Swahili Master Classes

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• 2010-2014: Ph.D (Linguistics) University of British Columbia (UBC)-Canada

• 2004-2007; M.A (Linguistics) – University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

• B.A (Education) (Honours)– University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2010-present: Research Assistant (African Languages) University of British Columbia

• 2010: Language External Examiner (Swahili)-Tanzania Institute of Adult Education.

• 2006-2010: Assistant Lecturer in Swahili Department University of Dar es Salaam (DUCE

• 2006-2010: Head of Swahili Department – Dar es Salaam University College of Education.

• 2010: Design Swahili teaching materials to Non-Swahili Speakers at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education (Tanzania)

• 2006: Swahili and Geography Teacher-Shabaan Robert Secondary School (Tanzania)

• 2004: Swahili and Geography Teacher at Mbezi Secondary High School (Tanzania)

HONOURS AND AWARDS

• 2010-2014: Four Year Fellowship Award of (UBC)

• 2004-2006: Language of Tanzania Project (LOT) Award

• 1999: Swahili Culture Award-Musoma Secondary School

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

2011: UBC Jumpstart Volunteer

2010-2011: A member of Outreach Committee at St. John’s College-UBC

2010: Founder of the Mugeta Children Centre Project: An Educational Center for helping poor Children in Tanzania get access to Nursery and Primary school education.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:

• Johannes, J (To appear in the Journal of Kiswahili of the Institute of Kiswahili Research of the University of Dar es Salaam) “Mkanganyiko wa dhana za Shina, Kiini, na Mzizi katika Mofilojia ya Kiswahili” (Translation: Dubiety in the description of root, stem, and base terminologies in the Swahili Morphology Literature)

• Johannes, J. (2007) The Nata Noun Structure. M.A Dissertaion. University of Dar Es Salaam.

• Johannes, J. (2009) Noun Class Prefixes in Nata. Languages of Tanzania Project. University of Dar es Salaam.

Papers Presented and Conferences

• Nov, 30 2011: The Pre-prefix in Nata: A multiple interface Account-UBC Linguistics Research Seminar.

• April, 24 2010: “Mkanganyiko wa dhana za Shina, Kiini, na Mzizi katika Mofilojia ya Kiswahili” (Translation: Dubiety in the description of root, stem, and base terminologies in the Swahili Morphology Literature)-Open University of Tanzania Language and Literature Conference.

• To be Presented March, 15-17: The Classification of Bantu Noun Augments: A Conference of African Languages and Linguistics (Tulane University, New Orleans, USA)

Papers in Progress

• Johannes, J. and Fund-Reznicek, E. (In Progress) A Comparison

of Duration of Long and Short Vowels in Swahili and Nata.

• Johannes, J. (In progress) Vowel harmony in Nata

• Johannes, J. (In progress) The Pre-prefix in Nata: A multiple

Interface Account.

• Johannes, J. (in progress) Diagnosing Case in Swahili

Activities and Interests

• Sports: football, athletics, badminton, hiking, Camping, and cycling

• Music: Dancing and singing performances, and drumming

• Languages: Speak fluently Swahili, Nata, and English

Next class

starts Jan.16

Click here for info and

to register!

This program is co-ordinated by Joash Johannes

-a current graduate student of UBC Linguistics Department and a

lecturer of the University of Dar es Salaam (Duce campus) - Tanzania.