Background
The department of Amharic language and
literature has started its function in 2007 in Dire Dawa University. It started
its function by offering Amharic as a major and English as a minor. During that
time the department has only four graduate assistants. Now, almost all
instructors in the department are second and third degree holders in Amharic
Language Teaching, Linguistics, Literature, and folklore. In Ethiopia more than
eighty nations and nationalities are living, having their own languages and
cultures. The ministry of education has designed Amharic curriculum in order to
teach Amharic as a first and second language throughout the country.
By taking this into account, for the last eight years the department has graduated more than 750 students both in regular and summer programs. Now, I line with the policy and program of teaching preparatory level students with teachers having MA degree, it is imperative that the department upgrades its curriculum to postgraduate level to further enhance its positive contribution to the fulfillment of the national goals in the education center.
Graduate Profiles
Up on successful completion of the program,
students should be able to acquire the following list of competencies as they
work their way through the modules:
ü
Analyze reading texts for structure and content
ü
Read texts to assess how writers achieve their purpose with their
intended audiences
ü
Demonstrate ability to analyze and write for various rhetorical
situations
ü
Develop efficient and effective techniques for generating,
organizing, drafting, and editing written texts
ü
Specify a purpose, audience, and format for a given writing and
speaking tasks
ü
Evaluate and edit self and other’s writings
ü
Develop interpersonal communication skills
ü
Develop persuasive argument and support it with evidence and
effective appeals that target (their) intended audience
ü
Write an essay using multiple sources and appropriate techniques
and styles
ü
Write an essay with a thesis, supporting argument, introduction
and conclusion
ü
Undertake translation activities
ü
Demonstrate ability to critically analyze and interpreted
literary texts
ü
Understand how to conduct qualitative and quantitative researches
ü
Understand multilingual and multicultural issues in multilingual
and multicultural countries understand basic features of Ethiopian languages
Carrier Opportunities
Graduates of Ethiopian language(s) and
Literature – Amharic are expected to demonstrate the ability to:
ü
Prepare literary materials, works as literary critic showing the
value of various texts of prose and poetry
ü
Actively participate in editing activities
ü
Work in organizations that require translation
ü
Work as public relation officers
ü
Write reports
ü
Conduct researches in the arena of linguistics, literature and
public relations
General information:
Degree
nomenclature: Bachelor of Art
in Ethiopian Language(s) and Literature - Amharic
Program
type: regular, summer,
distance
o
3 years degree
o
180 EtCTS required
o
A minimum CGPA of 2.00 with no “F” required for graduation
o
Admission requirement is based on the criteria set by the
department DDU and MoSHE