2007-2009     Postdoctoral studies in Linguistics, University of Hamburg, Germany

                              “Habilitation” Sponsored by ‘Alexander von Humboldt  (AvH)– Georg Foster

                              Stiftung/ Foundation’

• Dissertation title: Akum, Alaʔatening and Mankon: Dialects or Languages? A Scientific Contribution to the Language-dialect Problematic

 

1997-2002      Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of Hamburg, Germany

                           African Linguistics (Generative Syntax) (‘Very Good’ First Class Division)                  

• Dissertation title: A Grammatical Description of MetaɁ in Relation to Focus Parametric Variation: Evident in Focalisation and Wh-fronted Question

1.                  Gender Studies, International Women’s University (ifu) Hamburg, Germany

• Dissertation title: ‘INFORMATION – as a social resource'

  1. German Studies, Goethe - Institut Bremen, Germany (DAAD grant)

• PNDS/Visiting researcher

 

1994-1996         Teaching Assistance and Research Fellow in University

                        of Yaounde 1, Cameroon

• Research Scholar

 

1992-1993       Diplome des Etudes Approfondies (D.E.A), University of Yaounde, Cameroon

• Dissertation title: ‘Anaphora and Binding in MetaɁ’

 

   1991-1992      Maîtrise en linguistique (Mention bien), University of Yaounde, Cameroon

• Thesis title: ‘The Noun Class System in MetaɁ’

 

1986-1990      Bachelor of Arts (BA (Hons.) in Education & English), University of Ilorin,  

                            Nigeria

• Major: Education (Foundation & Curriculum Studies)

• Major: English (literature & language)

• Thesis title: ‘The Attitude of  Parents towards Nursery/Pre-Primary Education in Cameroon’

 

 

CURRENT POSITION                                                                                                          

 

07/2019-02/2020       Visiting Professor, Department of ‘Afrikanistik und Aethiopistik’, University of Hamburg, Germany

 

04-07 2019                   Seasonal lecturer, ‘European Summer University in Digital Humanities’ (ESUDH) Leipzig, Germany

 

2016-2018                     Part time lecturer, Department of Linguistics, University of Bamenda, Cameroon

 

2014-present              Consultant for IELTS Exam (instructor & Examiner), British Council, Yaounde Cameroon

 

2013-2016                        ESL/EFL Program Coordinator, University of Buea, Cameroon

 

2014-present                   Associate Researcher at ‘Centre International de Recherche et de Documentation sur les Traditions et les Langues Africaines’ (CERDOTOLA) by Decision No. 14/63/CERDOTOLA/CAB/NS of 14 May 2014.

 

2013-present                   Associate Professor of Linguistics, Department of

                                         Linguistics, University of Buea, Cameroon