Jesta Mutinda Masuku (Dr)

Multifaceted Senior Lecturer with PhD degree and proven disciplinary expertise. Taught rigorous graduate and post graduate level courses at reputable universities and earned high approval ratings from students during university teaching tenure. Strong subject matter knowledge and excellent communications skills enabled achievement of optimum teaching and research publication outcomes.

• Departmental Chairperson/ Convener in the Department of Indigenous Language and Culture
• Conducted and collaborated research in language and Language Education which led to 3 books, 2 book chapters, 11 referred journals, 2 published reports on commissioned research and multiple international conference papers
• Member of University Faculty Planning Committee
• Faculty representative - University Academic Board
• Faculty representative - University Senate
• Faculty representative -University Council
• As university student awarded university awards and scholarships

Referees:

1. Associate Professor Finex Ndhlovu

University of New England

Armidale NSW 2350

Australia

fndhlovu@une.edu.au

+61 2 67732133

2. Dr Raphael Nhongo

Midlands State University

Department of languages, Literature & Cultural Studies

Zvishavane Campus PO Box 100 Zvishavane

Zimbabwe

nhongo@staff.msu.ac.zw

+263773642714

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

Books and Monographs

1.Masuku, J. (1999). Research in language, literature communication. Harare: Zimbabwe Open University. (84 pages)

2. Co-Editor of the Ndebele Monolingual Dictionary (2001). Isichazamazwi sesiNdebele Harare: College Press in Collaboration with African Languages Research Institute. (556 pages)

Monographs and commissioned research

3. Ndawi, O, Masuku, J & Chitanana, L (2009). An evaluation of the current state of the sharing of teacher expertise through subject specialization in the primary school (STESS) Project. Commissioned Report, SNV: Harare. (80 pages).

4. Masuku, J. (2010) Lakanye Langenza Iphawundi. Nkala, B (ed) Thaph' uluju: Iqoqo lezindatshana, ilifa lakho. Harare: Radiant Publishers.

Chapters in books

5. Masuku, J. The teaching of Ndebele at secondary school level. Nyawaranda (Ed.) Teaching humanities at secondary school level. Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publications. (In press)

6. Masuku J, & Dapira, N (2013) The impact of indigenous cultures on dress patterns in Zimbabwe. Ebewo, P.J., Stevens, I. & Sirayi, M. (eds.) Africa and beyond: Arts and sustainable development. Cambridge Scholars Publishers: UK.

7. Masuku J & Mpofu-Hamadziripi (2014) Language documentation and preservation: Prospects of compiling a trilingual Tonga-Shona-Ndebele primary school dictionary. I. Muwati (ed.) Resuscitating Zimbabwe’s endangered languages: Multidisciplinary perspectives on Tonga language, history and culture. Harare: Africa Institute of Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Tolerance Studies. Chapter 14: pp. 366 – 384

8. Masuku, J. Re-imagining the boundaries of linguistics in the context of cross-border languages and crossborder trade. L. Mukaro (ed.) Current trends in Zimbabwean linguistics: A feschrift in honour of Chief Mkanganwi. Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publishing Press. (In press)

Articles in refereed journals

9. Masuku, J. (2001). Incorporating local folklore into the school curriculum in Southern Africa. Education as Change, 5 (1), 85-103.

10. Peresuh, M & Masuku, J. (2002) The role of primary languages in bilingual- bicultural education in Zimbabwe. Zambezia, 29 (1), 27- 37. 1

1. Masuku, J. & Ndawi, O. (2002) Why a graduate primary school teacher for Zimbabwe? Zimbabwe Bulletin for Teacher Education, 11 (2), 15- 35.

12. Masuku, J. & Ndawi. O. (2003) School-based curriculum decision making in Zimbabwean secondary schools: A basis for comparison. Education and Decentralisation. Gauteng Department of Education, South Africa, 526 – 539.

13. Ndawi, O. & Masuku, J. (2003) The role of the learner and the school in deciding the curriculum content for the learner: A conflict of interests. Education and Decentralisation. Gauteng Department of Education, South Africa, 512 – 524.

14. Ndhlovu, F. & Masuku, J. (2004). Mainstreaming African indigenous knowledge systems in higher education: the case of Zimbabwe. Southern African Journal of Higher Education, 8 (3), 281-288.

15. Masuku, J. & Ndhlovu, F. (2007). The role of African Languages Research Institute (ALRI) in addressing the language of instruction dilemmas in Zimbabwe. LEXIKOS 17 (17) (AFRILEX Series), 1- 9.

16. Zivenge, W & Masuku, J. (2010). A review of Gilles-Maurice Schvyer (ed.) Oxford Bilingual School Dictionary. Cape Town: Oxford University Press. Zimbabwe International Journal of Languages and Culture, 1 (1), 106 -111.

17. Masuku J and Nhongo, R. (2012) The Influence of Kalanga on place names in Zimbabwe's Matobo district: Whose culture, whose values? The DYKE, 6 (4), 211- 223.

18. Nhongo, R. and Masuku, J. (2013). Influence of an African language on European place names in Zimbabwe: Is it language corruption, language development or resistance? Onomastica, 1- 9. DOI:10.2436/15.8040.01.138

19. Masuku, J. (2015). Remodelling Ndebele culture and sensibilities through modern oral art forms. The DYKE, 9 (2), 85 - 110.

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/SYMPOSIUMS

Masuku, J. (2000). The lexicographic problems of cross referencing in the publication of the Ndebele monolingual dictionary. Tuscan Word Centre. Florence Italy.

Masuku, J. (2000). Working with text corpora in African languages: The experiences of the Ndebele monolingual dictionary editorial team. Tuscan Word Centre, Florence, Italy. ·

Masuku, J. (2001). Indigenizing the language of instruction in a multilingual society: The case of SiNdebele. University of Zimbabwe, Harare.

Masuku J, Ngwenya N & Ndawi, P. (2002). Victim empowerment and trauma management in a pregnancy crisis centre in Zimbabwe. Midrand, South Africa.

Masuku, J. & Ndawi, O. (2002). Why a graduate primary school teacher for Zimbabwe? University of Botswana

Masuku, J. (2002). Devolution of degree programmes at the University of Zimbabwe: Policy formulation and implementation. University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Masuku, J. (2002). Exploiting the pedagogical possibilities of using monolingual dictionaries in creating language classroom activities at primary school level. University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Masuku, J. & Ndawi. O. (2003). School-based curriculum decision making in Zimbabwean secondary schools: A basis for comparison in the sub-region. Education and Decentralisation. Boksburg, South Africa.

Ndawi, O. & Masuku, J. (2003). The role of the learner and the school in deciding the curriculum content for the learner: A conflict of interests. Education and Decentralisation. Boksburg, South Africa.

Masuku, J & Ndhlovu, F. (2004). Integrating African traditional education in Higher Education Curricula: Towards a strategy of revitalizing intergenerational communication and cultural transmission in post-independence education systems. Balmoral Hotel, Durban. South Africa.

Ndhlovu, F & Masuku, J. (2004). Conflicts and dilemmas of integrating indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) into the management of cultural heritage properties: Another challenge for higher education researchers. Balmoral Hotel, Durban. South Africa.

Masuku, J. (2006). Linking African languages lexicography to the secondary school and higher education curricula in Zimbabwe: Facts and challenges. University of Oslo, Norway.

Masuku, J (2010). The Influence of Kalanga on place names in Matobo district: Whose culture, whose values? Sami University College, Norway.

Masuku J, & Dapira, N. (2011). The Impact of indigenous culture on dress patterns in Zimbabwe: Strengethening the link between indigenous communities and industry. Pretoria, South Africa.

Masuku J. (2011) Remodelling African culture and sensibilities through modern oral art forms. Gaberone, Botswana.

Masuku J and Nhongo, R (2011). The influence of an African language on European names in Matabeleland: Is it language corruption, development, or resistance? Barcelona, Spain.

Masuku J and Nhongo R (2011). Studying the Ndebele socio-cultural systems through personal names: Towards a theory of anthroponymy in African societies. Barcelona, Spain.

Masuku J (2012). Research and knowledge sharing across Disciplines: What subject matter and whose Space? Cardiff University, UK.

Masuku, J. (2014). Democratizing linguistics: An African perspective. Joint LSSA/SAAL/SAAL Annual Conference. University of Witswatersrand, Braamfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa. · Masuku. J. (2015).

Cross-border trade in Southern Africa: Language, discourse, and survival strategies. Oorala Centre: University of New England. Australia.

Masuku, J. (2015). Marginalized voices and Zimbabwe's socio-economic development: Prospects and challenges for the post-2015 development agenda. Deakin University, Melbourne 28-30 October 2015. (Best post-graduate presentation Award)

Masuku, J. (2015). Rethinking diversity in language education: Towards a new philosophy of language and policy formulation. University of Auckland, New Zealand.