• BA in linguistics, Addis Ababa University, Institute of Languages Studies (ILS), 1982.
• MA in linguistics, Addis Ababa University, School of Graduate Studies (SGS), 1992.
• Higher Diploma License in Professional Teacher Education, Addis Ababa University, College of Education, 2005
• PhD in Documentary Linguistics and Culture, the              Department of Linguistics and Philology, Addis Ababa University, 2016.

• Certificate awarded for the testimonial of Research Workshop Participation. Addis Ababa University, College of Education from September 28 to October 2, 2004.
• Certificate awarded for the Workshop Participation Testimonial. Addis Ababa University, College of Education from December 18-19, 2004.
• Certificate awarded for the participation as a rapporter in the sub-regional workshop, “Sensitization workshop on Culture, Gender and Development for Easter and Southern African English Speaking Countries,” 1989.
• Certificate awarded for the participation as a chairperson in “The Southern Nations, Nationalities, People’s language Research and Development Symposium”. 1997.

·         Certificate awarded for successful completion of the Training of Trainers on “Application of Behavioral Change Communication Strategies for HIV/AIDS: A Training Program Organized for the Training of AAU MARCH Project Reinforcement Agents”. The Addis Ababa University MARCH Project , The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs, AIDS Resource Center and The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. July, 2008.

Addis Ababa University

P.O. BOX 1176

Tel. 09-11-69-03̠43

E-mail:- teshome.damte@yahoo.com

Teshome’s research interest covers areas related to phonological studies to design alphabets and linguistic documentation for languages, which lack writing system. Moreover, he has strong interest in conducting different linguistic research on least studied languages and offering linguistics and English courses at various levels.

• “Anfillo-a sketch of Grammar and Lexicon” (Joint article with Moges Yigezu.) In Afrikanistische Arbeitspapies, Institute for Afrikanistik, Der Universitat Zu Koln, No. 44, 1996.
• Preliminary Phonological Description of Gafat Published in Journal of the Ethiopian Languages Research Center, Zena Lissan.Vol. 1 No. 1 Addis Ababa University,

·         Phonological Sketch of Argobba. Submitted to UNESCO 1991 (Joint article with Kebede Wordofa).

• Phonological Sketch of Gafat, submitted to UNESCO 1991

·         Grammatical sketch of Southern Mao: (Anfillo) Submitted to UNESCO 1991 (Joint  article with Moges Yigezu)

• “Orthography of Komo” “Zena-Lissan” Journal of Academy of Ethiopian Languages and Cultures Vol. XXIII No.1 January, 2014.
• “Mujet Festival in Dobbi.” “Zena-Lissan” Journal of Academy of Ethiopian Languages and Cultures Vol. XXIII No.2 June 2014.
• “Orthography of Dobbi” Zena-Lissan Journal of Academy of Ethiopian   Languages and Cultures Vol. XXIV No.2 June 2015.
• “አጠቃላይ የፅሕፈት ሥርዓትና የፊደል ዳሰሳ ትኩረት በኢትዮጵያ የፊደል ገበታ ላይ (Ethiopic Script)”  “Zena-Lissan” Journal of Academy of Ethiopian   Languages and Cultures Vol. XXVI No.1 January 2017.