Farooq Kperogi
Farooq Kperogi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Baruten, Kwara State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Georgia State University (PhD) University of Louisiana (M.A) Bayero University (B.A) |
| Thesis | Webs of Resistance: The Citizen Online Journalismof the Nigerian Digital Diaspora (2011) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael L. Bruner |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English language, Communication, Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| Sub-discipline | English usage, Media English, Nigerian English, World Englishes |
| Institutions | Kennesaw State University |
| Main interests | New Media, English usage, Journalese |
| Notable works | Glocal English: The Changing Face and Forms of Nigerian English in a Global World |
Farooq Adamu Kperogi (born 1970), is a Nigerian academic, author, grammar purist, public speaker and columnist with Media Trust's two Weekend titles. He was former presidential speechwriter during Obasanjo's administration, also former reporter/news editor at many Nigerian newspapers including the Daily Trust and the now, defunct New Nigerian and Daily Triumph. Kperogi currently teaches Journalism and Emerging Media at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, United States.[1][2][3] Mr. Kperogi is the author of Glocal English: The Changing Face and Forms of Nigerian English wich was published as the 96th volume in series of Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics[4][5]
Early life and education
Mr. Kperogi was born in 1970, in Okuta, Baruten local government area of Kwara State, Nigeria.[6] He attended Bayero University between 1993 and 1997 where he received bachelor's degree in Mass Communication. He obtained a master's degree in Communication at University of Louisiana, Lafayette and a PhD from Georgia State University in the United States in 2014.[1]
Later life and career
After graduating from Bayero University, Kano Mr. Kperogi started working as reporter with some newspaper in Katsina and Kano before he joined the Media Trust as correspondent for, now deprecated title Weekly Trust. He also worked for now defunct federal government-owned paper New Nigerianin early 2000s. Kperogi began academic career at Kaduna Polytechnic between 2000 and 2002 where he taught Journalism and Mass Communication courses. He also taught at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for brief time in 2004.[2] Between 2002 and 2004, Kperogi worked in President Olusequn Obasanjo's administration as a presidential speechwriter and researcher. Mr Kperogi writesv two columns Politics of Grammar and Notes from Atlanta for Abuja-based Daily Trust weekend editions
Published work
- Glocal English: The Changing Face and Form of Nigerian English in Global World ISBN 978-1433129261, New York: Peter Lang Publishers, 2015.
References
- ^ a b "About me". farooqkperogi.com. Farooq A. Kperogi. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Farooq Kperogi". socm.hss.kennesaw.edu. Kennesaw State University. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Why British English is full of silly-sounding words". bbc.com. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics". www.peterlang.com. Peter Lang. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "7 Questions to a Linguist: Dr. Farooq Kperogi on "Glocal" English". altalang.com. ALTA. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Kperogi: The Man Who Redefined Grammar Column Writing in Nigeria". jarushub.com. JarusHub. Retrieved 6 October 2017.