Personal (Bio data) and Contact Information
Name: Ayenew Guadu Belete
Date of Birth: January 24, 1975
Nationality: Ethiopian
Address: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Cell Phone: +251967610008
Email: ayuguad2019@gmail.com
Institutional Email: Ayenew.Guadu@bdu.edu.et
Marital Status: Married
Education
No | Institution | Degree awarded | Date |
1 | Addis Ababa University | Ph.D. in English Literature | July 2015 |
2 | Addis Ababa University | M.A. Degree in English Literature | January 2005 |
3 | Kotebe College of Teacher Education | B.Ed. in English | June 1999 |
Professional Training and Certifications
No | Training Title | Institution | Issue date and duration |
1 | English Language Teaching Workshop | Public Diplomacy Section, U.S. Embassy | January 8-10, 2002 |
2 | Higher Diploma Program (HDP) Certified Professional Teacher Educator (awarded Temporary Higher Diploma License) | Bahir Dar University | July 06, 2006
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3 | Literature for Peace | Debre Markos University | March 29-30, 2019
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4 | Research Ethics Review and SOP Preparation | Bahir Dar University | January 17-18, 2024 |
5 | Master Class for Teaching Online (Open edX) | Arizona State University | March 26, 2024 |
6 | Master Class Resource Hub ASU-MC101 | Arizona State University | March 01, 2024 |
7 | University Administrator Training Hub e-SHE-eSHE101 | Arizona State University | March 02, 2024 |
8 | How to Build in Open edX Studio e-SHE-OEX101 | Arizona State University | March 03, 2024 |
9 | How to Study Effectively e-SHE-CE101 | Arizona State University | March 04, 2024 |
10 | How to Evaluate Resources e-SHE-CE102 | Arizona State University | March 06, 2024 |
Work Experience
No | Position | Institution | Date |
1 | Associate professor and GRCE Vice Dean of Humanities Faculty | Bahir Dar university | Nov,14,2024 to present |
2 | Associate professor and GRCE Vice Dean of Humanities Faculty | Bahir Dar university | Jan.10, 2024 to Nov,13,2024 |
3 | Assistant professor, coordinator of PhD Program in Literature and editor in chief of EJLCC (Jan 9,2022 to Jan 2024 | Bahir Dar university | Jan. 01, 2018 to Jan. 09, 2019 |
4 | Assistant professor | Bahir Dar university | July.09, 2015 to Jan. 01, 2018 |
5 | Lecturer in English Literature
| Bahir Dar University | February 2005 – August 2008 |
6 | Graduate Assistant 2 | Bahir Dar University | Dec. 26, 2000 – Dec.26, 2001 |
7 | Graduate Assistant 1 | Bahir Dar University | Sep.5, 2002 – Sep.7, 2005 |
Other experiences | |||
1 | A part-time job in translation | Supreme Language School | From 2006 - 2008 |
2 | Participating in different committee works | Bahir Dar university | Since 2002- present |
3 | Reviewing papers for different conferences and journals | Bahir Dar University and other universities in Ethiopia as well as abroad |
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5. Personal Skills and Competences
No | Language competence | Written | Speaking | Reading | Listening |
1 | English | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
2 | Amharic | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
3 | Awgni or Agawgna | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Computer skills | Basic computer skills (Microsoft office, Internet skills, eLearning, Google cloud) | |||
6. List of Publications
Articles
Ayenew Guadu, Dawit Dibekulu & Abebe Walle Menberu (2025). Artificial Intelligence in African Higher Education: Uses, Misuses, and Ethical Dilemmas. Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Review 5 (3), 4196-4221.
Ayenew Guadu & Dawit Dibekulu (2025). Deconstructing Proverbs: Unveiling the Paradoxes of Beginnings and Endings. Current Social Science, XXXX, Vol. XX, 1-12.
Ayenew Guadu & Dawit Dibekulu (2025). Female Beauty as a Symbol of the Nation in Selected Ethiopian Novels in English: An Intertextual Study. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 7(5), 459-469.
Daniel Kibebu, Anteneh Aweke, & Ayenew Guadu (2025). Childhood and Society: Exploring Societal Stereotypes of Children in Giracha Kachiloch and Lijinet . Berhan International Research Journal of Science and Humanities (BIRJSH), 2025, 9(1), 207-235.
Tewodros Alebel, Anteneh Aweke, Ayenew Guadu (2024) የታሪክ ፈድለተቃርኖበየስንብት ቀለማት፤ድኅረዘመናዊ ንባብ. Ethiopian Journal of Language, Culture and Communication, 9 (2), 152-179.
Ayenew Guadu (2024). An intertextual exploration of apocalyptic and afterlife hell imagery in The Thirteenth Sun. Social Science and Humanities Open, 10, 101114
Ayenew Guadu (2024). An Intertextual Reading of the Novel Defend the Name. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304177
Yalew Aklog, Tesfaye Dagnew & Ayenew Guadu (2023). Intertextuality as a Postmodern Feature in Ethiopian Amharic Cinema. Debre Markos University Journal of Interdisciplinary studies, 7(1), 788-806.
Habtemariam Amare, Ayenew Guadu & Tilahun Bejitual (2023). A Thematic Analysis of Pastiche as an Intertextual Technique: Book of Ziq in Focus. Debre Markos University Journal of Interdisciplinary studies, 7(1), 771-787.
Abrham Gedamu, Anteneh Aweke & Ayenew Guadu (2023). Ethnocentrism vis-à-vis Ethiopian Nationalism as Reflected in Yismake’s Därtogada and Kïbur Dïngay. Ethiopian Renaissance Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (ERJSSH), 10 (1), July 2023 (121-140).
Abrham Gedamu, Anteneh Aweke & Ayenew Guadu (2023). Postmodern Thoughts in Dawit’s Alämänor: Critiques on Normativity, Absolute Truth and the Sovereign Self. Ethiopian Journal of the Social Sciences and Humanities (EJOSSAH), vol.19, No.1 (1-18)
Alebachew Fentaw, Tesfaye Dagnew and Ayenew Guadu (2021). Time in Literary Translation: Anticipation of Retrospection, Temporality of Reading and Living. Journal of Language and Cultural Education, 9(3).
አብዮት ዓለም አና አየነው ጓዱ። (2024)። የድህረ ቅኝ ግዛት ጭብጦች ትንተና በፀረ ኰሎኒያሊስት ተውኔት:: Ethiopian Journal of Language, Culture and Communication, 7(2), 60-83.
Ayenew Guadu (2023). Intertextuality as an Inherent Tool for the Composition and Interpretation of Texts: A Theoretical Reappraisal. International Journal of Literature and Arts. Vol. 11, No. 3, 2023, pp. 107-119. doi: 10.11648/j.ijla.20231103.11.
Ayenew Guadu & Dawit Dibekuku (2023). Book Review: Yeteqolefebet Qulf by Mihret Debebe. Ethiopian Journal of Language, Culture and Communication, 8 (1), 133-138.
Ayenew Guadu and Tesfaye Dagnew (2009). Amharic Oral Poems on HIV/AIDS: A Thematic Analysis on the Psychological and Oral Dimensions of the Problem. Baselius Researcher: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies and Research, Vol.x, No.1, January-June 2009.
Seminar presentations
Ayenew Guadu conducted a review of Tewodros Tefera's anthology of Essays, The Anatomy of ATP and Other Essays, which was presented to the literary community of Bahir Dar City at Kuriftu Resort in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in April 2016.
Ayenew Ayenew Guadu (March, 2017), “Biblical & Folkloristic Allusions & Proverbs in Wolde's Defend the Name.” A paper presented at 4th International Conference on Language, Culture and Communication, Faculty of Humanities, Bahir Dar University.
Ayenew Guadu (March 2018), “An Intertextual Analysis of an Epigraph in/to The Thirteenth Sun.” A Paper presented at 5th International Conference on Language, Culture and Communication, Faculty of Humanities, Bahir Dar University.
Ayenew Guadu presented a review of Alemayehu Gelagai's Amharic novel, Befiqir Sim (In the Name of Love), during a book launching event organized by the Amharic Development Center at Bahir Dar University on May 30, 2017.
Ayenew Guadu presented a seminar paper titled "Images of Superman in Selected Ethiopian Novels in English" at the weekly Friday Seminar held at the Faculty of Humanities, Bahir Dar University, on December 24, 2020.
Ayenew Guadu (March,2020), “Matriarchal Hospitality and Colonialism in Wolde Haile’s Defend the Name.” A Paper presented at 7th International Conference on Language, Culture and Communication, Faculty of Humanities, Bahir Dar University.
Hobbies and Interests
watch movies
Listening
Traveling
Photography
Reading
Fitness and Yoga
Volunteer Work
Cooking and Culinary Exploration
Music
Art and Design
References
Dr. Melakneh Mengistu, Associate Professor of Literature, Addis Ababa University. Email: mmdoc2015@gmail.com Mobile: +251911687254
Dr. Tesfaye Dagnew , Associate Professor of Literature, Bahir Dar University.
Email: tesfayedagnew@gmail.com Mobile: +251918144850
Dr. Zewdu Emiru , Assistant Professor of TEFL, V/President, Information & Strategic Communication, Bahir Dar University.
Email: zewduemiru@yahoo.com / Institutional email: Zewdu.Emiru@bdu.edu.et
Mobile: +251918353494