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| − | I am working at Uganda Martyrs University as Associate Professor and Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is my third year in this position. I have a Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies, A Diploma in Education, A Masters degree in Linguistics and a doctoral degree in Language Education. | + | I am working at Uganda Martyrs University as Associate Professor and Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is my third year in this position. I have a Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies, A Diploma in Education, A Masters degree in Linguistics and a doctoral degree in Language Education. |
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| + | I am Ugandan coming from the Eastern part of the country. My mother tongue is Ateso, a language belonging to the Nilo-Saharan family of Languages. There is not much written on the language. A basic grammar, written by missionaries in the 1950s, is now out of print. Although I am interested in writing about my language, I missed the opportunity when I went to work outside the country some years ago. My work situation did not create the motivation for a study of my language. Now that I am back in the country I am motivated to find out more about my language. One of the difficulties in this endeavour is choosing an appropriate theory to use. A lot has happened since I last did my studies and I need to learn current theories to move me forward in this endeavour. I am right now attending Summer School at Makerere University in which I am being exposed to different theories. I believe at the end of this training I will be better prepared. | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 5 August 2011
I am working at Uganda Martyrs University as Associate Professor and Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is my third year in this position. I have a Bachelor of Arts in English Language Studies, A Diploma in Education, A Masters degree in Linguistics and a doctoral degree in Language Education.
I am Ugandan coming from the Eastern part of the country. My mother tongue is Ateso, a language belonging to the Nilo-Saharan family of Languages. There is not much written on the language. A basic grammar, written by missionaries in the 1950s, is now out of print. Although I am interested in writing about my language, I missed the opportunity when I went to work outside the country some years ago. My work situation did not create the motivation for a study of my language. Now that I am back in the country I am motivated to find out more about my language. One of the difficulties in this endeavour is choosing an appropriate theory to use. A lot has happened since I last did my studies and I need to learn current theories to move me forward in this endeavour. I am right now attending Summer School at Makerere University in which I am being exposed to different theories. I believe at the end of this training I will be better prepared.