by Alexandra Esimaje (Editor)
This second volume of the CLAREP Journal of English and Linguistics (C-JEL 2) contains eleven well-researched papers from the fields of English and literary studies. The volume is distinguished by the diversity of the thematic areas of the contributions, ranging from academic literacy, second language acquisition, new Englishes, and semiotics, to oral literature, as well as the agencies of poetry and prose as social, economic and political transformative tools. The Centre for Language Research and English Proficiency (CLAREP) is an educational non-governmental, non-profit organisation whose focus is on the advancement of language research in Africa and the promotion of the proficient use of language in all its spheres.
Author Biography
Professor Alexandra Esimaje is a Professor of English Language and Applied Linguistics, and the Executive Director of the Centre for Language Research and English Proficiency (CLAREP) as well as the Director of Research and International Programmes in Benson Idahosa University, Nigeria.