I had my PhD in English from Lingnan University , Hong. My first and second degrees were done in University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. Sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and communication and identity are areas of research interest to me. I am an awarded of FUNG Scholars, Hong Kong.  Through this scholarship, I had a three-month research visit and experience at University of Regensburg,  Germany.

I have been lecturing the following courses for nearly ten years at the tertiary level: Modern English Structure and Usage, Stylistics, English Language Teaching, English in Multilingual Context, Communication Skills, Textbook Production, Evaluation and Adaptation.

Academic Qualifications

• • PhD in English
  • M.Phil in English
  • B.Ed English

Professional Affiliations/ Memberships

• • Hong Kong Association for Applied Linguistics (HKAAL)
  • Fung Scholars

Teaching Interests

• • Modern English Structure and Usage
  • Stylistics
  • English Language Teaching
  • English in Multilingual Context
  • Textbook Production, Evaluation and Adaptation
  • Communication Skills

Research Interests and Supervision

• • Socuolinguistics
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Varieties of English
  • English in Ghana (Ghanaian English)
  • Language and Identity
  • Language Policy and Education in Ghana/Africa

Selected Publications

• • Adogpa, J. N. (2014). The use of Ghanaianisms in Aidoo’s Changes, Djoleto’s Money Galore and
    Nyantakyi’s Ancestral Sacrifice. The International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 2(2) 68_82
  • Adogpa, J.N.(2015). Technical-vocational education and language policy in Ghana. International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy in Ghana. International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 7(1),1-5.
  • Adogpa, J.N.(2017). A Stylistic defense of ideology through language use in Anthills of the Savannah by Chinua Achebe. Journal of Literature, languages and Linguistics, 36,25-28.
  • Adogpa, J.N.(2017). Semantics and Functionality of Ghanaianisms ：A survey. Journal of Applied
    Linguistics and Language Research, 4(6),300-308.
  • Agbevivi, S.L.G.,& Adogpa J.N.(2022). Pre-Reading Activities and Their Effects On English Reading Comprehension of ESL Basic Schools Pupils. British Journal of Education, 10(16),51-66.