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Grace OLUTAYO

Professor
college of Liberal Studies (COLBS)
English Programme

A professor of English and holds a teaching and research position in the English Programme, College of Liberal Studies. She had been the Acting Head of Department of English, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Acting Provost of College of Liberal Studies. She is the immediate past Director of Quality Assurance. she has also been the chair and member of various committees especially the University Ceremonials Committee and Staff Disciplinary Committee. Grace Olutayo is the Congregation representative on the University Governing Council.

Education
  • University of Ibadan, Ibadan 1988-1991
  • University of Ibadan, Ibadan. 1992-1994
  • University of Ado-Ekiti, Ado-Ekiti 2000-2002
  • University of Ibadan, Ibadan 2000-2010
Research

Discourse Analysis, Conversation Analysis, Pragmatics, Semantics and English as a second language.

Institutional Service
  • Coordinator, Use of English and Communication Skills 2013-2014
  • Acting Head, Department of English 2014-2018
  • Member, University Senate 2014-2018
  • Member, Faculty Executive, Faculty of Humanities 2014-2019
  • Chairperson, Committee on Gender Studies 2017-2018
  • Member, Admissions Committee 2015-2018
  • Member, Ceremonials Committee 2016-2018
  • Member, Staff Disciplinary Committee 2017-date
  • Deputy Dean, Faculty of Humanities 2018-2019
  • Acting Provost, College of Liberal Studies 2019- 2021
  • Member, University Senate 2019-date
  • Member, Appointment and Promotion Committee 2019-2023
  • Director, Quality Assurance 2021-date.
  • Chair, Ceremonials Committee 2018-2020
  • Member, Professional Learning Circle 2018-2020
  • Chair, Local Organising Committee, 2nd National workshop cum Conference on Pragmatics Research 2019
  • Member, Committee of Provost and Academic Directors 2019-2023
  • Member, Local Organising Committee, Fulbright Alumni Association of Nigeria (FAAN) Conference 2021
  • Chair, End of Year Party Planning Committee 2021 &2022
  • Chair, Convocation Planning Committee 2022
  • Member, Committee on Review of Promotion Guidelines 2022
  • Member, Committee on Review of Promotion Guidelines for Senior Non-Teaching Staff 2022
  • Member, Vetting Committee of A&PC 2022
  • Member, Senate Committee on Cut-Off Marks 2022
  • Member, University Quality Assurance Committee 2022
  • Member, Bowen University Strategic Planning Committee 2022
  • Member, Senate Accreditation Committee 2022
  • Member, Senate Adhoc Committee on Research 2022
  • Member, Bowen Hospital Committee 2022
  • Member, Expanded Management Committee 2022
  • Member, Committee on Result Investigation 2022
  • Member, Committee on Annual Performance and Evaluation of Professors 2022
  • Speaker, Training for University Administrators 2022
  • Speaker, Bowen University Management Retreat 2022
  • Congregation Representative, University Governing Council 2022
  • Chair, Audit Committee on HR 2023
  • Member, Vice-Chancellor’s Valedictory Committee 2023
Professional Service
  • Consultant/Lead Trainer (ELT) to British Council, Nigeria 2011-2015
  • P.hD External Examiner, Department of English, University of Ibadan 2021
  • Reviewer, IGI Global 2023
  • Financial Secretary, Pragmatics Association of Nigeria 2018-date
  • Coordinator, Pragmatics Association of Nigeria’s Monthly Colloquium. 2020-date
Selected Publications
  1. Oyeleye, A. L. and Olutayo, O.G. (2012). “Interaction Management in Nigerian Television Talk Shows” International Journal of English Linguistics. 2(1): 149-161. ISSN (Print): 1923-869x ISSN 1923-8703(online) doi:10.5539/ijel. v2n1p149
  2. Olutayo, O.G. (2013). “Determinants of Turn-Taking in Nigerian Television Talk Shows” World Journal of English Language. 3(3): 67-77. ISSN 1925-0703 (Print) ISSN 1925-0711(Online) doi:10.5430/wjel. v3n3p67
  3. Olutayo, G.O. and Ilechukwu, C. (2015). “Stylistic Devices in Buchi Emecheta’s Second Class Citizen”. International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL) 3(9): 1-10. ISSN2347-3126 (Print) ISSN 2347-3134 (Online) http://www.arcjournals.org
  4. Olutayo, G.O. (2015). “Cooperation and Politeness in Television Discourse” World Journal of English Language. 5(4): 1-11 ISSN 1925-0703 (Print) ISSN 1925-0711(Online)doi:10.5430/wjel. v5n4p1
  5. Ayoola, K. A., Olutayo, G.O. and Banji, T. A. (2017). “Using Needs Analysis to develop a Learner-Centred Use of English Curriculum for First Year Students in a Nigerian University” International Journal of Multidisciplinary Comparative Studies 4 1-3:51—65
  6. Olutayo, G. O. and Oyindamola Olabode (2021) “Backchanneling in Moments with Mo”. In Niyi Osunbade, Foluke Unuabonah, Ayo Osisanwo, Akin Adetunji and Funke Oni (Eds.) Pragmatics, Discourse and Society, Volume 2: A Festschrift for Akin Odebunmi. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp 110-135