CONTACT INFORMATION
Mobile: +251 918762810
Email: soladmasu@gmail.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Place of Birth: Bahir Dar
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Ethiopian
Educational Background
Elementary and Secondary Levels
No.
Grade level
Name of school
Place
Date
1
9-12
Ghion General Secondary School
Bahir Dar
1994 – 1997
2
1-8
Dilchibo Elementary School
Bahir Dar
1987 – 1994
University Education
No. | Higher Education | Field of study | University | Date |
1 | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in TeachingEnglish as a Foreign Language /TEFL/ | Bahir Dar University | 2014 – 2019 |
2 | MA | Masters of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language/TEFL/ | Addis Ababa University | 2008 – 2010 |
3 | B.Ed | English Language and Literature | Bahir Dar University | 2004 – 2007 |
WORK EXPERIENCE
2025 – Present – Instructor in Bahir Dar University
2012 – 2025 – Instructor in University of Gondar
Other Related Work Experiences
Position | Duration | Employer |
1. Freshman Course Coordinator | November 2025 – Present | Bahir Dar University |
2. Promotion Committee | September 18, 2025 – Present | Bahir Dar University |
3. Postgraduate Coordinator of the Department of English Language and Literature | November 10, 2019- September 13, 2021 |
University of Gondar, Gondar |
4. Educational Quality Assurance Care Unit Officer | March 24, 2014 – August 7, 2014 |
University of Gondar, Gondar |
5. Higher DiplomaLeader /HDL/ | November 2019 – June 2020 September 17, 2013– June 30, 2014 |
University of Gondar, Gondar |
6. Higher Diploma Program Secretary | September 17, 2013 – June 30, 2014 | University of Gondar, Gondar |
7. Institutional Program Evaluation |
March 2014 |
University of Gondar, Gondar |
8. IELTS Trainer |
April 2021 – July 2021 |
University of Gondar, Gondar |
Studies(EJSSLS) |
May 1, 2023 – April 30, 2025
January 2021 up tonow | University of SouthCarolina, USA
University of Gondar, Gondar
Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar
Haramaya University, Harrer
Jimma University, Jimma |
POSTGRADUATE TEFL PROGRAMS
I taught the following TEFL MA Courses
Materials Preparation and Syllabus Design
Language Testing and Evaluation
Graduate Seminar I & II
Practical Teaching and Teaching Assessment
Theories and Approaches in Language Teaching
Research Methods in ELT
I taught the following TEFL PhD Courses
Advanced Research Methodology in ELT
Teacher Education and Professional Development, and Developing EFL Programs, Curricula and Materials
I advised TEFL MA students (40) and TEFL PhD students (9)
I examined TEFL MA students (74) and TEFL PhD students (7)
MEGA RESEARCH PROJECTS AND MATERIAL WRITING
I conducted two mega research projects in the University of Gondar
I prepared Module for University of Gondar Boarding School
ARTICLES PUBLISHED
EFL Reading Motivational Orientation of Grades 9 and 10 Students at Tana Haik General Secondary School in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2257120
EFL Postgraduate Students’ Perceptions, and their Practices of Online Instructions in the University of Gondar: A Qualitative Case Study https://erjssh.uog.edu.et/index.php/ERJSSH/article/view/738
The Adoption of the first Online Teaching and Learning in the Ethiopian Postgraduate Classes during COVID-19: From Public University Instructors’ Perspectives in the Amhara Region https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2203064
Effects of Explicit Language Instruction on Students’ Vocabulary Retention and Reading Comprehension Skills https://erjssh.uog.edu.et/index.php/ERJSSH/article/view/541/180
The Impact of Interactive Reading Model on Grade 7 Students’ Reading Comprehension Achievement
https://eajsh.haramayajournals.org/index.php/eajsh/article/view/665
Dialogic Teaching: Transformative Impacts on EFL Learners’ Spoken Discourse at Gondar College of Teacher Education https://erjssh.uog.edu.et/index.php/ERJSSH/article/view/616
Effects of Problem-based English Writing Instruction on Students’ Critical Thinking Dispositions and Argumentative Writing Skills https://aaref.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/46-06.-Solomon-Admasu- READY.pdf
REFERENCES
Professor Abiy Yigzaw, instructor in Bahir Dar University
Mobile: +251 918082886
Associate Professor Dr. Tekle Ferede, instructor in Jimma University
Mobile: +251 917500896
Associate Professor Markos Tezera, instructor in the University of Gondar
Mobile: +251 918785859