Department of English Language and Literature

Posted by admin on Saturday, 30 December 2023

​ Introduction

Bule Hora University was established in 2004 E.C as one of the Higher Education Institution Universities in Ethiopia. The University plays its role in giving quality education and training for all, and   a research based community service and etc. Following the establishment of the University, Under the College of Social Sciences and Humanities Department of English Language and Literature has started running undergraduate program since 2005 E.C. The Department has started BA in English Language and Literature major with 28 students in 2005 E C in regular. In addition to major courses, the department offered common courses such as Communicative English Skills, Basic Writing Skills and other common courses accordingly to all departments. Also, the department has started summer program since 2008 E. C with 53 students. Furthermore, in the year 2012-2013 it expands its program running postgraduate program in MA in TEFL with seven (7) students. Besides, from 2013-14 EC academic calendars, the department has seven (7) students MA in Literature in English.
The department is dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship, competent human power, well-disciplined educators and service. The department upholds the following mission, vision and motto:
Mission
The mission of the department is to empower students to become resourceful in English Communicative competency.
Vision
The vision of the Department of English Language and Literature is to become a center of excellence in creating demanding level for teaching and research in English Language, Literature and Linguistics.
 Motto of the department
Giving priority for teaching –learning process, we work to improve our students’ Language proficiency.
To accomplish the mission and vision of the department as well as the University, the following strategic plan has been produced:
Future plan (strategic direction)
It has been initiated to expand BA students’ intake capacity in both regular and extension programs. Also, the department tries to expand post graduate programs MA in TEFL, Literature and Linguistics. Moreover, the department has scheduled to employee human resource and upgrades its instructors’ capacity by sending them for further training (PhD), participating in different training especially those focus on academic researches such as:
  • GIS,
  • SPPS software,
  • Zotero,
  • Qualitative/Quantitative methods of developing research,
  • Reliability and validity test variation in research work,
  • End Note referencing
  • Developing Project proposal (grant) etc.
Objectives of the Department
The department has responsibilities:

  • To train English Language Professionals for various competencies and occupational purposes;

  • To train middle and high level professionals in English language and literature at undergraduate and then post graduate levels;

  • To train under graduate students on how to develop senior essay, write CV, etc;

  • To extend the programs so as to address the need of professionals in various fields in the department;

  • To participate in different local and international researches try to have publication on reputable journals ;

  • To train English Language Professionals for technology based equipment available in language laboratory ;

  • To teach students using language laboratory when necessary;

  • To fulfill /prepare plan for resource so as to run teaching-learning process etc.

  1. Program Profile (for both Undergraduate and Post Graduate)
SN
College/School
Nomenclature of the Department(Program)
Level of the program
Year of establishment(GC)
Remark
1
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
 
BA in English Language & Literature
BA
2012
 
2
“
MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language(TEFL)
MA
2019/2020
Started
3
“
MA in Applied Linguistics
MA
2020
Pending
 
“
MA in Literature in English
MA
2020
started
 Teachers’ Profile                         
SN
Instructors Name
Sex
Academic Rank
Department
Specialization
Research Engagements(Publications Only)
Types of Publication
 
1
Sultan Aliyi
M
MA
English
TEFL
 
 
 
 
2
Tsega  Andesha
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
3
Tari Boneya
M
MA
 
Literature
 
 
 
 
4
Gadisa Tadesse
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
5
Zelalem Regassa
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
6
Bayisa Hailu
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
7
Kemal Kebe
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
8
Abeje Yoseph
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
9
Amsalu Dima
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
10
Kulli Abbe
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
11
Obsa Kebede
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
12
Amanuel Birhanu
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
13
Mebre Aragie
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
14
Ashebir Tabor
M
BA
 
 
 
 
 
 
15
Mohammed Dekebo
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
16
Dawit Ermiyas
M
MA
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
17
Lema W/Michael
M
Ph,D Candidate
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
18
Gamachis Bali
M
Ph,D Candidate
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
 
19
Abera Yenework
M
Ph,D Candidate
 
Journalism
 
 
 
 
20
Abriham Gedamu
M
MA Ph,D Candidate
 
Literature
 
 
 
 
21
Haile Mekonnin
M
Ph,D Candidate
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
22
Esatu Yigezu
M
Ph,D Candidate
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
23
Ephrem Dejene
M
Ph,D Candidate
 
TEFL
 
 
 
 
24
Ayele Kebede
M
Ph,D Candidate(Assistant professor
 
Literature
Literary networks in the Horn of Africa: Amharic and Oromo intellectual histories
Routledge Handbook of African Literature
 
 
Barreessitoonni Oromoo Waa’ee Ogbarruu Oromoo maal jedhu? (What do Oromo writers say about Oromo literature?).
MULOSIGE academic website.
 
 
 
Hindhageenne / I did not know it/, A short story
 
MULOSIGE academic website
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Multilingual Locals and Significant Geographies (MULOSIGE): Dhiyaannaa Haareya Qu’annoo Oguma Addunyaa (translation).
MULOSIGE academic website
 
 
 
“Analysis of Morphophonemic Patterns of Gujii Dialect: An Insight from Optimality theory, Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics in Determination of Peculiarity of the Dialect”.
International Journal of Language, Literature and Gender Studies, vol. 5, number 2, (online).
 
 
 
“A Feminist Reading of Hawwii: An Oromo Novel by Isaayaas Hordofa”
The Journal of Oromo Studies, Vol. 22, Number 1.
 
 
 
“Forget It Not” (poem)
 
Student Graduation Bulletin of Ambo University, Ethiopia
 
 
 
The Ethiopian Writers’ Association: Between Multilingual Openings and Monolingual Practice
MULOSIGE, academic website
 
 
25
Eshetu Hailu
M
Assi Prof
     “
TEFL
Implementation of the New School Based Continuous Professional Development :The Case of Borena Zone Selected High Schools
 
 JIKDS (01)2020-ISSN (Print)2707-7640 www.bhu.edu.et/jikds
Article
On duty
26
Tamiru Anole
M
Ph.D
“
Linguistics
 
The Perception and Practice of EFL Primary First Cycle
Teachers on Continuous Assessment: The Case of Borena and
Guji Zones
Journal of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
Article
On duty
Impacts of Oromo Language Standardization on Guji Dialect
 
International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research
 
article
 
 
English Language Needs of Bule Hora University Communty
Journal of Emerging Technology and Innovative Research
 
 
 
article
 
 
 
27
RobaDanbi
M
Assi.prof
“
TEFL
Battling to Become English-Literate in Semi-Pastoral
Society of Eastern Ethiopia
International Journal of Elementary Education
Article
On duty
Understanding Reflective Practice
International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
Article
 
Critical Analysis of Narrative Modes In Ama Ata Aids’s Two short Stories:Comparative Approach
Proceedings of the Third National Symposium May19-2017
Proceedings
 
Institutional conditions for preparing critically reflective TEFL teachers in the PGDT Program of three Ethiopian universities.
African Journal of Teacher Education
 
 
 Investigating Reflective Contents and Tools Utilized for the Preparation of Critically Reflective English Language Teachers in the Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (PGDT): The Case of Three Universities of Ethiopia
East African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
 
28
Gumi Boru
M
Ph.D
“
Linguistics
Gondooroo as an Indigenous Method of Conflict Resolution and Justice Administration
 
Journal of Culture, Society and Development
Article
On duty
Personal Naming and Identity Formation in Guji Oromo Culture: Roles, Classification and Dynamics of Change
International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research
Article
 
An Analysis of Guji Oromo Folktales: Function in Focus
 
International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies (IJHSSS)
Article
 
29
Alem Sitot
M
Ph,D Candidate
“
Literature
Critical Analysis of Narrative Modes In Ama Ata Aids’s Two short Stories:Comparative Approach
International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies
Article
Study Leave
Aesthetic Analysis on Some Traditional Material Culture:The Case of Guji Community.
Proceedings of the Third National Symposium May19-2017
 
 
Proceeding
 
 
 
 
 
 
30
Ingliz Ketema
M
Ph.D
 
 
 
 
EFL Teaching Practices Vis-à-vis Students’ Learning Styles
 
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany
Book
On duty
 
High School Teachers Preference of Test to other Continuous Assessment Tools
 
Proceedings of the 5th Annual International Conference on Quality Education.
Jointly organized by Mekelle University, Institute of Pedagogical Sciences,
Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency and Education Strategy
Center
Article
 
31
 
Gebeyehu Ashagare Tiruneh
 
M
Ph.D Candi,,
Literature
 
Representation of Women in Amharic Movies
International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE)
Article
Study Leave
Exploring the Audiences Perception towards
Ethiopian Movies
International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE)
Article
 
32
Yonas Yohannes
M
MA
TEFL
 
Investigation into Integrated Major English Language Skills Learning Difficulties of Grade Five Students in Public Primary Schools of Bule Hora Town
JIKDS (01)2020-ISSN (Print)2707-7640 www.bhu.edu.et/jikds
Article
On duty
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
       4. Total staff in table (on duty and study leave)
 
English
First Degree
Second Degree
Ph,D
Assistant Prof.without PhD
Asssociate Prof.
Professors
Total
 
M
F
T
M
F
T
M
F
T
M
F
T
M
F
T
M
F
T
Total
 
1
0
1
26
0
26
3
0
3
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
 
                   5. Staff who are engaged in Community service
       
No
Instructors’ Name
Sex
Academic Rank
Specialization
Title
Place/area
participants
Year
1
Sultan Aliyi
M
MA
TEFL
Tutorial Class for Grade 10 &12
 
Bule Hora Secondary & Preparatory School
Grade 10&12 students
2006
2
Eshetu Hailu
M
Assi.prof
TEFL
Tutorial Class for Grade 10 &11
Bule Hora Secondary & Preparatory School
Grade 10&1 students
2005-2006
3
Tsega Andesha
M
MA
TEFL
Tutorial Class for Grade 10 &12
 
Bule Hora Secondary & Preparatory School
Grade 10&12 students
2008
Training on “Study Skills”
Melka Soda Secondary & Preparatory School
Grade 10&12 students
2009
4
Yonas Yohannes
M
MA
TEFL
Tutorial Class for Grade 10 &12
Bule Hora  Preparatory School
Grade 12 students
2015/2008
Managing Teaching,Learning, Assessment
Bule Hora
 
Bule Hora,Gerba,Abayi Secondary & Preparatory School teacher
2011/2019
5
Gadisa Tadesse
M
MA
TEFL
Tutorial Class for Grade 10 &12
Bule Hora Secondary  School
Grade 10 students
2008
Training on “Study Skills”
Melka Soda Secondary & Preparatory School
Grade 10&12 students
2009
6
Zelalem Regasa
M
MA
TEFL
Child Labour
 
 
 
 
 
Bule Hora Town
Youth, women,children Affairs and police
2010
7
Tamiru Anole
M
Ph.D
Ling
 
Illegal human trafficking
 
 
 
 
 
Yaballo
80 Female participants
2008
Teaching Methodology
Melka Soda elementary School
Melka Soda elementary School teachers
2007
 
 
 
 
 
Research Writing for instructors
BHU
BHU teachers
2010
8
Gumi Boru
M
Ph.D
Ling
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
RobaDanbi
M
Ph.D
TEFL
 
Training on “Study Skills”
Melka Soda Secondary & Preparatory School
Grade 10&12 students
2009
Teaching Methodology
Melka Soda elementary School
Melka Soda elementary School teachers
2007
 
Proposal and scientific paper writing
 
 
BHU
20060BHU Graduates
2007
10
EnglizKetema
M
Ph.D
TEFL
“How to incorporate students’ learning styles into classroom instruction”
Yabelo and Bule Hora Woredas
Yabelo and Bule Hora Woredas primary schools teachers
2006
“Zotero reference managing software”
Bule Hora University academic
selected Bule Hora University academic staff
2007
11
Ayele Kebede
M
Ph,D Candidate(Assis.Prof)
Literature
Training on Language Testing for Junior and High School Teachers
 
 
Harqallo and Dugda Dawa
 
 
Harqallo and Dugda Dawa
Junior and High School Teachers
 
March 2015,
 
 
Training for English Language Improving for Graduating Students
 
 
Bule Hora University
 
Bule Hora College of Teacher Education
 
March 2013
 
AWARDS AND GRANTS
Name: Ayele Kebede Roba
               Address: SOAS, University of London, UK
               Mobile: +447921872301
                Email: 656930@soas.ac.uk                                                                         
 
Ø July 11-20, 2019. Fund for forum on Minor/Small Literature(s): Perspectives on World Literature from Elsewhere. Transregional Academy, Berlin, Germany.
Ø September 2017- September 2020, PhD Studentship: Literatures in the Horn of Africa. SOAS, University of London, UK.
Ø July 2017, Higher Degree by Research (HDR) scholarship (2017 UNIPRS (Tuition Fees) & 2017 UNRS Central Scholarship), The University of Newcastle, Australia. (I declined these scholarships in favor of the offer from SOAS, University of London, UK).
Ø Ayele Kebede (October 2015–August 2016), Principal Investigator, “Voices of Women in Gujii Work Songs and Cattle Songs: A Feminist Critique”, Bule Hora University, Ethiopia (28,800.00 ETB).
Ø Ayele Kebede and Bokko Gurrea (October 2013 – August 2014), “Morphophonemic Patterns of Gujii Dialect: Psycho-Sociolinguistic Strings of Oromo Unity in Diversity”, Bule Hora University, Ethiopia (18,000.00ETB).
 
Ø Ayele Kebede (Principal Investigator) and Nagessa Mokonna, (September 2013–August 2014), “Rethinking Gadaa: Problems and Prospects in the Gujii-Oromo Context”, Bule Hora University, Ethiopia (21,000.00 ETB).
Ø July 2009 I was awarded the Gold Medal by Ambo University for scoring the highest grades in Bachelor Degree Program, Ambo University, Ethiopia.
Ø September 2009-June 2011 I was offered Scholarship for Master’s Degree Programs by the Ethiopian Ministry of Education, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Ø December 17-18, 2019, Novelization of Orature or ‘localization’ of the novel?: The interface between orature and the novels in Afan Oromo and Amharic. International workshop on “Oral Traditions in World Literature” organized by the project “Multilingual Locals, Significant Geographies” (SOAS University of London), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ø July 11-20, 2019, In defense of the liminal voices: Literary minority as a form of resistance. A forum on “Minor/Small Literature(s): Perspectives on World Literature from Elsewhere” Transregional Academy, Berlin, Germany.
Ø April 11-12, 2019, Towards literary multilingualism: Representation of linguistic diversity in novels in Afan Oromo and Amharic (Ethiopia). International workshop on ‘“Reading together” in multilingual contexts beyond monolingual methodologies’, organized by the project “Multilingual Locals, Significant Geographies” (SOAS University of London), Orientale University, Naples, Italy.
Ø February 21, 2019, The problems of the literatures in indigenous languages: The case Oromo language in Ethiopia. A Talk for Language Fest, Institute of World Languages, SOAS University of London, UK.
Contacts
Current Department Head of English Language and Literature :Gadisa Tadesse
Tel: 09 12185014
Email: gadissa2012@gmail.com
Office Location: Main Campus, Social Sciences and Humanities building, Block No.122