Research Projects

Explore our current and completed research initiatives

Research Projects

Explore our current and completed research initiatives

This book project serves as a forum for linguists, literary experts, and educationists to contribute to the transformation of local and universal knowledge for Africa's development. The project explores how linguistic knowledge, literary traditions, and...

Started: 1/1/2025
Expected completion: 7/31/2026
Linguistics
Literature
Education
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This book project provides a platform for natural scientists to contribute perspectives on transforming both local African knowledge and universal scientific knowledge for the continent's development. Key themes include the scientific transformation of traditional African...

Started: 1/1/2025
Expected completion: 7/31/2026
Natural Sciences
Traditional Medicine
Scientific Knowledge
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This project examines the lasting impact of colonialism on African identities and explores pathways for deconstructing colonial legacies and reconstructing authentic African identities. It addresses questions of cultural identity, psychological independence, the role of indigenous...

Started: 1/1/2025
Expected completion: 7/31/2026
Colonialism
Identity
Decolonization
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This book project explores how ex-colonial languages can be transformed and adapted to the sociocultural and sociolinguistic realities of Africa for the continent's psychological independence. It examines processes of linguistic decolonization, the Africanization of English...

Started: 1/1/2025
Expected completion: 7/31/2026
Language Policy
Decolonization
Linguistic Independence
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This project focuses on how theories, models, taxonomies, and paradigms with universal scope or those developed for other contexts can be adopted and adapted to the contextual realities of Africa. It explores the process of...

Started: 1/1/2025
Expected completion: 7/31/2026
Theory
Paradigms
Africanization
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This book project examines emerging trends and approaches in African Englishes and literatures. It explores how English has been nativized across the African continent and how African writers are using these varieties to express African...

Started: 1/1/2025
Expected completion: 7/31/2026
African Englishes
African Literature
World Englishes
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