Faculty Ph.D first prize for Academic Excellence University of Nigeria, Nsukka
* Winner, University of Nigeria 3rd Overall Ph.D prize for Academic Excellence
CURRENT POSITIONS HELD
* Reader, (Associate Professor2014 – to date
* Member, University Senate, ABSU
* Member, Governing Council, ABSU—2010 — date
* University Public Orator—2013– date
* Director, Division of General Studies, Abia State University to date.
PRINCIPLE
To honour God and be a good example always!
PASTIMES/HOBBIES
Reading, Current Affairs, Badminton, Debating & Writing
CURRENT POSTAL ADDRESSES
* Department of Linguistics /Communication Studies & Igbo
Abia State University,
P.M.B. 2000,
Uturu, Abia State, Nigeria.
* Office of the Director,
Division of General Studies,
Abia State University, Uturu
REFEREES
- Professor Chibuzo Ogbuagu
Department of Political Science
Abia State University, Uturu
- Professor Attahiru Jega
Bayero University,
Kano Nigeria
- Professor E .U Ikonne
Vice Chancellor
Abia State University, Uturu.
Ogbonna Onuoha, Ph.D
07032586703, 08052038481
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS BY OGBONNA ONUOHA
Department of Linguistics/Communication Studies & Igbo
ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UTURU
ARTICLES IN LEARNED JOURNALS
- “Towards A Theory of Child Phonology in Igbo”. In: Ihafa – A Journal of African Studies. Vol. 1. No. 1, 1992-93, pp. 98-108.
- “Igbo Language: A Component in the Development Culture of Abia State of Nigeria”. In: Onwa – A Journal of Igbo Culture No. 1 pp. 31 – 36.
- “Developing effective skills in Igbo translation, translation articulation and translation pronunciation in the media and beyond”. In: Journal of translation studies and research: (JOTRANSAR) Vo1.1, No 1, January, 2013 J.K. Okeke and Livinus .K. Eke (Eds.)
4 “Some early theories of meaning and their inadequacies”: In Studies in Language & Culture, E.O. Anyaehie, (Editor) Vol.4 (forthcoming).
- Language Politics in Population Census taking in Nigeria. In Abia Journal of Population Studies, Vol.2 No.1
- “Dialect and Translation Stylistics in Lexicography: A Lesson for the Igbo lexicon”. In: The Language Professional (TLP), E.O Anyaehie, (Editor) Vol.4 (forthcoming)
- “The Morphotonology of Igbo NP-Proper Names:. In: Kiabara Journal of the Humanities E. N. Emenanjo (ed) Vol. 7 No. 2, 1989
- “Language politics and population census taking in Nigeria” Abia journal of population studies, vol. 2 No. 1, October 2015; pp. 82-98. Uturu; Centre for population studies.
BOOKS (SOLE AUTHORED)
(2016). Bilinguialism and Resource Sharing – Field Perspective on the Economics of Language. Okigwe: Fasmen Educational and Research Puplications (FERP)
(2017) Igbo proper Names and their Morphology.
Okigwe: Whytem Publishers
EDITORSHIP OF BOOKS
- (With Professor C.I. Ogbonnaya) FOOTPRINTS OF A GIANT: PROFESSOR CHIBUZOR OGBUAGU AT ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 2010-2015, Enugu; Dawn Functions Nigeria Limited.
- Co-editor (2016) Abia State University; The mandate of change- 1st December 2015-1st Decmber 2016 Ututru: Abia State University.
MONOGRAPH
- “The Autosegmental Phonology and its application to Igbo” Understanding Language and Language and linguistics monograph series No, 1, December 2010. Department of linguistics/ Communication studies & Igbo, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
- “A Sociolinguistic Recall of the Oratorical Coefficient in the Tradition of Politics of the Igbo” In: The Igbo and their Tradition of Politics Anyanwu U.D. & Aguwa (eds) Enugu: Fourth Dimension Publishers, 1993, Chapter 14, pp. 144-155
- “Pragmatism and English-Igbo Translation”. In: Language Studies and Relevance,(A Book of Reading), Evaristus O. Anyaehie and Amechi Iheanacho (eds), Language Centre Publications, FASMEN Communications, Okigwe.
- “Mobilizing Linguistics Resources for Rural Development In: Critical Issues in Rural Development, U. M. Igbozurike (ed.) Owerri: Karto press, 1998. Chapter 16.
4. “Developing Rural Information Systems through Translation”. In Roles awnd Paradigms in the Rural Development of Nigeria. U. M. Igbozurike (ed). Owerri: Kartopress, 1989, Chapter 46.
5. “A Morphotonology of Igbo Sentential Names”. In: Selected Papers from the 1991 Conference of the Linguistics Association of Nigeria – A Tribute to Professor Ayo Bamgbose NNMA, O. N. Maduka – Durunze (ed) 1991, pp. 165 – 178.
- “Pushing Translation Too Far: The Transliteration of Proverbs in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart: In Uzoma Nwokochah (ed), 1999, Literary Parade. Crystal Publishers, Owerri.
- “The Language of Democracy and Democratization in Nigeria – The Igbo Example (1997) studies in Language and Culture, (SILS) NO 1, March 1997 Anyachie E. A. (ed).
- “The Osu Cast System: An Abusive Igbo Culture: In J. O. Onwuka (ed) Nigerian Peoples & Cultures: Historical & Socio Structural Perspectives (2002) pp. 167-176. Enugu; Echrisi & Company Nig.
- “Language change: Some emerging evidence from Igbo proper names”. In: Udezuluigbo: A festschrift in Honour of Sam Uzochukwu. Edited by Iwu Ikwubuzo, Chinyere Ohiri-Aniche & Chigozie Nnabuihe. Green Olive publishers, Lagos, 2008.
- “Rhetorical Genres of African Oral Literature: the Idiom, Puzzle Tongue Twister and Pun,” (with Ogbonnaya, Ugochukwu). Forthcoming in: Prof. A N Ebeogu (ed.) Ethnosensitive Dimensions of African Oral Literature: Essays.(Chapter 14) Heritage Press, New York, Lagos
- “Tongue Twisters In Igbo language”. Nigerian societies and cultural Heritage J. O Onwuka (edited) 2005, Fasman Educational &Research Publications, Okigwe.
OGBONNA ONUOHA, Ph. D (Reader)
Department of Linguistics/Communication Studies & Igbo
Abia State University, Uturu.