English Department

The Department of English was established in 2012 as one of the pioneering departments in the Faculty of Humanities with four students. It was named then as History and Languages Department with Prof. Ayodeji Ademola Jolayemi as the pioneer Head of Department. Others who served as Head of Department at one point or another are Dr.Sola Osoba, Dr Stephen Solanke and Dr. Abiodun Olofinsao. The Department’s name was later changed to English and the programme was given full accreditation in 2015. It has a four-year degree programme in English (Language and Literature). It also has a three-year degree programme for students who have obtained admission through Direct Entry. The programme is designed to provide a broad-based exposure of students to the English Language and Literature in English in their first two years that will orientate them towards greater specialisation in their last two years. The first year is structured so as to expose the students, at the introductory stage, to appropriate and very good use of English as well as literary appreciation and the analyses of the various literary genres. The second year is aimed at a progressive learning and development of more effective and efficient communication skills in English as well as achieving and utilizing the tools for the analysis of texts of both English Language and Literature. Courses are, thus, designed in ways that allow the students to specialise in either language or literature in spite of their inherent complementation. The last two years launch the students into more specialised acquisition of functional skills utilisable for the local and international labour markets in the areas of the English Studies and Literature in English, thus, preparing them for specific professions, as well as the creation of their own jobs.

The B.A. English programme objectives are:

• The acquisition of knowledge of the forms and structures of the English Language: native speaker and other varieties, including the Nigerian varieties of English; 
• The training in competent usage of the structures of English (oral and written) for effective communication in different domains; and
• The critical acquisition of content samples of different forms and genres of Literature-in-English in their cultural contexts: native-speaker varieties (English, American, etc.), Nigerian and other African-Caribbean varieties.
• The orientation of students towards self-employment by a focus on skills such as: creative writing, writing of articles in magazines, of speeches; designing and publishing magazines for the local and international media. Tthe acquisition of the skills of oral communi-cation leading to the oral communication professions such as: designer and presenter of radio and TV programmes; producer of radio and TV jingles and advertisements; voice coach and speech trainer for staged play cast, film actors, actresses and compère; film subtitling (translator); and editors of films; and
• Are designed to prepare the students to pursue postgraduate studies in English Language, Linguistics, Literature, Theatre/Dramatic Arts, Communication Arts and to take up teaching and research at the appropriate levels of education.

The Department of English was established in 2012 as one of the pioneering departments in the Faculty of Humanities. It has a four-year degree programme in English (Language and Literature). It also has a three-year degree programme for students who have obtained admission through direct application. The programme is designed to provide a broad-based exposure of students to the English Language and Literature in English in their first two years that will orientate them towards greater specialisation in their last two years. The first year is structured so as to expose the students, at the introductory stage, to appropriate and creative use of English as well as literary appreciation and analyses of the various literary genres. The second year is aimed at a progressive learning and development of more effective and efficient communication skills in English as well as achieving and utilizing the tools for analysis of the texts of both English Language and Literature. Courses are, thus, designed in a way that allows the students to specialise in either language or literature in spite of their inherent complementation. The last two years launch the students into more specialised acquisition of functional skills utilisable for the local and international labour markets in the areas of the English Studies and Literature in English, thus, preparing them for specific professions, as well as creation of own jobs.