Main profile
P.O.Box: 3062
Campus: Main Campus
Block: B-21
Email: aklilugm@gmail.com
Mobile: +251913044343
Academic Unit/ Program: English Language and Literature
Background: Aklilu attended his BA degree at Bahir Dar University, English Language and Literature department in 2006. He also graduated with MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at the same university in 2009. Aklilu is currently a second year PhD in TEFL candidate at Bahir Dar University.
Qualification: MA in TEFL
Current Teaching: Spoken and Written Communication, Technical Report Writing and Research
Methods, Basic English Writing Skills, Communicative English Skills.
Research Interest: English Language Teaching (ELT)
Ongoing Research Project: Conducting three research projects with colleagues
Research Supervision Interests: I am interested in supervising research works on
- English Language Teaching
- Assessment methods
- Teaching English for specific purpose
The topics I am currently supervising include:
- Error analysis in EFL writing classrooms
- Enhancing vocabulary teaching in elementary classrooms
- Challenges and practices of teaching reading in selected high schools
Topics supervised
- Effect of grammatical knowledge on writing proficiency of high school learners
- An investigation into the effect of English Language Anxiety on the academic achievement of EFL learners.