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🎓Professional Qualifications
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education: Midlands State University, 2014
🎓Academic Qualifications
Doctor of Literature and Philosophy (African Languages): UNISA, 2017, M.A. in Applied English Linguistics: 2012, M.A. in African Languages & Literature: Midlands State University, 2010, B.A. Honours in African Languages & Culture: Midlands State University, 2004
📚Titles of Dissertations
PhD Thesis: Representation of traditional and faith healers in selected Zimbabwean Newspapers. Masters Dissertation: Code-switching in Popular Drama: A case of Studio 263. Masters Dissertation: Code-Switching as a struggle against the hegemony of English: The case of Midlands State University
🏆Bursaries and Awards
- Midlands State University Book Prize for the M.A. in Applied English Linguistics – 2012
- UNISA Financial Aid Bursary for DLitt et Phil Studies
🎓 University Employment and Experience
Lecturer (Languages, Literature and Cultural studies): 2021 to date, Lecturer (African Languages and Culture Department): September 2016 to 2021, Temporary Full-time lecturer (African Languages and Culture Department): September 2012- September 2016, Teaching Assistant (African Languages and Culture Department): March 2012- September 2012, Teaching Assistant (Communication Skills Centre): April 2008 – February 2012
🏛University Service
- Faculty representative – Communication Skills Committee
- Former Departmental Open Day Coordinator
- Departmental Research Coordinator
📚Research Profile & Publications
Book Chapters
- Ambivalence in Hoseah Chipanga’s music: A Critical Analysis.
- Dynamics in the Marginalisation of Nambya in Zimbabwe’s Education System.
Journal Articles
- Several articles in journals like Journal of African Indigenous Languages and Literature, International Journal of Linguistics, Journal of African Security, Peace and Tolerance Studies, and more.
💻Computer Skills
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- MS Word, MS Power Point, Excel, Internet & E-mail