About the Journal

Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature, and Humanities is a prestigious academic publication from the Department of Languages and Literary Studies at Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. The journal focuses on advancing research and scholarship in English and French Studies, including language and linguistics, applied linguistics, and the literatures and cultures of English- and French-speaking countries.

The journal provides a platform for scholars from various subfields of English and French studies to address diverse aspects of these disciplines. As a bilingual and interdisciplinary journal, it serves as a forum for scholars, researchers, and practitioners within the humanities to share their innovative ideas, theories, and insights.

Beyond Babel is available in both print and electronic formats through Open Access and is indexed with Digital Object Identifiers (DOI), Google Scholar, OpenAIRE, Zenodo, Dimensions, and Garuda.

 

General Editors

Prof. Mobolanle E. Sotunsa

Prof. Oluwabunmi Idowu

Editor-In-Chief

Dr. Gift Ngozi Okata

Editors

Dr. Ezinwanyi Adam

 Dr. Kparou Cyril 

Dr. Kalejaiye Abiola

Online and Production Editor

Mr. Adebayo Akinsanya Atchrimi

Editorial Board

Prof. Olubunmi Pamela Smith - University of Nebraska Omaha

Prof. Gbemisola Adeoti – Obafemi Awolowo University

Prof. Fakoya Adeleke – Lagos State University

Prof. Ayobami Kehinde – University of Ibadan

Prof. Ademola Dasylva - University of Ibadan

Prof. Chinyere Egwuogu – Taiye Solarin University of Education

 

Announcements

CALL FOR PAPERS

2024-05-21

We are excited to announce that Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities, a journal of the Department of Languages and Literary Studies, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria is accepting papers for its Vol.8, No.1 due for publication by 31-07-2024. Journal which seeks to reflect developments in the general fields of English and French Studies: Language and Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures of the English-and French-speaking countries. The journal therefore provides a forum in which scholars working within any subfield of English and French studies can address a cross-section of the field. As a Bilingual/interdisciplinary journal, Beyond Babel represents the best emerging research and scholarship from teacher-scholars working within all institutional types, and appeals to a broad, informed readership within English and French studies including Humanities and Education. This edition will be published online and in print in Open Access with Digital Object Identifier (D.O.I) indexed in Google Scholar, Open Aire, Zenodo, Dimensions and Garuda. 

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Current Issue

Vol. 8 No. 2 (2024): Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities
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Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities. A Publication of the Department of Languages and Literary Studies, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Journal is a prestigious academic publication that focuses on advancing research and scholarship in the field of of English and French Studies: Language and Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures of the English-and French-speaking countries. The journal therefore provides a forum in which scholars working within any subfield of English and French studies can address a cross-section of the field. As a Bilingual/interdisciplinary journal. It serves as a platform for scholars, researchers, and practitioners from various disciplines within the humanities to share their innovative ideas, theories, and insights. The journal publishes  both online and in print with Direct Object Identifier (D.O.I)

Published: 2024-10-06

Articles

  • Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities

    Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities Beyond Babel: BU Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities
    1-166
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13895984

  • Homophonic Errors in Nigerian ESL Speakers’ WhatsApp Text Messages

    Bolatito Olufunke ADEJARE
    4-16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599617

  • Religious Identity and Elite Manipulation in Abdul-Rasheed Na’allah’s Seriya

    Charles Terseer Akwen
    17-35
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599670

  • Exploring Human Rights in Traditional Igbo Society: A Study of Achebe’s Things Fall Apart And Ezeigbo’s The Last of the Strong Ones

    Joy O. Odewumi, Omoh O. Giwa
    36-49
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599699

  • Exploring (AI) Artificial Intelligence's Role in Language Teaching and Learning: A Review of Key Technologies and Their Applications

    Ngozi Gift Okata , Akinsanya Atchrimi Adebayo
    50-73
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599743

  • Morton’s Thought and Ecological Crisis in Selected Niger Delta Novels

    Ajama John Audu
    74-87
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599823

  • Exploring Pragmatic Acts in Ebenezer Obey’s Song, ‘The Horse, The Man and the Son’

    ALOBA AdetunjiMichael , A. Idowu Olubunmi
    88-103
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599878

  • A critical discourse analysis of the audience’s evaluation of telecommunication service providers’ advertisements in Nigerian newspapers

    T. A. ALABI, Latiko Isah ADAMU
    104-122
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599911

  • Analysis of the Use of Conjunctions as Cohesive Devices by 100 Level Students of the College Of Humanities at Al-Qalam University Katsina State

    IBRAHIM Gambo Amina , MUHAMMAD Isa Sulaiman
    123-137
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599926

  • The Syntax and Semantics of Negative Markers in Idó̩mà and English: A Cross-Linguistic Investigation of Variation and Universals

    Monday Emmanuel BENARD
    138-152
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599947

  • UNE ETUDE ANALYTIQUE DE ‘EMILOKAN’ DANS LE DISCOURS POLITIQUE DU NIGERIA

    Ezekiel O TANITOLORUN, Malik GARBA
    153-166
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14599966
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