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Onesmo Simon Nyinondi (PhD) is an experienced English language instructor and an editor who holds a B.A. in Education and an M.A. and PhD in linguistics. Dr Nyinondi focuses on language and communication skills with several years of teaching English as a Second and Foreign Language and Communication Skills courses. Besides, he has considerable experience teaching academic writing and English for effective communication. His researches deal with language education, discourse analysis, African/Bantu languages, indigenous Knowledge and multimodal communication. Dr Nyinondi is a Lecturer heading the Department of Language Studies at Sokoine University of Agriculture and a Coordinator for SUA- Center for African Languages. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief for the Tanzania English Language Teachers’ Association(TELTA) Newsletter and is a member of several professional networks. In addition, Dr Nyinondi supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students’ research and serves as a reviewer for several outstanding Journals.
PhD in Linguistics (2020). University of Dar es Salaam
M.A. Linguistics (2013 ). University of Dar es salaam
B.A. Education ( majoring in Linguistics and Geography)( 2009). University of Dar es salaam
2022- 2024; Principal Investigator (PI): Ethnolinguistics and ethnobotany documentation: Towards preserving Hehe indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants in a pictorial dictionary.
Mohamed, H,I & Nyinondi, O.S (2022). Communicate Effectively: Communication Skills in Academia. Delhi, India; AkiNik Publications
Lusekelo, A., Alphonce, C. & Nyinondi, O.S (in Press). The Language of the Public Spaces in Tanzanian Universities during the COVID-19 Pandemic. ETHNOLOGIA ACTUALIS. The Journal of Ethnographical Research.
Nyinondi, O. S. and Lusekelo, A (2020). Lexical verbs expressing modality in great lakes languages and beyond: The case of Runyambo and Luguru languages. Journal of West African Languages. 47(2), 63-84
Mohamed, H. I., & Nyinondi, O.S. (2017). Academic writing as a discourse of practice: A genre analysis of students writing in Higher Education in Tanzania. The Internet Journal Language, Culture and Society. (43),10-23
Nyinondi, O.S., Mandeni, A.S., & Mohamed, H. I. (2017). The Use of Communicative Language Teaching Approach in the Teaching of Communication Skills Courses in Tanzanian Universities. International journal of research studies in language learning. 6(3), 89-99
Nyinondi, O.S., & Mohamed, H. I. (2016). The classification of morphological forms marking tense and aspect in Luguru. The Internet Journal Language, Culture and Society, (42), P. 21- 40
Mohamed, H. I. & Nyinondi, O. S. (2016). How Tanzanian Universities Can Respond to Increasing Market Demands of Specialized Forms of English Language Learning and Communication Skills. World Journal of English Language. Vol. 6, No. 2, 1-9.
Mwakapina, J.W., Nyinondi, O. S; & Mhandeni, S. A (2016). WhatsApp Mobile Tool in English as Second Language Learning: Opportunities, potentials, and challenges in higher education settings in Tanzania International Journal of English Language Teaching (IJELT) Vol. 4, No. 2, 70-90
Utenga, A; Mohamed, H I.; Nyinondi, O. S; & Mhandeni, S. A (2016). The Role of Input Simplification and Interactional Modification Strategies in English as Foreign Language Classrooms. Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching.Vol.7 No 1,39-64
Trainer: Teaching and Learning Language Skills: Grammar and Vocabulary Made Easy TCPD Webinar series 19th- 27th May 2022
Trainer: Collaborative teaching Strategies: Teamwork and peer mentorship, TCPD Webinar series 19th- 27th May 2022
Participant: Capacity building workshop on proposal writing skills: Edward Moringe Campus, SUA 22nd – 25th February 2022
Trainee: Training the Translators/interpreters: Association for Translation Studies in Africa (ATSA) and The University of Free State (UFS); ATSA webinar series. January 2021- September 2021
Trainer: Writers’ Workshop, Lushoto, Tanga. March 2021.
Presenter: Seminar; Expression of modality in Bantu Languages, College of Humanities (CoHU), UDSM. Feb 6, 2020.
Trainee: Training workshop on Technology Resources and Strategies for Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development; by Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute, SUA, Morogoro. Mar 9 -Apr 26 2015
Coordinator: Training workshop on Curriculum Development, Morogoro, Tanzania. January 2015
Rapporteur: Training workshop for English language facilitators, Dodoma, Tanzania. May 2011
Attendee:TESOL 2022 International Convention & English Language Expo Hybrid | 22-25 March 2022, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Presenter:Africa-TESOL 2nd International Conference, New Horizons in Language Teaching, Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre (IPRC Kigali) Kigali Rwanda, May 12 -13, 2017.
Presenter:LSSA/SAALA/SAALT Joint Annual international Conference University of the Western Cape, Cape Town S.A., 4-7 July 2016.
Presenter:International Conference on English for Effective Communication: Language for Communication in the Industry, Strathmore Writing Centre Strathmore University, Nairobi 19th to 20th May 2016;
Presenter:International Conference on English for Effective Communication Challenges and Opportunities in East Africa, Strathmore University, Nairobi 16th to 17th April 2015
Certificate in Corpus Linguistics; A three-month online linguistic training by Lancaster University
Certificate in Critical Thinking, a Ten-week online teacher training through the E-teacher programme offered by the University of Oregon (USA)
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages ( TESOL Methods), a three-month online teacher training through the E-teacher programme offered by the University of Oregon (USA)
Certificate in Building Teaching Skills through the Interactive Web a Ten-week online teacher training through the E-teacher programme offered by the University of Oregon (USA)
Certificate in Integrating the Internet into the Classroom; a two-month online teacher training through the E-teacher programme offered by Lewis & Clark College(USA)
Certificate in Examinations items development; A ten days training by the National Examination Council of Tanzania ( NECTA)
2022- To date: Acting Head: Department of Language Studies.
2020-To date; Coordinator: SUA Center for African and International Languages (SUA-CAIL)
2021- To date; Member: SUASA Executive Committee
2019- To date Member: College of Social Science and Humanities (CSSH) management meeting.
2011- To date, served in different Task forces on different roles, including chairperson, secretary, and member.
2016 -2019: Board Member; College of Social Science and Humanities SUA
2014- 2016, Coordinator of the then English Language Resource Center (ELRC) SUA
2014-2015- Team member, the project on Improving the Teaching of English Language and Communication Skills Courses to support the provision of quality education at SUA
2010-2012, Assistant Coordinator, Tanzania English Language Teachers’ Association [TELTA].
Department of Language studies|College of Social Sciences and Humanities | Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3035| Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro | Tanzania|
P.O.Box, 3035 Morogoro, Tanzania
Email. onesmon@sua.ac.tz