UDABA OBIAGELI REGINA

1. Personality Reflection: A Linguistic Study of E. E. Cumming’s ‘Next to of Course God America’ and ‘Nobody Loses all the Time’ in Africa and World Literature: University of Nigeria Journal of Literary Studies No. 4 (November, 2004) 101-112.
2. The Style of Dennis Osadebay’s Poems: A Linguistic Study of ‘A Song of Hope’ and ‘To Women of New Africa in Nigerian Journal of Research and Production, NIJOREP Vol. 6 No. 3, 2005, 8-15.
3. ‘Reverie, An Escape Route: A Linguistic Examination of Denis Brutus’ Letters to Martha 2, 4, 5 and 6 in Journal of Qualitative Education, Vol 1, No. 2, (2005) 106-113.
4. ‘Minor parts of Speech’ in English Language, .A Grammatical Description, 2005 (ed) Onuigbo Sam, 50-73.
5. Teaching of Children’s Literature’, NTI Course Book on English for Pivotal Teachers’ Training Programme Module 12 Units 1-5 p. 160-190. National Teachers’ Institute Press (2000).
6.  We shall not Let Him Die’: A Linguistic Appraisal of Okigbo’s Heave’s Gate. Accepted for Publication in Africa and World Literature: University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
7. A Linguistic Appreciation of Selected African Literary Works: A Study of Theo Luzaka’s ‘MOTOKA’ and KWESI BREW’S ‘The Dry Season’. Accepted for Publication in the IJOE International Journal of Education, Godfrey Okoye University Enugu.
8. Co-authored ‘Lamentation of Reversible and Irreversible situations: A Linguistic Survey of Odia Ofeimun’s “The Prodigal” and “for Christopher Okigbo”. By G. N. Eze and Dr. Mrs. Regina Udaba Accepted for publication (A Book for the Recognition of Professor E. J. Otagburagu’s Contribution to the Academia) UNN.
9. Man’s Manipulation of Love: A Linguistic Expose of Wole Soyinka’s ‘In Paths of Rain’ and ‘By Little Loving’: After Thomas Black Burn LSN Conference (Acceptance Letter given
10. Ash Wednesday as a Spiritual Journey to Easter: A Linguistic Study of T. S. Eliot’s ‘Ash Wednesday iv, George Herbert’s ‘From Easter’, and Wole Soyinka’s ‘Easter’.

4-7 November 2012:      Sixth African and World Literature Conference on Language and Literature in the 21^st Century at UNN

27-30 April 2015:          Digital Bridge Institute Workshop on Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADAPTI) Training.

2016:                                 Re: Celebration of William Shakespeare 400 years anniversary – International Conference Organized by the Department of English & Literary Studies, Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu.

7-10^th May 2017:           School of General Studies International Conference held at UNN.

26-29 June 2018:           Literary Society of Nigeria International Conference at Godfrey Okoye University.

18-21^st September:         English Scholars Association of Nigeria (ESAN) held at the University of Nigeria Nsukka.

8-11 April 2018:             2018 International Conference and the Chinua Achebe Memorial Lecture.

She was born on 13^th May, 1944 to the family of Late, His Royal Highness, Igwe Dominic Akilo and Lolo Cordelia Akilo. She is married to Late Pharm. Felix Nechi Udaba of Okpuyo Ogwofia Imezi Owa in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. She is blessed with five children.

She had her primary education at our lady of Lourde’s School Imezi Uwa. She was later admitted into Grade Three Teachers’ College and after a successful study she went for a completion of the course for Teachers’ Grade Two Certificate. She later studied for the West African O’ Level Certificate, which qualified her for a degree programme at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife where she bagged a B. A Hons degree certificate in Education – English. She later studied for her Masters’ degree in English As A Second Language at the University of Nigeria Nsukka and finally studied and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Applied English Linguistics.

Working Experience: She taught in many primary schools among which is St. Theresa’s Catholic School Apapa, Lagos. After obtaining her degree certificates, she taught at the Holy Rosary College, Enugu. She transferred her services to the Ministry of Education, Enugu where she rose to the rank of Assistant Chief Inspector of Education. She later transferred her service to the University of Nigeria Nsukka where she lectured and finally retired as a senior lecturer.

The last lap of her academic journey is to Godfrey Okoye University Enugu, where she presently lectures in the Department of English and Literary Studies as a Senior Lecturer.