About the Author

The Author: Aloysius Ngefac is Senior Lecturer at the University of Yaounde I, where he received his Ph.D. in English linguistics. He also holds two graduate diplomas in ELT and Education (DIPES I and DIPES II). Dr. Ngefac has resided at the University of Regensburg, Germany, as a fellow of the German Academic Exchange Service and at the University of Pennsylvania, as a Fulbright African Senior Research Scholar. Dr. Ngefac has lectured at many universities, including the City University of New York, Drexel University, Indiana State University, and Indiana University. His research interests include sociolinguistics, pidgins and creoles, ELT, and World Englishes. He has published numerous scholarly articles in Africa, Europe and America.