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Kolawole Waziri Olagboyega
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Kolawole Waziri Olagboyega is a British-Nigerian academic based in Japan. Olagboyega is currently a Professor of English and Applied Linguistics at Tsuru University, Japan.[1]

Academic career[edit]

In 1994, Olagboyega completed his MPhil. in English and Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge.[2] He finished his PhD in English and Applied Linguistics from the University of Sheffield in 2000.[3] In 2003, Olagboyega obtained his PGCE certificate in Post-Compulsory Education and Training from the University of Greenwich.[3]

His research areas include linguistics and language teaching.[4][5][6][7] Some of his published works include "The Effects of Dyslexia on Language Acquisition and Development",[8] "Japanese English: A Descriptive Grammar",[9] "Varieties of Modern English Language" and "The Social Construction of Literacy", a case study of literacy practices in the UK.[10][11]

Olagboyega taught at Akita International University from 2007 to 2014.[12] He served as the Director of English programs and the Director of Language Acquisition Center at Yamanashi Gakuin University until 2018, after which he joined Tsuru University as a Professor of Linguistics.[13] Olagboyega is a Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth Society.[3]

References[edit]

  1. "学報(第137号)(完成版)-編集". tsuruunv.tsuru.ac.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  2. "Tsuru University Academic Bulletin". tsuruunv.tsuru.ac.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-01. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Kolawole Waziri Olagboyega". ptweb.tsuru.ac.jp. Retrieved 2021-09-01. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. Olagboyega, Kolawole Waziri. "– English as an International Language – Is EIL Natural, Neutral and Beneficial in Japan?". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.470.470.
  5. Olagboyega, Kola (2012). "English Language Teaching in Elementary Schools in Japan : The Case for an Integrated Curriculum". AIU Global Review: 20–38. OCLC 5604624097. NAID 40020110522.
  6. Olagboyega, K. (2013). "The Language "Noticing" Hypothesis - Towards Effective Teaching Methods in Japan". Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  7. Olagboyega, K. (2013). "Some Strengths and Weaknesses". Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  8. Olagboyega, K. (2008). "The Effects of Dyslexia on Language Acquisition and Development". Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  9. Olagboyega, Kolawole Waziri (2020). Japanese English : a Descriptive Grammar. Shunpūsha. ISBN 978-4-86110-680-4. OCLC 1145809248. Search this book on [page needed]
  10. Olagboyega, K. (2009). "World Englishes and globalization: an overview of models and paradigms". Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  11. Olagboyega, Kolawole (2021). "The Quandary and Pedagogical Implications of 'Deficit Linguistics' : Attitude towards Different English Accents in Japan and the Fallacy of a 'Native' Speaker". 英語英文学論集 / 都留文科大学英文学会編集委員会 編. 49: 21–57. OCLC 9012623899.
  12. modinatheme; www.listudio.ng, LI Studio Designs-. "CASGI - Coalition of Atiku Support Groups Initiative". CASGI - Coalition of Atiku Support Groups Initiative. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  13. "Japanese English: A Descriptive Grammar". 春風社 Shumpusha Publishing (in 日本語). Retrieved 2021-09-01.



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