Eyasu Hailu
Eyasu Hailu
| Full Name | Eyasu Hailu Tamene |
| Academic Rank/Status | Assistant Professor (2015) |
| Working for AAU since | August 15, 2007 |
| Administrative positions held if any/ past and present | – Program Coordinator of EthSL and DC PU from the Inception (2007) till 2010 and 2015 – Current- Academic Commission member of the then College of Social Sciences and Humanities- Faculty Staff Affair Committee member of the then Faculty of Humanities- Joint Faculty Staff Affair Committee of the then Faculty of Humanities
– Department Academic Commission (DAC) of the Dep’t of Linguistics |
| Education attended | BA – General Linguistics, Addis Ababa University, 2001MA – Sociolinguistics, Addis Ababa University, 2007PhD – Sign Linguistics , Addis Ababa University and affiliated to University College London – Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Center, 2015 |
| Awards & recognitions | |
| Memberships of International bodies | Board member – World Congress of African Linguistics (Since 2016)Advisory Board (representing Africa) – Sign Language and Linguistic Society (Since 2013) |
| Publicity: Journals, editorial roles, initiatives etc. | Editorial committee – Ethio-Deaf Times magazine, Published by the Deaf Development and Information Association (DDIA) |
| Research interest/ not more than hundred words | EyasuHailuTamene’s research area focuses on Ethiopian Sign Language linguistics and about its deaf community. Most specifically the socio-linguistic nature of Ethiopian Sign Language which he did for his PhD. Besides, deaf history, deaf culture, sign language documentation, deaf politics, deaf sport are some of the most inclined areas. |
| Publications on reputable journals | Eyasu Hailu. 2016. Language Use in Ethiopian Sign Language. Sign Language Linguistics Journal, Spring 2016. Gallaudet University Press: Washington, DC. |
| Community Services such as board membership etc. |
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| Address | Campus – MainBuilding – OCRFloor number – 4thOffice no. 422
Office telephone – +251111 239755 Mobile – +251911 420767 University email ID – eyassu.hailu@aau.edu.et Alternative email ID – tusaye11@gmail.com |
