Wednesday, 30 January 2013

An Evening of Exercise


A DAILY WORK-OUT IS BENEFITIAL

The Vice Chancellor, Professor Isaac Adewole, is spending the evening at the sports complex. He is having a work-out at the gymnasium alongside other principal officers and the deans of faculties. It is his way of encouraging at least 20 minutes of exercise everyday
The Dean of Science, Professor Alexandra Odaibo (in a grey T-shirt) and the Vice Chancellor (in a dark-coloured tracksuit) leading others in an exercise routine

The Vice Chancellor (in a dark-coloured tracksuit) leading others in another routine

The Vice Chancellor in a sitting position, legs apart, in yet another routine


Apart from the VC-led work-out, a football match is expected to hold at the stadium in the sports complex


The Fourth English Language Clinic Lecture


NIGERIA'S ENGLISH AND NIGERIAN ENGLISH
According to Professor Adesanoye, who had his audience reeling with laughter a couple of times with his colourful anecdotes, Nigeria's English is the error-ridden English spoken in Nigeria while Nigerian English is the English laced with Nigerian proverbs, idioms and other figures of speech as found in literary works by Nigerians.
The audience and the lecturer, Professor F. A. Adesanoye
in Trenchard  Hall,  U.I.



From left, a member of the audience, the lecturer, Professor Festus Agboola Adesanoye of the Department of Communication and Language Arts, DVC Administration, Professor Aarinola Sanya, Dr. Ayo Ojebode (Ag HOD, Dept of Communication and Language Arts), Dr. Sola Olorunyomi (Director, UMC) and another member of the audience

Some Nigeria's English expressions                                            Their correct versions
enable me come home                                                                            enable me to come home
my wife has put to bed                                                                              my wife has given birth
if I am opportuned to go                                                                            if I am privileged to go
it does not worth it                                                                                      it is not worth it
when I arrive Ibadan                                                                                  when I arrive in/at Ibadan