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Name: 
Dr. Bekele Birhanie Aregu
Assistant Professor
Address:
P.O.Box: 2305
Campus: Peda
Block: B156, G1R6
 Ethiopia

Email: bekisha12@yahoo.com

Mobile: +2510911420222

Academic Unit/ Program: English

Background:

Dr. Bekele Birhanie Aregu has received Ph.D. in TEFL, MA in TEFL, B.ED in Pedagogical Sciences and English (Dual Major), Higher Diploma in Teacher Education, and Diploma in Andragogy. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor and a Licensed Professional Teacher Educator in Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. He is also a Chair for Basic English and Research. In addition, he is a Professional Trainer, Researcher, Syllabus Designer, Material Developer and Advisor in the area of EFL Education and Research.

Qualification:

      • Ph.D. in Teaching English as Foreign Language(TEFL)
      • MA in TEFL
      • BED in Pedagogical Sciences and English (Dual Major)

Current Teaching:

Dr. Bekele offers Research Methods, Language testing, Graduate seminar, and Syllabus Design and Material Writing courses to postgraduate students. He also provides professional guidance to postgraduate students. In addition, Dr. Bekele teaches advanced writing skills, spoken and written communication, basic writing skills, and others as situations demand to undergraduate students.

Research Interest:

Dr. Bekele’s research interest includes the psychology of learning, Self-regulated learning, language learning and teaching, innovations in language education, Language learning theories, approaches and strategies, technological aids for language learning, language testing, spoken and written communication, Non-formal and lifelong learning, and Material design, development and evaluation, Non-cognitive Variables and other correlates of foreign language skills development.

Publications in Referred Journals

1. 2007 ‘The Relationships of First Year English Major Students’ Preparatory School

    Performance,    College Entrance Exam Scores, and their Gender and Communicative English

    Performance: Bahir Dar University. The Ethiopian Journal of Education, 27, 2, 65-90.

2. 2011 ‘The Relationships of Self esteem, Attitudes and Gender to Achievement in Writing: Bahir

    Dar University First Year students in Focus. The Ethiopian Journal of Education, 31, 1, 33-64.

3. 2013 ‘Enhancing Self-regulated Learning in Teaching Spoken Communication: Does it affect

    Speaking-efficacy and Performance?’ Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 10,

    1, 96-109.

4. Self-efficacy, Self-esteem and Gender as Determinants of Performances in Speaking Tasks

   (Submitted for publication)

5. Effects of Encouraging Use of Self-regulated Learning Strategies on Writing Attitudes and

    Performances(Submitted for Publication)

6. College Students’ Success in Reading as a Function of their Preparatory School Achievements

    (Submitted for Publication)

7. Effects of Self-regulated Learning Intervention on Success in Spoken and Written

    Communication (Submitted for publication)

8. Use of Self-regulated Learning Strategies as Predictors of Critical Reading (Submitted for

    publication)

Presentations and Publications in Conference Proceedings

1. Gender and Writing Achievement. Paper Presented at the 17th annual Seminar of the Institute of

    Language studies of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa.

2. Factors Aggravating the Rate of Dropouts in Junior High Schools. Paper Presented at the 4th

    Annual Educational Seminar of The Amhara Regional State Education Bureau, Bahir Dar.

3. Major Problems Affecting Trainees’ Participation in Community Skills Training Centers. Paper

   Presented at the Annual Educational Seminar of East Gojjam Education Department, Debre

   Markos.

Ongoing Research Projects:

1. College Female Students’ Writing Skills as a Function of Background, Self-esteem and

    Motivation.

2. Effects of Students’ Knowledge and Use of SRL Strategies on their Oral Communication

    Apprehension and Success in Speaking Tasks.

3. The role of Teachers in Promoting Extensive Reading: Focus on High School English Teachers in

    Amhara Region.

Professional Association:

  • Member of Ethiopian Education Researchers’ Association
  • Member of Ethiopian Teachers’ Association

Community Engagement:

  • Provision of Professional In-service training to teachers at different levels

Supervision Interests: Dr. Bekele is interested in supervising research works on:

      • Foreign Language Skills development
      • The Psychology of Foreign Language Learning
      • Applications of Learning theories
      • Approaches and strategies for Foreign Language learning
      • Non- cognitive Variables and their Effects on Language skills
      • Language learning, Teaching and Testing
      • Quality Education and other Interdisciplinary Issues related to education and development.
      • Self-efficacy, Teachers’ and students’ awareness and perceptions of various issues in language education, emotional intelligence, motivation, academic achievement, and language skills.

The topics that Dr. Bekele is currently supervising include:

Self-efficacy, Teachers’ and students’ awareness and perceptions of various issues in language education, emotional intelligence, motivation, academic achievement, and language skills.

 Topics supervised:

Language Games, learning strategies, Self efficacy, Self- assessment, and language skills