Dr Omotayo Ibukun OLALERE
Email address(es) : ofakayode@oauife.edu.ng
Office Address : Department of Foreign Languages, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
ORCID iD : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5057-3128
Academic Qualifications:
B.A. German
MPhil. German Language and Linguistics
PhD German Language and Linguistics
Areas of Specialization:
German Language and Linguistics
Title of M.A. Thesis : Die Rolle der Ideologie in der BRD und DDR- deutschen Übersetzungen von Achebes “Things Fall Apart” im Rahmen einer interkulturellen Kommunikation.
Title of Ph.D. Thesis : Die Analyse von Intertextualiät in den deutschen Übersetzungen von Ngugis “Petals of Blood” und Achebes “No Longer At Ease”.
Scholarships : Federal Government Scholarship Award 2004 Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) 2004, 2009, 2014 Goethe Institut Scholarship 2018, 2021, 2022
Fellowships : Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of the Free State, South Africa 2019 – 2021 American Council of Learned Societies African Humanities Programme (ACLS AHP) 2020/2021
Research Grants : Needs Assessment Academic Staff Training and Development (AST&D) 2017 Writing Grant for Early Career Researchers, Aston University, UK 2019
National Awards : Winner Prof. Olurotimi Taiwo National Young Scientist Prize in Linguistics of the Nigerian Young Academy 2021
Ongoing Current Research:
Gender Representation in African Literature Translation
Publications:
Olalere, O. I. (2022), Die befremdlichen Abenteuer von Akara–Ogun. Ibadan: Evans Brothers Nigeria Ltd, (A German translation of D.O. Fagunwa’s Yoruba Novel Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmale).
Olalere, O. I. & Falode, D. O., (2025), “Geschlechsterrepräsentation in der Übersetzung: Eine vergleichende Analyse von Sprichwörtern in den deutschen und Yoruba Versionen von Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart”. IDEAS UNIUYO Journal of Philosophy and Multi-Disciplinary Studies, 1(3): 133 – 145.
Olalere, O. I., (2025), “Tempora in Übersetzung. Ein Vergleich von Sprichwörtern in Things Fall Apart und Okonkwo oder das Alte stürzt”. Jos Journal of Foreign Languages and Literatures, 5(2): 72-92.
Olalere, O. I., (2025), “Ein Vergleich der Stimmen in den Sprichwörtern von Things Fall Apart und Okonkwo oder das Alte stürzt”. EUREKA UNILAG A Journal of Humanistic Studies, Vol 10, pp. 84-111.
Olalere, O. I. & Ezeorah, I. P., (2026), “Umschreibung von Sprichwörtern durch Übersetzung in “der Afrikanischen Trilogie” von Chinua Achebe”. Revue Infundibulum-scientific, 10(1): 40-60.
Olalere, O. I., (2026), “Die Übersetzung von grammatischen Zahl in Sprichwörtern. Ein Fallstudie von Okonkwo oder das Alte Stürzt”. Ziglôbitha, Revue des Arts, Linguistique, Littérature & Civilisations, 18(2): 19– 36.
Staff Profile:
Dr. Omotayo OLALERE is currently an Associate Professor of German in the Department of Foreign Languages at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria and a Research Fellow at the University of the Free State, South Africa. She finished her PhD in German Language and Linguistics at Obafemi Awolowo University in 2018 and proceeded to work as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of the Free State, South Africa in 2019. She is a member of professional bodies like Nigerian Association of Teachers of German (NAToG), Association of Translation Studies in Africa (ATSA), Nigerian Institute of Translators and Interpreters (NITI), Translation Studies Association of Nigeria (TSAN) and Northeast Modern Language Association, USA (NeMLA). Dr. Olalere has published widely. Apart from contribution to books, her research articles have been published in prestigious journals of linguistics, literature and translation in Africa and abroad. One of her professional achievements is the publication of the German translation of the famous Yoruba novel by D. O. Fagunwa, “Ogboju Ode Ninu Igbo Irunmale” titled “Die befremdlichen Abenteuer von Akara-Ogun”.