Who is Pr Emmanuel Nforbi?

Emmanuel Nforbi (PhD) is Associate Professor of Linguistics in the department of African Studies, Faculty of Letters and Social Sciences, Dschang University, Cameroon. As language education specialist, he has produced scientific works both in first language education, namely on adult mother tongue literacy, and second language education. His publications include: Oku Grammar (Dschang University Press, 2009),African languages in the Era of Globalisation (Harmattan Cameroon, 2012), Second Language Education in Cameroon (Harmattan Cameroon, 2013) and many other articles in national and international reviews. Professor Nforbi has been actively involved as scientific coordinator in the National Association of Cameroonian Language Committee (NACALCO) and facilitator in mother tongue related courses and seminars organised by SIL, NACALCO, PROPELCA and other organisations. He has also visited and evaluated literacy projects in Ghana. Lately, he has coauthored two papers with Martin Bolivar Siéwoué:

1. Tense and aspect in the era of competence-based English language teaching in Cameroon’s secondary schools, in International Journal of English language teaching, vol 4, N°4, April 2016;

Follow the link:

http://www.eajournals.org/wp-content/uploads/Tense-And-Aspect-In-The-Era-Of-Competence-Based-English-Language-Teaching-in-Cameroon---s-Secondary-Schools.pdf

2. Perspectives for the Competence-Based Approach with entry through Real Life Situations (CBA-RLS) in the teaching of English in Cameroon Francophone secondary schools” is upcoming in Nka', Faculty of letters and social sciences, Dschang university.

Follow the link below:

http://mbsiewoue.over-blog.com/2015/07/perspectives-forthe-competence-based-approach-with-entry-through-real-life-situationsin-the-teaching-of-english-in-cameroonfrancopho

Pr Emmanuel Nforbi is presently interested in evaluating English language teaching and testing in the Cameroonian educational system, from primary to tertiary, and the recent developments in mother tongue literacy in Africa. Contact him at:

Pr Emmanuel Nforbi

Faculty of Letters and Social Sciences

Dschang University

Tel: +237 677879233

PO Box 49

Dschang, Cameroon