Abubakar Atiku Alkali

Enhancing Spoken English Proficiency: The Role of Classroom Activities in Nigerian Universities

Abubakar Atiku Alkali & Halima Abdullahi Aminu · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2024

This paper examines the instrumentality of classroom exercises in effective teaching and learning of spoken English. In Nigeria, the curriculum of the Bachelor of Arts (English Language) program reveals that spoken English is crucial in English studies. Courses such as Spoken Eng...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2024/v7i3213

Initial Consonant Mutation in Fulfulde: An Optimality Theoretic Account

Abubakar Atiku Alkali · Asian Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies · 2024

This paper examines initial consonant mutation in the Sokoto dialect of Fulfulde within the tradition of Optimality Theory. Initial consonant mutation in this dialect is seen to follow the stop – continuant pattern rather than the stop – continuant – nasal pattern found in other...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajl2c/2024/v7i3208