The articles published in this volume of the Clarep Journal of English and Linguistics (C-JEL) are largely the outcome of the "Academic Writing for Africa: The Journal Article Workshop" convened by the Centre for Language Research and English Proficiency (CLAREP) under the sponsorship of the Volkswagen Foundation, Germany in May, 2018. The workshop provided young academics in Africa with opportunities for training and mentoring on writing for journal publication so as to enhance their relevance to their societies and to increase their contribution to international scholarship. C-JEL, volume 1, 2019 is the second publication arising from this collaboration; the first set of papers having been published in Research in English and Applied Linguistics (REAL Studies 15) in 2018 by Cuvillier Verlag Gottingen.The Centre for Language Research and English Proficiency (CLAREP), is an educational non-governmental, non-profit organisation whose focus is on the advancement of language research
in Africa and the promotion of the proficient use of language in all its spheres.
Professor Alexandra Esimaje is a Professor of English Language and Applied Linguistics, and the Executive Director of the Centre for Language Research and English Proficiency (CLAREP) as well as the Director of Research and International Programmes in Benson Idahosa University, Nigeria.
Professor Dr. Josef Schmied is the Chair of the Department of English Language and Linguistics at the Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany, and collaborator on the "Academic Writing for Africa: the Journal Article Workshop".
