PERSONAL DATA

•  Name:   Shegaw Wedaj Desale (PhD) 

• Affiliation: Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Bahir Dar University 

• E-mail address: shegawlal@yahoo.com

• Mobile phone: +251912018743

  EDUCATION 

• July 2015: PhD in Applied Linguistics and Communication, Addis Ababa University; Dissertation title: Analysing the Discourse of Tour Guiding Communication 

• July 2005: Master of Arts degree in Linguistics from Addis Ababa University. 

  Thesis title: Clause Structure of Alaba: Minimalist Approach

• July 2001: Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from Addis Ababa University. 

             Senior Essay title: Verb Phrase of Alaba 

• WORK EXPERIENCE

   

• August 2005- Present: has been working for Bahir Dar University
• Offering courses at University of Gondar as a guest lecturer (General Linguistics, Professional Communication and Intercultural Communication)
• Review of Curriculum in General Linguistics at Debermarkos university, Wollo university and Injibara University
• Participated in a number of responsibilities in the department of English, Bahir Dar university (Department Head, Department Council, course chair, etc)
• Presented research papers at weekly seminars and annual conferences in the university
• Participated in revision of Himtanga writing system  

• Currently engaged in carrying out different research works in the university. 

  TASKS DONE

• Textile, Leather and Fashion Terminology Translation which was organized by Ethiopian Academy of Science,
• Language Editor of Grade 7 and 8 Citizenship student’s textbook and teacher’s guide based on the New Curriculum Reform from 2021-2023
• English Morphology and Syntax   Module Development

• English Phonetics and Phonology Module editor

  TRAINING 

• HDP (Higher Diploma Programme), Bahir Dar University
• SPSS (Statistical package for Social Sciences, Bahir Dar University)
• MCT
• Certificate in Academic writing

• Certificate in Tour Guiding. 

  COURSES TAUGHT

• Master's courses taught 

• Current Issues in Applied Linguistics
• General Linguistics
• Professional Communication
• Intercultural Communication
• Graduate Seminar

• Undergraduate courses taught 

• Introduction to Language and Linguistics
• English Phonetics and Phonology
• English Morphology and Syntax
• English Semantics and Pragmatics
• Discourse Analysis
• Communicative English Skills, 
• Basic Writing Skills/Sophomore English
• English for Secondary School Teachers

• Other skill courses in the Department of English Language and Literature

  PUBLICATIONS 

• Shegaw Wedaj (2017). Evaluating Tour Guiding Communication using Importance Performance Analysis Model, Internet Journal of Language and Society, Issue 44.

• Ideological polarity of Ethiopian people’s revolutionary democratic front coalition parties: A critical discourse analysis on the parties’ mottoes of the 2018 annual congresses