Academic Staff PROFILE

Dr (Mrs) Hassanat Funmilayo Abubakar-Hamid

Dr (Mrs) Hassanat Funmilayo Abubakar-Hamid

Post

Reader

Department

Arabic

Email

abubakar.fh@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Room 1-27, Ground Floor, New Faculty of Arts Building, University of Ilorin

Teaching and Research Area

Arabic Literature & Feminism

Qualifications

Ph.D. (Arabic) University of Ilorin, Ilorin 2016
PGDE Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto 2011
M.A. (Arabic) University of Ilorin, Ilorin 2011
B.A. (Arabic), University of Ilorin, Ilorin 2002
Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Bayero University Kano 1998
Senior Islamic Studies Certificate, Ahmad Bello University, Zaria 1996

Professional Affiliations

Member, Nigerian Institute of Translators & Interpreters 2024 to date
Kwara State Coordinator, Nigerian Association of Female Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NAFTAIS) 2022 to date
National Financial Secretary, Nigerian Association of Female Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NAFTAIS) 2022 to date
Member, Academic Society for Arabic Language and Literature in Nigeria (ASALLIN) 2012 to date
Member, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Unilorin. 2008 to date
Member, Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS) 2005 to date
Member, Muhyideen El-Islamiyyah Association of Nigeria 1997 to date

Research Affiliations

Research Group, Department of Arabic, University of Ilorin
2024/2025 Institutional Based Research (IBR), University of Ilorin

Undergraduate Teaching

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 143 Beginners’ Arabic Reading I 2 Credits
ARA 144 Beginners’ Arabic Reading II 2 Credits
ARA 145 Beginners’ Arabic Grammar 2 Credits
ARA 224 Translation from and into Arabic II 2 Credits
ARA 234 Introduction to Translation Study 2 credits
ARA 241 Intermediate Arabic Reading I 2 Credits
ARA 242 Intermediate Arabic Reading II 2 Credits
ARA 243 An-Nahw 2 Credits
ARA 261 Arabic for Textual Reading I 3 Credits
ARA 262 Arabic for Textual Reading II 2 Credits
ARA 263 Arabic Structures 3 Credits
ARA 321 Arabic Literature of the Early Abbasid Period 2 Credits
ARA 324 Art and Practice of Translation 2 Credits
ARA 341 As-Sarf wa ‘n-Nahw 2 credits
ARA 341 As-Sarf wa ‘n-Nahw 2 credits
ARA 386 Phonetics and Phonology 2 Credits
ARA 388 Research Methods in Arabic 2 Credits
ARA 432 Arabic Literature in Spain 2 Credits
ARA 481 Modern Arabic Prose 2 credits

Postgraduate Teaching

ALA 811 A History of Arabic Grammar 2 Credits
ALI 806 Classical Arabic Poetry 2 Credits
ALI 925 Doctoral Seminar I 3 Credits
ALI 928 Doctorial Seminar II 3 Credits

Research Interest

(Artistic Analysis of Selected Works of Female Arabists in Nigeria تحليل فني لبعض الإنتاج العربي لنساء نيجيريا
(Feminism in the Contemporary Arabic Poetry in Ilorin Metropolis) المرأة في الشعر العربي المعاصر في مدينة إلورن
(Factors Hindering Women from Learning Arabic in Yoruba land) أسباب تخلّف النساء عن دراسات اللغة العربية في بلاد يوربا

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