Staff Profiles: Language Centre

staff profiles: LANGUAGE CENTRE

DR. Francis Sifiso Nyathi

1. Name:	Francis Sifiso Nyathi
2. Tertiary Qualifications	Doctorate; Applied Linguistics, Curriculum and Instructional Studies, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL., USA M.Ed., Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Studies, University of Namibia Post Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Namibia BA, English and Sociology, University of Namibia B.Juris [Student], University of Namibia
3. Current Position	Director, Language Centre University of Namibia
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Language Centre University of Namibia P/Bag 13301 Windhoek Namibia
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	Tel: 00264 61 2063360 Fax: 00264 61 2063943; 00264 61 2063291 Cellphone: +264 813866557; +264 812595979
6. Email Address	snyathi@unam.na sifiso12@unam.na
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	Dr Francis Sifiso Nyathi hails from Namibia’s Caprivi Region. He is an author of a numerous written and unwritten artistic manuscripts that have been used at many secondary schools and the university of Namibia. Amongst his highlights in accomplishments are his 1993 winning of the “I have a dream” poetry competition that was organised by the American Cultural Centre in celebration of black American women’s contribution to the civil rights movement in the USA. In 2007, Nyathi’s play “God of Women” was judged as the Best Play in the theatre zone competition
8. Resume/Vita	To be linked
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	Teaching Methods of English, B.Ed. Research Curriculum Studies Customer Care Needs Assessment
10. Academic interest/ expertise	Research Novelist Playwright Poet Artistic Director Actor; Film and Stage
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press)	RESEARCH PROFILE *Academic* Research ethical pitfalls at University of Namibia’s graduate studies. Ongoing study. Windhoek. Reading among grade six learners in Namibia and Norway, Hogskolen I Hedmark Rapport nr. 11 - 2007 Tracking and possible consequences in Namibian English as a subject Curriculum, NERA Journal, 2004 Areas of difficulty encountered by ESL teachers in teaching ESLwriting i n Namibian Senior Secondary Schools. NERA Journal, 2003. ESL constraints encountered by ESL teachers in teaching ESL writing. Dissertation. 2001. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL. USA. *Applied Research* An analysis of qualifications of formerly exiled Namibians. Namibia Labour Institute, Windhoek. 1992. Developing models for self sustenance from community based resources in Namibia. WWF. Windhoek. 1994. Assessing the status of orphans and vulnerable children in Namibia. UNICEF. Windhoek. 2005. Assessment of the impact of BES II project from key informants. BES III – USAID. Windhoek. 2006. Coded and managed data entry for HIV/AIDS studies on Namibian Teachers (AED, BES III project), 2008. University of Namibia. Windhoek OTHER PUBLICATIONS Nyathi F. S. (2008) The Other Presence. Windhoek. The African Publishers Nyathi F. S. (2003). The oracle of Cidino. Windhoek. The African Publishers. Nyathi F. S. (1997). God of Women. Windhoek. The African Publishers
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures	COMMUNITY ROLES Current: Director: Language Center, University of Namibia Current: Chairperson: Namibia Association of Higher Education Quality Assurance (HEQMISA-Namibia) Current: Chairperson of the Board: Namibia Youth Institute for Development Chairperson and Director, Namibia Legal ProtectionDeputy Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Director: Namibia Legal Action. Current: Chief Editor, The African MagazineSecretary for Information and Publicity: NANTU, UNAM branch Co Editor, Namibia Educational Research Association (NERA) Journal RECENT CONFERENCES ATTENDED March 2009: Establishing Quality Assurance Units in Higher education, HEQMISA Conference, Maseru, Lesotho January 2009: Thrass Workshop, Wits University, RSA August 2008: Quality Assurance in Higher Education, HEQMISA and GTZ, Intercontinental Hotel, Lusaka, Zambia November 2007: Quality Assurance and Benchmarking, HEQMISA Workshop, MET COURTS, Gaborone, Botswana August 2007: Quality Assurance and Quality management in Higher education, HEQMISA workshop, Capital Hotel, Lilongwe, Malawi. March 2007: Quality Assurance in Higher Education; Program Assurance, HEQMISA workshop, Safari Courts, Windhoek. August 2006: Thrass Workshop on teaching synthetic phonics, Wits University, Jhb. RSA March 2005: InterAction Leadership Program conference, Abuja, Nigeria. October 2001: Teach your very best conference at Safari Motel- Windhoek Jan 1999: 73rd Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Meeting at Westin Boneventure Hotel. Los Angeles CA, USA Jan 1997: English teaching and Materials Development workshop – University of Reading, Britain UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES Member: Senate Member: Academic and Planning Committee Member: PVC Forum Steering Chair: Unam Quality Assurance Sub Committee COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PROFESSIONAL BODIES Member: UNAM Representative on Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) Council Member: National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) Member: Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) Member: InterAction Leadership Program, The Namibia Chapter. Member: Namibia Nationa;l Teachers Union (NANTU) Member: Namibia Film Association (FAN) Member: Namibia Educational Research Association (NERA) TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS Dec 2008: Trained the National Teachers’ Union (NANTU) members on Workshop Facilitation. Oct / Dec 2008: Policy formulation and implementation training to the Ministry of Veterans Affairs officials Nov/ Jul 2008: Workshop facilitation skills to Ministry of Education Officials, Kavano, Caprivi, Oshana, Omusati, oshikoto and Ohangwena. AED – USAID sponsored endeavour. Sept 2003: Facilitated a workshop on Decentralization, World bank Sponsored. Nampower Conventional Centre. Windhoek.