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Profile of the Head of Department

Prof. Isaiah Bariki is the current Head of Department of French, University of Ilorin.  An expert in translatology, Professor Bariki has a Ph.D. in French Language.  He has published articles in local, national and international journals.  He is or has been an External Examiner to the French postgraduate programmes of University of Cape Coast, Ghana, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.  He has also taught and supervised M.A. students in University of Ibadan, Nigeria and Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa.

His research interests have expanded to incorporate research methodology and sociolinguistics.