Aderoju Sodiq Adesina

Produced Yorùbá voice-call data and transcriptions for conversational AI model training through live calls and transcription work. Applied native-level Yorùbá grammar, tone, and cultural knowledge to transcription quality.

Delivered a full Yorùbá curriculum to 150+ students, tracked through term assessment outcomes, using structured lesson planning and real-time correction of syntax and semantics in speech and writing.

Supported diaspora learners' functional fluency through tailored adult-learner lessons and individualized editing of written work, tracked by self-assessed progress across proficiency tiers.

Delivered 10+ English-Yorùbá translation projects with zero-revision client acceptance by editing drafts for syntax, semantic accuracy, and cultural appropriateness under deadline pressure.

Supported academic performance for tutees across multiple cohorts through one-on-one and group grammar and stylistics coaching adapted to individual learning styles, tracked with progress reports.

Represented 500+ students and improved student-faculty communication by organizing academic and social events and coordinating cross-departmental engagement. Led the inaugural Ife Lingua-Cultural Conference 1.0 and moderated a six-member interdisciplinary roundtable on language technology.

Improved oral and written evaluation performance by refining instructional materials for grammatical and stylistic precision. Built a repeatable learner-feedback process by identifying recurring error patterns and adjusting lesson plans across assessment cycles.

Improved term-over-term assessment scores for 100+ students by designing a culturally responsive curriculum and delivering differentiated, syntax-focused grammar instruction. Reduced grammatical errors in graded student writing by annotating assignments with structured, semantics-aware feedback.

Delivered recorded Yorùbá speech datasets for AI research and training data needs by capturing structured voice samples.

Contributed Yorùbá voice recordings to an open-source pan-African language dataset, with submissions accepted into the LANFRICA repository, by recording and documenting spoken samples for machine learning research.

Grade: 4.4

Graduated in 2026 with a GPA of 4.4. Coursework included Sociolinguistics, Phonetics and Phonology, Grammar, Stylistics, Research Methodology, Literary Criticism, and Creative Writing.