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EDUCATION
University of Arizona, Tucson (1997)
Ph.D., Linguistics, (African Linguistics, Morphology & Syntax)

Ohio University, Athens (1991)
M.A., Linguistics

Ohio University, Athens (1991)
M.A., International Affairs: African Studies

Kenyatta University, Nairobi (1987)
B.ED. (Hons.), Education, Linguistics, Swahili, and Literature

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
Spring 2003 - 
Senior Preceptor and Director of the African Language Program, Harvard University, Department of African and African American Studies.

Summer 2003 
Director, Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI) 2003.

Fall 1999 - Spring 2003
Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics, Ohio University.

1993 - Summer 1999
Lecturer in African Languages, Stanford University.

Summer 1999
Lecturer of Swahili. Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI), Yale University.

Summer 1997
Lecturer of Swahili, Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI), University of California, Los Angeles.

Summer 1995
Lecturer of Swahili, Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI), University of California, Berkeley.

Summer 1993
Instructor of Linguistics, University of Arizona.

Fall 1991 - Spring 1993
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics, University of Arizona.

Summers 1990 and 1991
Instructor of Swahili, Department of Linguistics, Ohio University.

1989 - 1991
Teaching Assistant, Department of Linguistics, Ohio University.

PUBLICATIONS
Articles
2003 "Self-Instructional Language Learning Approaches"  in Journal of the African Language Teachers Association (JALTA), Vol. 5, Global Publications, Binghamton, New York.

2001 "Dealing out Sequentiality" in Journal of African Language Learning and Teaching (JALLT), Vol.1, No. 1, Global Publications, Binghamton, New York.

2000 "The Recalcitrant Nature of the Bantu Verbal Morpheme –an-" in Linguistic Analysis, Vol 29.

1997 "Learning African Languages Utilizing Digital Technologies" in Africa Today, Vol. 44, No. 4., 417–437, Angelique Haugerud, (ed), Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Chapters
2003 "Hybrid Constructions in Gikuyu: Agentive Nominalizations and Infinitive Gerund Constructions" in Nominals: Inside and Out, Miriam Butt and Tracy Holloway King (eds.), CSLI Publications.

1999 "Digital Arenas for the Development of Thought" in  World Computer Assisted Language Learning WorldCALL, Swets and Zeitlinger, The Netherlands.

1998 "Kkuyu NP Morpho-Syntax" in Language, History, and Linguistic Description in Africa: Trends in African Linguistics, Vol. 2., Ian Maddieson and Thomas Hinnebusch (eds.), Africa World Press: Trenton, NJ.

Books
 2003 Linguistic Typology and Representation of African Languages: ACAL # 5, Africa World Press

1999 Tujifunze Kiswahili Let's Learn Swahili, Aramati Digital Publications, Athens, Ohio.

1997 A Paradigmatic Grammar of Gikuyu: Stanford Monographs on African Languages, Will Leben (ed.), CSLI Publications, Stanford University.

Editorships
2003 "Linguistic Description:Typology and Representation of African Languages" in Trends in African Linguistics, Vol. 5, Africa World Press, Trenton, NJ.

2003 Journal of African Language Teachers Association (JALTA), Vol. 5, Global Publications, Binghamton, New York.

2003 "Infinitive-Gerunds as Extrasequential Hybrid Constructions in Logooli" in Linguistic Description:Typology and Representation of African Languages, Trends in African Linguistics, Africa World Press, Trenton, NJ.

2001 Journal of African Language Learning and Teaching (JALLT)Vol.1, No. 1, (Guest Editor), Global Publications, Binghamton, NY.

Invited Papers
April 11, 2003 "The State of African Language Teaching and Learning in the USA," plenary paper at the 7th Annual Conference of the African Language Teachers Association (ALTA).

March 22, 2003 "Maximizing Internet Use in Advanced African Language Instruction," invited paper at conference on Paths to Advanced Proficiency in the Less Commonly Taught Languages, held at Yale University March 21–23, 2003.

July 03, 1999 "Bantu Nominalizations and the Lexicon-Syntax Divide," key note address, The 30th Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL).

July 21, 1998 "Digital Arenas for the Development of Thought," talk given at the first World Computer Assisted Language Learning WorldCALL, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Australia.

Research Papers and Reports
2002 33rd Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL), "Infinitive-Gerunds as Multiply Interspersed Hybrids in Gikuyu and Lacustrine Bantu Languages of Kenya, Ohio University, Athens, OH, March 21–23, 2002.

2002 Annual Conference of the National Council for Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCLTL), "CALL Curriculum for Language Teachers (with Marmo Soemarmo), Arlington, VA, April 12, 2002.

2001 32nd Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL), "Aspectual
Affixation within Gky Adjectivalization Structures," University of California - Berkeley, March 23–25, 2001.

2001 5th Annual Conference of the African Language Teachers Association (ALTA), "Issues in Developing an African Language Textbook, " paper presentation, University of Wisconsin, Madison, April 26–28 2001.

2001 5th Annual Conference of the African Language Teachers Association (ALTA), panelist presentation, "Future Directions & Challenges: Where Do We Go From Here," University of Wisconsin, Madison. April 26–28 2001.

2001 28th Annual Conference of the National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP), paper presentation, "A Survey of African Language Teaching and Learning Resources," Arlington, Virginia, November 3, 2001.

2000 31st Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL), "Split Categories in Gikuyu," Boston University, Boston, MA, March 22, 2000.

2000 4th Annual Conference of the African Language Teachers Association (ALTA), "Literacy in Foreign Language Learning Arenas: the SALAMA site for African Languages," paper presentation, University of Pennsylvania, April 2000.

2000 Annual Conference of the National Council for Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCLTL), "Learner Autonomy and Teacher-Facilitation: Swahili and the Internet," Washington, DC, May 7, 2000.

2000 Plenary Session Demonstration of the use of Swahili in online materials, Ohio, University. Washington, DC, May 7, 2000.

2000 International Studies Faculty Forum, invited address, "The Opportunities in Linguistic Diversity in Africa," Ohio University, Athens, OH, October 27, 2000.

1999 3rd Annual African Language Teacher's Association Conference, "Literacy in Foreign Language Learning Arenas: The SALAMA site for African Languages Learning," University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

2000 National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL), "Learner Autonomy and Teacher-Facilitation: Swahili and the Internet," paper presentation, Washington DC, May 7, 2000.

1998 "Digital Technologies in Language Teaching and Learning," presentation, Boston University, February 12, 1998.

1997 Berkeley Language Center Conference, "Episode-Generated Instruction, Digital Technologies and Foreign Language Pedagogy: New Tools and New Paradigms." 

1997 1st Annual African Language Teacher's Association Conference, "Dealing Out Sequentiality in Language Teaching and Learning," University of Wisconsin, Madison, April 10–13, 1997.

1997 "Bantu Nominalization Structures,"  Ph.D dissertation, University of Arizona.

1996–1997 Multimedia electronic (CD-ROM, Video, and Web) materials development  for Teaching and Learning about African Language, Culture, and Environment.

1996 Language Lab Workshop Series Nuts and Bolts, "Episode-Generated Language Curriculum: Moving from Tradition to Innovation," paper presentation, Stanford University, November 21, 1996.

1996 Annual Conference on African Linguistics, "The Reciprocal In Gikuyu," paper presentation, University of Florida, Gainsville.

1996 Symposium on New Technologies and Less Commonly Taught Languages, "Computer-Mediated Swahili Language Instruction," presentation at the National Foreign Language Resource Center, University of Hawaii, Manoa.

1996 "Teaching with Technology about African Language, Culture, and World View," multimedia presentation at the African Studies Association: African Language Teachers' Association Session, Orlando, Florida.

1995 Berkeley-Stanford African Studies Spring Conference, "Language and Democracy in Sub Saharan Africa," (Mugane, J and Bodomo, A.), paper presentation, Stanford University.

1995 "Language and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Ghana and Kenya" (Bodomo, A and Mugane, J.), presentation, Sociorap Meeting, Stanford University.

1994 "The Linguistic Crises and Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa," paper presentation, Africa Table, Stanford University.

1994 25th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, "The Interpretation of Temporal Reference in Swahili Compound Tense Constructions," paper presentation, Rutgers University, New Brunswick.

1993 24th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, "On Nasal Assimilation in  Gikuyu," paper presentation, Ohio State University, Columbus.

1993 24th Annual Conference on African Linguistics, "Aperture Geometry, Feature Cooccurence, and Meinhof's Law in  Gikuyu" (Mugane, J.M. and Chip Gerfen), paper presentation, Ohio State University, Columbus.

1991 "Syntax and the Theory of Change in Grammatical Functions" (Mugane, J.M. Gikuyu), MA thesis presentation, Ohio University.

1990 21st Annual Conference on African Linguistics, "Tone Displacement in Kisukuma and Kinyamwezi" (Miner, E., Mugane, J.M. and Mutonyi, N.), paper presentation, University of Georgia, Athens.

AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND GRANTS
2003–2006 Grant Number P017A030111 from the U.S. Department of Education.

2000–2003 Grant Number P017A000011 from the U.S. Department of Education.

1996–1998 Major grant from The Consortium of Language Teaching and Learning to develop computer-mediated language learning software.

1995 Grant from The Consortium of Language Teaching and Learning (Stanford University campus funds).

1995 BING Grant, providing seed money for the development of technology-based instructional materials.

1994 Berkeley-Stanford Joint Center of African Studies Grant for The African Vocabularies Project in order to work on a grammar of Gikuyu.

1998 The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, partial support to present paper at the WorldCALL conference.

1996 Award from the National Foreign Language Resource Center, University of Hawaii, Manoa.

1991–1994 Graduate Research Associate, University of Arizona, Tucson.

1991–1993 Teaching Assistantship, University of Arizona, Tucson.

1989–1991 Teaching Assistantship, Ohio University, Athens.

1988–1989 Tuition Scholarship, Ohio University, Athens.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Language Classes
Beginning Swahili I, II, II

Intermediate Swahili I, II, III

Advanced Swahili I, II, III

4th Year Swahili I, II, II

Beginning Gikuyu I, II, III

Critical Language Practicum: Pedagogical approaches to enhancing self-instruction of eight non-kindred critical languages (credit course for teaching assistant, tutors/language coaches).

African Languages: Gikuyu, Siswati, Swahili, Somali
South East Asian Languages: Khmer, Thai, Vietnamese
Latin American Languages: Brazilian Portuguese

Linguistics Courses
Introduction to Linguistics

Language and Society

Graduate Seminar on Linguistic Human Rights

Linguistic Field Methods

Other Courses
Seminar on Africa: The African Evening Forum

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
National & International
2001–2004 President, African Language Teachers Association (ALTA).

2001–2004 Member, Executive Board, National Council of the Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL).

1998–2001 President-elect, African Language Teachers Association (ALTA).

2000–2002 Member, Board of Directors, The National Association of Self-Instructional Language Programs (NASILP) of the USA.

1999–2002 Member, Field Advisory Board, National African Language Resource Center (NALRC), University of Wisconsin, Madison.

1999–present Member, Steering Committee, Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL) of North America.

1998–present Web Editor for the African Language Teachers Association (ALTA): http://www.ohiou.edu/alta.

1996– present Web Master for SALAMA online Swahili learning and teaching site: http://www.aramati.com/.
 

Ohio University
2002–  Director, Critical Language Program (includes four African languages (Gikuyu, Somali, Siswati, Swahili), three South East Asian languages (Khmer, Thai, Vietnamese) and one Latin American language (Portuguese).

2000–2001 Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Linguistics, Ohio University, Athens.

1999 Faculty Advisor, The African Student Union (ASU): http://www.ohiou.edu/~asu/.

1999 Language Coordinator for Title VI African Studies Center.

Stanford University
1995–1998
Instructor and host of the African Evening Forum, a graduate/ undergraduate seminar which was video-taped and occasionally televised by the Stanford Instructional Television Network.

African language coordinator for Title VI Center for the Joint Stanford/ Berkeley Center for African Studies at Stanford University.

Representing the Stanford African Studies Center in the African Studies Association and the National Language Coordinator's meeting.

Member of the Stanford African Studies group, working with the Stanford Communication Satellite Planning Center.

Guest Lecturer in classes teaching Africa-related issues.

Consultant to students working on Africa-related projects in other disciplines.

Consultant in the Stanford Human Genome project, a curriculum development initiative on genes, culture, and choice.

Conference Organizing/ Symposia
Conference organizer and Chair: The 33rd Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL) held at Ohio University on March 22–24, 2002.

Conference organizer and Chair: The 6th Annual Conference of the African Language Teachers Association held at Ohio University on March 21–23, 2002.

Co-leader of the Materials Development and Evaluation Institute held at the National African Language Resource Center (NALRC), University of Wisconsin-Madison on July 3–7, 2000.

Manuscript Reviews
Kiswahili Chenye Uhakika: New Swahili Textbook for Study Abroad Students in Africa.

"Word Order and Ambiguity in Bidirectional OT," Natural Language and Linguistic Theory (NLLT).

"On WH-Operators in Bafut Studies," African Linguistics (SAL).

"Case Movement in a SOV Language, Evidence from Nubian (Fadikki)," Current Trends in African Linguistics, Eyamba Bokamba (Editor), Africa World Press.

"On the Properties of Emai's Khoi Copula Construction," Current Trends in African Linguistics, Eyamba Bokamba (Editor), Africa World Press.

"Inalienable Possesion in Baule and Its Neighbors," Current Trends in African Linguistics, Eyamba Bokamba (Editor), Africa World Press.

"The Locative Forms e, nie, and entie in Luo," Current Trends in African Linguistics, Eyamba Bokamba (Editor), Africa World Press.

"Students of Arabic at the University of Wisconsin," Journal of the African Language Teachers Association, (JALTA Volume 3) Lioba Moshi (Editor), Global Publications, Binghamton.

Thesis/Dissertation Committees
Ph.D Dissertation Committee, Douglass Mpondi, Cultural Studies, School of Education, Ohio University (2003).

Ph.D Dissertation Committee, Lusike Wabuyele, Instructional Technology, Education, Ohio University (2003).

MA Committee, Charles Owu-Ewie, Linguistics, Ohio University (2003).

MA Committee, Monica Marcos-Llinas, Linguistics, Ohio University (2002).

MA Committee, Jacob Larsen, Linguistics, Ohio University (2002).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
African Studies Association (ASA)
African Language Teachers Association (ALTA)
National Association of Self Instructional Language Programs (NASILP) Linguistic Society of America (LSA)