Okoro Mark Ogbonnaya

PERSONAL DATA
Name: OKORO MARK OGBONNAYA

Date of Birth: 26th, June 1993
Sex: Male
Status: Single
Nationality: Nigerian
State of Origin: Ebonyi
Local Government Area: Ohaozara
Contact Number: +2348168858882, +2348027681048
Email Address: Maaziogbonnaya@gmail.com
EDUCATION
 University of Nigeria, Nsukka
B.A (Hons) (2nd Class Upper Division)
Linguistics and Igbo 2015
 Zenith International Secondary School, Okposi
Senior Secondary School Certificate 2011
 Community Primary School, Umuka Okposi
First School Leaving Certificate 2005
WORK EXPERIENCE
 Prime College of Immaculata, Okposi
Igbo Language and Literature teacher 2011-2013
 Zenith International Secondary School, Okposi
Igbo Language and Literature teacher 2013-2014
 American Sign Language instructor from 2009 till date.
 Igbo Language, Linguistics and Literary researcher and writer of books used
by the Department of Linguistics, University of Nigeria Nsukka, both for the
undergraduate and postgraduate studies, 2012 till date.
 A translator of several works from English to the Igbo Language.
 Translator of BBC Editorial Guides for Journalists in Igbo.
 Igbo Language and Literature, Translation and Interpretation, Culture and
Language, Literary and Publishing consultant, from 2011 till date.
 Igbo book editor and writer, Pacific Publishers Ltd, Obosi, 2012 till date.
 Igbo book editor and writer, Perfect Image Publisher, Onitsha, Nigeria 2013 till
date.
 Igbo writer for the Varsity Publishers Ltd, Onitsha, Nigeria
 English Language and Literature teacher, National High School, Okobo, Akwa
Ibom State during the National Youth Service, 2016-2017.
 Igbo teacher, "Igbo Master's Institute" an online teaching platform.
 Igbo/American Sign Language coach of Onyeka Nwelue's Film "Island of
Happiness, 2017.
 Igbo Language translation and Linguistic Validation Consultant, Mapi
Translation and Language Agency, France, 2017.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCE

 Good interpersonal skills.
 Integrity and Honesty.
 Self-motivational, creative and target-oriented.
 Excellent oral and written communication skills (Igbo and English)
 Excellent in teaching Igbo language and literature.
 Excellent in research and literary writing: poem, drama and prose.
 Excellent in communication skill and teaching of the American Sign Language
(ASL).
 Excellent in translation, interpretation stylistics and literary criticism.
 Excellent in broadcasting and news editing.
 Well grounded in the knowledge of African culture, history, polity and
Language.
 Good in Microsoft packages and Internet services.
ACCOMPLISHMENT
A novelist, literary critic, playwright, poet, interpreter, translator, American Sign
Language instructor, dramatist credited with the following published books.
 Nwata Tichaa Akị Tufuo Nkume… (a prose 2012)
Onitsha, Ezeh Press.
 Nwata Kpata Ego… (a prose 2013)
Onitsha, Perfect Image Publishers.
 Uwa Na-Amighari Amighari (a play 2015)
 Onye Buru Chi Ya Ụzọ… (a play 2015)
 Ịbuchim (a play 2015)
Obosi, Pacific Publishers Ltd.
 Ihe Onye Tụrụ N’ahịa… (a play 2015)
Obosi, Pacific Publishers Ltd..
 Ọchụpụrụ Onwe Ya N’ụgbọ… (a prose 2015)
 Onye Rere Nkịta Zụta Enwe… (a prose 2015)
 Onye Na Nke Ya… (an anthology verse 2017)
IGBO AND ENGLISH BOOKS SIGNED TO BE PUBLISHED ARE:
 Chimamanda (a play)
 Onye Gbakaa Ute Ya… a play)
 Ukwu Jie Agu… (a prose)
 Ọchọ Ihe Ukwu… (a play)
 Obodo Bụ Igwe (a prose)
 Ihe Agwọ Mụrụ… (a prose)
 Ụwa Bụ Kọleji (a prose)
 A Tufuo Nkịrịka Nkata… (a play)
 A Kpanye Nwa Nkịta N’ahụ… (a prose)
 Mkpụrụ Onye Kụrụ… (a play)
 Ewi Soro Ebule Gaa Ohi… (a play)
 Onye Tara Akwa Udele (a play)
 Echi Dị Ime (a play)
 Ụwa Dị Omimi (a play)
 Ọchụ Nwa Ọkụkọ Nwe Ada… (a play)
 Ihe Na-Esi Nwa Mkpị Isi… (a play)
 Onye Akarụla Ụbọchị… (a play)
 Mmadụ Abụ Chukwu (a play)
 E jide Ibe Ji N’Aka… (a prose)
 Nze Nwata Chiri… (a play)
 Ije ụwa Na-Atụ Jonjoloko (a play)
 Chinecherem (a play)
 Egoụwa (a play)
 Ọnwụdiwe (a play)
 Ebubedike (a play)
 Nka bụ Ndụ (a poem)
 Ọnwụ na Ndụ (a poem)
 Amandịanaeze (a play)
 The Prodigal Daughter (a play)
 The Wise Revenge (a prose)
 The Rise of Insurgency (a play)
 Path To Adulthood (a play)
 Akwụkwọ Amamihe Igbo
(The Book of Igbo Wisdom)
 There Was A Time (a prose), etc.
BOOKS RECOMMENDATION
Below are books I have published that have been approved and recommended
for students in different levels of academic environments throughout the Igbo
land.
 Nwata Kpata Ego was recommended for the undergraduate students of Igbo
(1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year), University of Nigeria Nsukka in the following
academic sessions: 2013/2014, 2014/2015. And also, it is approved by the
Enugu State Ministry of Education to be used as a recommended text for SS1
students of the state, 2015-2018.
 Nwata Tichaa Akị Tufuo Nkume was recommended for the undergraduate
students of Igbo, University of Nigeria Nsukka in the following academic
sessions: 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015. It was also recommended for the
Igbo students of the Federal College of Education Eha-Amufu, 2012/2013
academic session. It is equally approved by the Ebonyi State Ministry of
Education to be used as a recommended text for JSS2 students of the state,
2015-2018.
 Ụwa Na-Amịgharị Amịgharị: It was recommended for the postgraduate
students of Igbo literature (Masters students), University of Nigeria, Nsukka,
2014/2015 academic session.
 Onye Buru Chi Ya Ụzọ is approved by the Anambra State and Ebonyi State
Ministry of Education as a text for JSS1 students of both states and for SS1
students of Anambra State.
 Ọchụpụrụ Onwe Ya N’ụgbọ was recommended for the second year
undergraduate students of Igbo, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (2014/2015
academic session). And it is also approved by the Enugu State Ministry of
Education as a text recommended for Junior WAEC in Enugu State, 2015-
2018.
 Ihe Onye Tụrụ N’ahịa is approved by the Ebonyi State Ministry of Education
as a recommended text to be used for Junior WAEC in 2017/2018. It is also
approved for the JSS2 students of the state, 2015-2018.
 Ịbụchim is approved by the Ebonyi State Ministry of Education for the JSS2
students of the state, 2015-2018.
 The Vice-Chancellor, University of Nigeria Nsukka, in the person of Professor
Benjamin Chukwuma Ozumba recommended these published books with
attestation letter as a source of inspiration to other Students in the University.
AWARDS/CERTIFICATES OBTAINED
 Award of Educational Excellence by the Umuka Educational Foundation
Okposi, as a role model for the youths, 19th January, 2013.
 Certificate of Educational Excellence by the Umuka Educational Foundation,
Okposi, January, 2013.
 The Vice Chancellor’s (Prof. Chukwuma Ozumba) recommendation and
attestation letter for book production, presented by the Deputy Registrar,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka in the person of Dr. (Mrs.) M.E Odukwe, May
25, 2015.
ACADEMIC CERTIFICATES ACQUIRED

 Senior Secondary School Certificate, 2011
 B.A (2nd Class Upper Division) 2015.
ARTICLES
 Nwaanyị Ịgbakwuru Nwoke Dịka Nsọala, Mpụtara ya na Nwata Rie Awọ.
Published in OLU: The Journal of National Association of Linguistics and
Languages Students, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2015 Volume 8. Page 91-
101.
 Omenka. A poem portraying socio-cultural organization of students known as
Omenka Cultural Group. Published in OLU: The Journal of National
Association of Linguistics and Languages Students, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka 2015 Volume 8. Page 102-104.
 Gender Projection in African Literature: Example of Four Igbo Texts. A
researched paper proposed to be presented at the Linguistics and Language
National Conference, Nassarawa State University, Keffi, 2015.
RESEARCH WORKS IN PROGRESS

 The Igbo medicinal plants.
 Why the Igbo hate the Igbo.
 Degradation of Igbo Folktales: Its Consequences on the Moral Behaviours of
the Contemporary Igbo Youths.
 The Problems, Challenges and Prospects of Sign Language Linguistics in Sub-
Saharan Africa.
HOBBIES
 Reading
 Writing
 Story-telling
 Watching educative videos
 Listening to educative music.
REFEREES
 Professor Inno Uzoma Nwadike
Professor of Igbo and Literature.
Department of Linguistics, Igbo& Other Nigeria Languages,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
Contact Number: +2348030827452.
 Professor (Barr.) B.M. Mbah
Department of Linguistics, Igbo& Other Nigerian Languages,
 Professor (Pharm) G.C Onunkwo

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