PERSONAL PROFILE
Name in full: Prof Usman Ahmadu Mohammed
Department: Department of Languages.
Date and Place of Birth: 11th April 1957, Maiduguri, Borno State.
State of Origin: Borno State.
LGA: Maiduguri Metropolitan
Gender: Male
Contact Address: Department of Languages. NDA Kaduna.
Date of First Appointment: 12th December 1990.
Present Rank: Professor
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD General Linguistics University of Maiduguri Borno State 2004.
- MA General Linguistics University of Maiduguri Borno State 1998.
- BA Linguistics and French University of Maiduguri Borno State 2004.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Mohammed, U.A. “An Examination of Hausa Terms and Concepts in the Eastern Hausa Dialect Area.” Glottodidactica: An International Journal of Applied Linguistics. 2001. Vol. XXlX/XXXl. UAM-Poznan. Poland. pp. 61-84.
- Mohammed, U.A. “Une analyse phonématique du verlan et du largonji.” Kiabara: Journal of Humanities. 2004. Vol. 10. No. 2. University of Port Harcourt. Rivers State. Nigeria. pp. 181-192.
- Mohammed, U.A. “Aspects of Segmental Phonology of Hausa.” JAKADIYA: A Journal of Researches in African Languages. Oct. 2005. Vol. 3. No. 3. Ahmadu Bello University (ABU-Zaria), Kaduna State. Nigeria. pp. 151-171.
- Mohammed, U.A. “Language Development and Standardization: A Comparative Overview of Hausa and Swahili.” Journal of Arts and Humanities, 2006. Vol. 3. No. 5. pp. 84-94.
- Mohammed, U.A. “Analysis of Language Policy, Planning and Management in Nigeria.” Journal of Arts and Humanities. 2008. Vol. 5. No. 2. pp. 60-68.
- Mohammed, U.A. “Language Policy, Planning and Management (LPPM): An Overview.” Journal of Arts and Humanities. 2006. Vol. 3. No. 4. pp. 82-89.
- Mohammed, U.A. “A Study of Endangered Languages in Nigeria.” NKOA- (NKUZI NA OMUMU ASUSU) Journal: Faculty of Arts Journal. Vol. 1. September 2008. Department of Linguistics. Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Anambra State.
- Mohammed, U.A. “A Reflection on the Linguistic Map of Kaduna State.” Journal of Arts and Humanities. 2007. Vol. 4. No. 4. pp. 38-45.
- Mohammed, U.A. “The Impact of Language Policies in Nigeria from the Colonial Period to Date: A Situation Report.” Journal of Arts and Culture. 2008. Vol. 3, No. 3. pp. 1-7.
- Mohammed, U.A. “Language Development and Standardization: A Comparative Overview of Hausa and Swahili.” Journal of Arts and Humanities. 2006. Vol. 3. No. 3. pp. 84-94.
SELECTED CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
- University French Teachers’ Association of Nigeria (UFTAN): 4th Annual Conference, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. 3rd – 6th February 2002. Paper presented: “The Analysis of Sentence Types as Speech Acts in French”.
- International Research and Development Institute Arts and Humanities Forum First Annual Conference June 28th – 29th 2006, University of Calabar. Paper presented: “Language Development and Standardization: A Comparative Overview of Hausa and Swahili”.
- International Research and Development Institute First Annual Conference November 14th-15th 2007University of Abuja FCT. Paper presented: “Analysis of language Policy, Planning and Management”.
- International Research and Development Institute Third Annual Conference June 24th-27th 2008AhmaduBelloUniversityZaria. Paper presented: “The Impact of language Policies in Nigeria from the Colonial Period to Date: A Situation Report”.
- First Northern French Conference: NORFCON. 18th– 20th August 2008. Paper presented: “An Introductory Segmental Phonology of French”.
- University French Teachers’ Association of Nigeria (UFTAN): 11th Annual Conference, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, 3rd – 6th November 2008. Paper presented: “Segmental and Procedural Constraints of Kanuri Learners of French”.
- 22nd Conference of the Linguistic Association of Nigeria (CLAN). 9th-13th November 2008, University of Maiduguri. Paper presented: “The Impact of Language Policies in Nigeria from the Colonial Period to Date: A Situation Report”
- Centre for Research and Documentation: Research Training Workshop 17th to 20th August 1998. Kano, Kano State.
- Stage de Formation en Française Langue Etrangère. Rochefort-France: 5th of October 2004 to 3rd February 2005.
- 7th National Annual Conference Language, Literature and Security Issues in Nigeria. 26th -30th September 2011. Federal College of Education Kano. Lead Paper Presented: “Language Issues, Literature Issues and Security Issues in Nigeria.”
- International Conference on Indigenous Language Broadcasting. Paper Presented: “Language Use and the Development of Mass Communication in Nigeria”. 23-24th June 2021. Bayero University Kano. Kano State.