Main profile

Email: y.teklesellassie@yahoo.com

Mobile: +251918766504

Academic Unit/ Program: English Language and Literature

Background

I started teaching at BDU in 2003. I was head of the department of English in 2004 and 2005. I

was involved in the preparations of modules or teaching materials in the department

commissioned by the university administration.

Qualifications

• • MA in teaching English as a foreign language
  • PhD Candidate

Current Teaching

I usually teach courses in the oral-aural communication skills module.

Main Research Interest

Task-based language teaching; classroom interaction; active learning

Publications

Yinager Teklesellassie (2013). ‘The effects of L2 instructional approaches on learning grammatical structures and adult learners’ preferred L2 instructional approach,’ Internet Journal of language, Culture and Society, 37, 72-81.

Ongoing Research Project

The effect of task-based language teaching on students’ oral performance and motivation

Community Engagement

I regularly publish articlesin Englishin the in-house newspaper Nile as a means to start a debate on various topics and bring about academic and administrative changes.

Supervision Interests

I am interested in supervising research studies on classroom interaction in general.