ALIYU MUHAMMAD MUKHTAR

aliyumuhammadmukhtar39@gmail.com
234(0)8032419913

ALIYU MUHAMMAD MUKHTAR

Teacher

Department of English and Literary Studies,

Faculty of Arts and Education

Bauchi State University, Gadau

65, Gadau Bauchi State, Nigeria

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

·       PhD. English Language (Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)

(2013-2017)

·       M. A. English Language (Bayero University Kano, Nigeria)

(2010-2012)

·       B. A. (Hons.) Linguistics/English (University of Maiduguri, Nigeria)

(2004-2007)

·       Postgraduate Diploma in Education (ASCOE Azare, Nigeria)

(2018)

·       Postgraduate Diploma in Public Admin. And Policy (ASCOE Azare, Nigeria)

(2019)

WORKING EXPERIENCES

1.     Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State, Nigeria

(2012-date)

                      Teaching Subjects

 

 

·       CPM3307: Introduction to Computer

·       ENG 1204: Literary Text Appreciation

·       ENG 1205: Introduction to English Composition I

 

 

·       ENG 1206: Introduction to English Composition II

·       ENG 1207: English Language I

·       ENG1209: Spoken English

·       ENG2205: Contemporary English Usage

·       ENG3308: Research Methods I

·       ENG 3309: Creative Writing II

·       ENG 3310: Advanced Composition

·       ENG4213: Literature of Travel and Adventure

·       ENG4210: Speech Writing

·       ENG4304: Stylistics

·       GSP 1401:  Use of English

·       LIT3310: Application of Computer to Arts

 

          Administrative Positions

 

 

·       Deputy Dean (Academics), School of Postgraduate Studies

(2020-date)

 

·       Departmental Postgraduate Coordinator

(2019-2020)

 

·       Departmental Examination Officer

(2019-2020)

 

·       Examination Officer, Faculty of Arts and Education

(2012-2013)

 

 

 

 

 

      Committees

 

 

Secretary, Faculty Examination Malpractice Committee 

(2017-date)

 

Secretary, Faculty Seminar and Conference Committee

(2017- date)

 

Member, University Central Admission Committee

(2017- 2018)

 

Member, Departmental Journal Committee

(2017- date)

 

Member, Departmental Appointment and Promotion Committee

(2017- date)

 

Secretary, Departmental Curriculum Development Committee

(2018- date)

 

Chairman, National Conference Organising Committee

(2019)

 

 

 

 

1.     National Open University of Nigeria

Part-time Instructional/Tutorial Facilitator and Project Supervisor

2.     A.D Rufa’i College for Legal and Islamic Studies, Misau, Bauchi    State 

(2019-Date)

 

2011-2012

                    Responsibilities

 

 

·       Teaching English/Linguistic courses for diploma students

 

 

 

3.     Government Girls Arabic College Alkaleri, Bauchi State

(2010-2011)

                  

Responsibilities

 

 

·       Teaching English Language in SS 1, 2 & 3,

 

 

·       Organising literary activities

 

                   Administrative Positions

 

 

·       External Examination Officer,

 

4.     Baitul-Hikmah College Bauchi, Bauchi State

(2009- 2010)

 

                     Responsibilities

 

 

·       Teaching English Language in SS 1 and 2,

 

 

·       Organising literary activities

 

 

 

5.     Community Secondary School Onyadama Obubra, Cross River State (NYSC)

(2008-2009)

                 Responsibilities

 

 

·       Teaching English Language for JSS1 & 2, SS 1 & 2,

 

 

·       Organising literary activities

 

              Administrative Positions

 

 

·       Assistant HOD English

 

Undergraduate Supervision

  • Musa Habib Musa (BASUG/UG/ART/ENG/17/0294) A Quest for a better life and racial discrimination in Buchi Emecheter’s Second Class Citizen
  • Yarbaba Danazumi (BASUG/UG/ART/ENG/17/0252). Use of hedges in selected political speech of Nigerian politicians
  • Esther Lumi (BASUG/UG/ART/ENG/17/0176). Factors affecting the choice of English in a multilingual society
  • Olodo Bisola Hajarat (BASUG/UG/ART/ENG/16/0176) Cultural Conflicts in Wole Soyinka's Lion and The Jewel
  • Ahmad Manga Abba (BASUG/UG/ART/ENG/16/0121) Stylistic Analysis of Political Advertisement in Daily Trust Newspaper
  • Ahmad Manga Abba (BASUG/UG/ART/ENG/16/0121) Stylistic Analysis of Political Advertisement in Daily Trust Newspaper
  • Duba Ta'azia Sinimya (BASUG/UG/ART/ENG/16/0140) Use of Hedges in Undergraduates’ Academic Writing
  • Abdullahi Sabiu (Basug/Ug/Arts/Eng/15/0104) Contrastive Analysis of Undergraduates’ L1 (Hausa) and L2 (English) Writings

Journal Articles

  1. Habib, M. & Aliyu, M.M. (2022). A quest for a better life and racial discrimination in Buchi Emecheter’s Second Class Citizen. Al-Mutsla, 4(2) 139-148.
  2. Lumi, E. & Aliyu, M.M. (2021). English as a Medium of Instruction in Nigerian Secondary Schools: Its Effects on Academic Performance and Students’ Perceptions. JELE (Journal of English Language and Education), 7 (2).
  3. Aliyu, M.M. (2021). Project-based learning approach in a research methods class: students’ experiences. Indonesian Journal of Education, Social Sciences and Research (IJESSR) 2(3), 1-7.
  4. Almher, M. A. H., Thiruchelvam, S. A., Abdal, B. B., Jais, J. B. & Aliyu, M.M. (2021). Factors affecting knowledge sharing of engineers in oil and gas companies. Journal of Industrial Engineering Management 6(1), 70-78.
  5. Aliyu, M. M., & Fema, B. M., & Jibril, A. T. (2021). Using pictures in developing undergraduates’ creative writing skills. Kebbi Journal of Language and Literature, 2(1),73-87.
  6. Mohammed, A. S. & Aliyu, M. M. (2020). An overview of students’ perceptions in a creative writing course. Language & Linguistics, Literature, Culture and Pedagogy: A Festschrift in Honour of Professor Mustapha Abba, 238-251.
  7. Aliyu, M. M., & Yong, M. F., (2020). Undergraduates’ use of metacognitive strategies in a PBL writing process. Journal of English Language Teaching (ELT Forum)9 (2)44-55.
  8. Aliyu, M. M., & Yong, M. F., Sabariah Bt Muh’d Rashid & Nimehchisalem, V. (2020). A problem-based learning approach and its effects on the writing performance of undergraduates. Journal of Language Teaching and Education. 4(1) 23-35.
  9. Abdullahi, S. & Aliyu, M. (2020). Undergraduates’ attitudes towards writing in Hausa (L1) and English (L2). Yankari Journal of English, Literature and Linguistics, 2(1), 1-18.
  10. Aliyu, M. M., & Korau, S. M. (2020). Nigerian undergraduates’ awareness of metadiscourse and its relationship with their persuasive writing quality. International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, 9 (1), 40-49.
  11. Aliyu, M. M. (2020). Exploring the nature of undergraduates’ peer collaboration in a PBL writing process. International Journal of Language Education, 4 (1), 11-23.
  12. Korau, S. M., & Aliyu, M. (2020). Use of metadiscourse in the persuasive writing of Nigerian undergraduates. English Language Teaching 13(4), 104-113.
  13. Aliyu, M. M., Yong, M. F., Md Rashid, S., & Nimehchisalem, V. (2020). Undergraduates’ experiences and perceptions of a problem-based learning approach in ESL writing classroom. International Journal of Language and Literary Studies. 2(1), 172-191.
  14. Aliyu, M. M. & Yakubu, H. S. (2019). Implications of the sociocultural theory on reading comprehension for Nigerian teachers. Bulleting of Advanced English Studies 3(2), 84-91.
  15. Aliyu, M. M. & Yong M. F. (2019). Tutor facilitation in A PBL writing classroom through face-to-face group interactions. JELE (Journal of English Language and Education)5(1), 1-11.
  16. Aliyu, M. M. (2019). Tutors’ experiences and perceptions of a problem-based learning approach in an ESL writing classroom. ASIAN TEFL, 4(2), 71-81.
  17. Aliyu, M. M. (2019). Teacher coaching in Nigeria: A strategy for enhancing teachers’ instructional skills and students’ language skills. International Journal on Language, Research and Education Studies, 3(2), 176-185.
  18. Aliyu, M. M., Korau, S. M., & Basiru, A. (2019). Reducing undergraduates’ speaking anxiety through class interactions and oral presentations. Asian Journal of Contemporary Education, 3(1), 36-43.
  19. Aliyu, M. M., & Danladi G. A. (2018). Attitude of Hausa ESL secondary school students towards spelling and writing in English. International Journal of Language Teaching and Education 2(30), 184-194.
  20. Aliyu, M. M. (2018). Establishing internal and external validity in L2 classroom research. Yankari Journal of English, Literature and Linguistics (YANJELL, 1(1) 39-44.
  21. Aliyu, M. M. (2017). Developing oral communication skills through collaborative learning: Implications for Nigerian teachers. International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences 2(5), 127-130.
  22. Aliyu, M. M. (2017). Using ill-structured problems in second language learning. International Journal of English and Education. 6(4), 1-7.
  23. Aliyu, M. M. (2017). Use of grammatical morphemes –ed and –s in the spoken English of secondary school students. International Journal of English Research, 3 (1), 62-65.
  24. Aliyu, M. M., Yong, M. F., Mardziah H. Abdullah & Tan B. H. (2016). Developing undergraduates’ awareness of metacognitive knowledge in writing through problem-based learning. International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, 5(7), 233-240. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.5n.7p.233.
  25. Aliyu, M. M. (2014). Hausa influence on the English of secondary school: An analysis of pronouns and their antecedents. Yobe Journal of Language Literature and Culture, 2,29-36.
  26. Aliyu, M. M. (in press). Implementing a PBL approach in a writing classroom. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies.

Conferences

  1. Aliyu, M. M. (2021). Embracing the new normal in language learning: students’ experiences of e-learning during the covid-19 pandemic lockdown. A Paper Presented at 5th UHAMKA International Conference on ELT and CALL (UICELL), December 2nd – 3rd, 2021, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
  2. Aliyu, M. M. (2019). Tutor Facilitation in a PBL Writing Classroom through face-to-face and WhatsApp Group Interactions. A Paper Presented at the 2nd Applied Linguistic & Language Teaching International Conference and Exhibition (ALLT) from 07 to 09 March, 2019 at Zayed University, Dubai, UAE.
  3. Aliyu, M. M. (2017). A problem-based learning approach in an ESL writing classroom: undergraduates’ experiences and perceptions. A Paper Presented at the 33rd Annual Conference of the English Scholars Associations of Nigeria (ESAN 2017) from 27h to 30th November 2017 at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
  4. Aliyu, M. M. (2016). Effects of a problem-based learning approach on the writing performance of Nigerian undergraduates. A Paper Presented at the 11th International Conference on English Language Teaching (MICELT 2016), from 28th to 30th March, 2016, at Swiss Garden Beach Resort, Damai Laut, Perak, Malaysia.
  5. A Participant at the 3rd International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP 2013): Collaborating across Disciplinary and Professional Boundaries, from 12 to 14 December 2013 at Eastin Hotel Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
  6. Aliyu, M. M. (2012). The use of pronouns and their antecedents by Hausa speakers at secondary school level. A Paper Presented at the 25th Annual National Conference of the Linguistic Associations of Nigeria, from 3rd to 6th December, 2012, at Adekunle Ajasis University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
  7. Aliyu, M. M. (2012). Realisations of the past tense marker –ed and the plural –s in the spoken English secondary selected school students. A Paper Presented at the 29th Annual National Conference of the      Nigeria English Studies Associations (NESA 2012), from 10th to 15th September, 2012, at    Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sokoto Nigeria.

REFEREES:

Professor Abdulhamid Abubakar

Department of Languages and Linguistics,

University of Maiduguri, Borno State

+2348036178610

adandaya@gmail.com

 

Professor Asabe Sadiya Mohammed

Department of English and Literary Studies,

Faculty of Arts

Bauchi State University, Gadau

Bauchi State, Nigeria

asmohammed45@gmail.com

+2348036144284

 

Dr. Vahid Nimehchisalem

Department of English

Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication

Universiti Putra Malyasia

vahid@upm.edu.my nimechie@gmail.com

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