Academic Staff PROFILE

Prof. Khalil Mohammad Usman Gbodofu

Prof. Khalil Mohammad Usman Gbodofu

Post

Professor

Department

Arabic and Transnational Studies

Email

gbodofu@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 3-02, 2nd Floor, New Faculty of Arts Building, University of Ilorin

Teaching and Research Area

Arabic Literary Criticism

Qualifications

Post Graduate Diploma in Education (P.G.D.E), Usman Dan 2010 - 2011
Ph.D. (Arabic), University of Ilorin, Ilorin 2011
M.A (Arabic), University of Ilorin, Ilorin 2001
B.A (Arabic), , Bayero University, Kano 1994
Diploma in Arabic, . Diploma in Arabic, Hausa and Islamic 1990

Professional Affiliations

Member, Academic Staff Union Universities ASUU, Academic Sta Union Universities ASUU - (2023)
Member, World League of Islamic Literature, World League of Islamic Literature - (2007)
Member, School for Arabic Studies Old Students Association (SASOSA), Kano, Students Association (SASOSA), Kano - (2006)
Member, Kwara Muslim Youth, Ilorin, Kwara Muslim Youth, Ilorin - (2005)
Member, Muslim Orphanage Foundation, Kwara State, Ilorin, Foundation, Kwara State, Ilorin - (2003)
Member, Muslim Unity Hospital, Ilorin., Ilorin - (2003)
Member, Centre for Islamic Heritage, Ilorin, Centre for Islamic Heritage, Ilorin - (1995)
Member, Markaz Alumni Association , Markaz Alumni association - (1990)
Member DarulUlum Old Students’ Association, DarulUlum Old Students’ Association (1983)
Member, Qadiriyyah Group, Nigeria, Kwara State Branch, Nigeria, Kwara State Branch (1983)

Research Affiliations

Research Group, Department of Arabic, University of Ilorin

Undergraduate Teaching

ARA 122 Arabic Composition I 2 Credits
ARA 125 Introduction to Arabic Literature 3 Credits
ARA 141 Beginners’ Arabic Conversation I 2 Credits
ARA 142 Beginners’ Arabic Conversation II 1 Credit
ARA 226 Arabic Literature of the Early Islamic and Umayyad Periods 2 Credits
ARA 230 Contemporary Arabic Prose 2 credits
ARA 251 General Survey of Arabic Literature 2 Credits
ARA 261 Arabic for Textual Reading I 3 Credits
ARA 263 Arabic Structures 3 Credits
ARA 321 Arabic Literature of the Early Abbasid Period 2 Credits
ARA 330 Development of Arabic Grammar 2 Credits
ARA 335 Arabic Syntax II 2 Credits
ARA 336 Arabic Morphology III 2 Credits
ARA 337 Classical Arabic Criticism 2 Credits
ARA 421 Arabic Literature of Post-Classical Period 2 Credits
ARA 423 Modern Arabic Literature II 2 Credits
ARA 424 West African Arabic Literature I 2 Credits
ARA 426 Modern Arabic Literature in Nigeria 2 Credits
ARA 432 Arabic Literature in Spain 2 Credits
ARA 437 Modern Arabic Literary Criticism 2 Credits
ARA 439 Literature of the Mahjar 2 Credits

Postgraduate Teaching

ALI 802 Composition and Performance of Arabic Poetry 3 Credits
ALI 803 Literary Theory and Criticism 3 Credits
ALI 805 Critical Study of Nigerian Literature in Arabic 3 Credits
ALI 810 Modern Arabic Poetry 3 Credits
ALI 923 Classical Arabic Prose 3 Credits
ALI 924 Three Modern Arabic Poets 3 Credits

Links to Publications

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