Glasgow University, 1965
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B.Sc., Chemistry
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Jordanhill College of Education, 1966
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Post-graduate Scottish Secondary Teachers' Certificate in
Science and Mathematics
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International Christian College (formerly Bible Training
Institute), 1969
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Dip. Th. (London) extra-mural studies
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University of Nairobi, 1977
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M.A., Linguistics, Thesis: Phonology & Morphology of
the Word in Konso
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Edinburgh University, 1989
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PhD, Linguistics, Dissertation: Predicate Conjoining in
Hadiyya (Ethiopia): a phrase structure grammar
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1974 – present
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Summer Institute of Linguistics, Wycliffe Bible
Translators
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1980 – 1989
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Advisor/Exegete, Hadiyya & Kambaata translation projects,
Ethiopia
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1990 – 1992
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Language Advisory Group member, SIL-EAG
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1990 – 1999
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Director Translation Degree Programmes, Kenya, AFA
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1991 – 1992
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Acting Academic Services Coordinator, SIL-East Africa
Group
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1992 – present
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Director of ATFAR (Advanced Training in Field Areas/SIL-AFA),
SIL
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1995 – present
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International Translation Consultant, SIL
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2000 – present
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International Training Consultant, SIL
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2001 – present
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Doctoral Program in Translation, NEGST
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1988
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"The Diachronic Derivation of the Verb in Hadiyya" In
Cushitic-Omotic, papers from the 1st International symposium
on Cushitic & Omotic Languages, F.Serzisko &
M.Bechhaus-Gerst(eds), Buske Verlag. Pp. 433-454.
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1989
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"Violations of the Two Consonant Constraint in Hadiyya"
African Languages & Cultures 1.1.
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1990
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"Hadiyya's Other Causative?" In H.Mukarovsky(ed)
Proceedings of the 5th Hamito-Semitic Conference, Vienna,
1988. Vienna: Inst. fuer Afrikanistik.
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1991
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"Good Data for Good Decision-Making" In G.E. Kindell(ed),
Proceedings of the Summer Institute of Linguistics
International Language Assessment Conference, Horsleys Green, May
23-31, 1989. Dallas: SIL.
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1992
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"Notes on Haggai 2:10-21" Journal of Translation and
Textlinguistics 5.1:25-36.
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1993
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Cole, V.B, Gaskin, R.F, & R.J.Sim (eds) Perspectives in
Christian Leadership Training. 10th Anniversary Volume of
papers from the Faculty of NEGST. Nairobi: Evangel Publishing
House.
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1993
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Encyclopaedia entries In R.E.Asher et al,
Encyclopaedia of Language and Linguistics, 10 volumes,
published jointly by University of Aberdeen Press & Pergamon
Presses, 1993. 1st edition. Comprising: "Language
Situation in Botswana", "Language Situation in Burundi" "Language
Situation in Ethiopia" "Language Situation in Kenya" "Language
Situation in Rwanda" "Language Situation in Sudan" "Language
Situation in Zaire", (with C. Kutsch Lojenga) "African
Fragmentation Belt" "Cushitic" "Hadiyya" "KinyaRwanda"
"Nilo-Saharan" "Oromo" "Wolaitta".
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1993
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"Changing Paradigms in Translation in Africa" In Cole, V.B,
Gaskin, R.F, & R.J.Sim (eds) Perspectives in Christian
Leadership Training, Evangel Publishing House: Nairobi.
[Prepared for 10th Anniversary Volume of papers from the Faculty
of NEGST]. Pp.116-140.
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1996
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"Translating the Sacred: constraints on translation imposed by
religious traditions" in Marcel Thelen & Barbara
Lewandowska-Tomazczyk (eds). Proceedings of the Maastricht
session of the 2nd International Maastricht-Łódź
Duo Colloquium on Translation & Meaning, held in Maastricht,
The Netherlands, April 19-22, 1995. pp.465-496.
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1997
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"A Training Strategy for Translation Studies" Paper prepared
for Colloquium on Assessing translator Competence, Aston
University, 18-20 September, 1997, UK; published in
C.Schäffner & B.Adab (eds), 2000. Developing
Translation Competence. Amsterdam: J.Benjamins.
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