Bazil Evarist Bamuhiga

Professional biography


MR. BAZILI E. BAMUHIGA is currently an assistant lecturer in the department of languages studies, College of Social Science and Humanities at Sokoine University of Agriculture. He is also the editor of the University wide website with effect from May, 2019. Previously, Mr. Bamuhiga was an assistant lecturer in the department of Languages and Linguistics, faculty of Education at St. Augustine University of Tanzania from 2012 to April 2019. He held different positions such as Assistant Quality Assurance Director from 2016-2019, Research coordinator for undergraduate student from 2014 to 2016 and School inspector of catholic secondary schools from 2015 to 2019. Mr. Bamuhiga hols a Bachelor of Arts with Education from Saint Augustine University of Tanzania and Masters of Arts in Linguistics from Sanata Dharma University- Indonesia. Bamuhiga teaches communication skills, English language and Linguistic courses. He is an emerging scholar and vibrant scholar with research interest in linguistics, communication skills and language education.

Academic qualification

2010-2012: MA. Linguistics, University of Sanata Dharma, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The title of the dissertation was The Use of Positive Evaluative Mental Capacity Adjectives in Current English
2006-2009: Bachelor of Arts with Education, specializing in History and Linguistics from Saint Augustine University of Tanzania. The title of the Research Project was An assessment on the causes of students’ dropout in secondary schools: A case of Geita District

Research projects

Consultancies

Community work

List of publications

Book

Bamuhiga, E.B (2017). Social and Biological Aspects of Language. Tridax African Company Ltd: Mwanza. Printed by Inland Press: Mwanza
Bamuhiga, E. B & Kalokola M. N (2016). A Handbook of English Phonology. Bagoka Publishing Company: Mwanza
Bamuhiga, E. B (2015) Introduction to Formal Linguistic Theories. Cactus East Africa: Nairobi

Book chapters

Journal articles

Bamuhiga, E.B (2019) Collocability of Mental Capacity Evaluative Adjectives in Current English. Journal of Language and Literature 19(02):9-19. Doi: https://doi.org/10.24071/joll.2019.190202

Bamuhiga, E.B & Mziray (2020) Secondary School Teachers’ Perceptions on Applicability of Communication Skills Course in Their Workplace: The Case of Four Secondary Schools in Morogoro, Tanzania. International Journal of Latest Research in Humanities and Social Science (IJLRHSS) 03(06), p. 49-56

Mziray, P.R & Bamuhiga, E.B (2021). A Linguistic Analysis of Mobile Phone Companies’ Slogans: A Case of Vodacom and Tigo in Tanzania. Journal of Language and Literature 21(01):24-34.

Bamuhiga, E.B (2019). Collocability of Mental Capacity Evaluative Adjectives in Current English. Journal of Language and Literature, Vol. 19(2)

Training/seminars/Conference proceedings

7th to 10th January, 2020: Attended a UTLIP training held at Sokoine University of Agriculture-Council Chamber
22April to 1 July, 2015: Attended a training on shaping the way we teach English held at St. Augustine University-American Corner via online teaching
8-10 December 2011: attended The 16th English in South –East Asia Conference on English for people empowerment held at Sanata Dharma University-Indonesia
12 to 15 June 2012: Attended a training workshop program at Mario Mgulunde Learning and Resource Centre in Mwanza by Saint Augustine University of Tanzania. The training was on research Methodologies
10 to 15 December 2012: Attended a training workshop on Improving Quality of Education in Catholic Secondary schools9 in Tanzania by Saint Augustine University of Tanzania
July to November 2013: Attended a training workshop on Improving Quality of Education in Catholic Secondary schools in Tanzania by Saint Augustine University of Tanzania
19 to 21 August 2014: Participated in Orientation program for school inspection at Marangu secondary school in Moshi district, Kilimanjaro region –Tanzania

Working Papers

Research reports

Lwankomezi E, Bamuhiga B. E & Shwaibu, S (2016). Graduate tracer study for Bachelor of Arts with Education students who graduated 2011 and 2012. Quality Assurance project, St. Augustine University of Tanzania (Unpublished) pp 44

Bamuhiga, B.E (2012). The Use of Positive Evaluative Mental Capacity Adjectives in Current English, MA Dissertation; University of Sanata Dharma, (Unpublished), pp 195.
Bamuhiga, B.E (2009). Assessment on the causes of stduents’ dropout in secondary schools: A case of Geita District, Tanzania. Bachelor Degree Research Project Report, Saint Augustine University of Tanzania (Unpublished), pp 60.

Position

Assistant Lecturer

Contacts

MR. BAZILI E. BAMUHIGA
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Language Studies
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
Sokoine University of Agriculture
B. O. BOX 3035
Chuo Kikuu – Morogoro

P.O. Box 3000, Morogoro Tanzania

basil.evarist@gmail.com

+255683 300804; OR +255756 090730