Born at Old Ndebiji village, Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, Dr John Nkpot Tanyi attended Government Primary School Out and Government Secondary School, Eyumojok in the English speaking South West Region of the Republic of Cameroon. He was with the Cross River College of Education, Akamkpa, Cross River State where he took his Interim Joint Matriculation Examination in 1993. Dr Tanyi holds a BA.(Ed), M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English and Literary Studies awarded by the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria in 1998, 2005 and 2014 respectively. He took up an appointment with the University of Calabar as Lecturer II in the Department of English and Literary Studies in 2014. Before then, he had lectured at Veritas University, Abuja (The Catholic University of Nigeria) as Assistant Lecturer and Lecturer II respectively. John Nkpot Tanyi has been teaching various English Languages courses in the University. He also researches and mentors students. He has served the Department and by extension, the University in various capacities including Examinations Officer between 2017 and 2019. He had attended and presented papers in many local and international conferences in his area of research. He has successfully published some articles in reputable academic journals. He is a member of Readers Association of Nigeria and Teachers’ Registration Council.