Ian Cheffy
Contact
European Training Programme UK Campus
Horsleys Green
High Wycombe HP14 3XL, UK
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Degrees
- Ph.D Linguistics, Lancaster University (2008)
- M.A. in Aspects of Christian Missiology, All Nations Christian College (1996)
- M.A. Modern History and Modern Languages, University of Oxford (1974)
Current positions
- Senior Tutor, SIL European Training Program UK Campus (2008 – )
- International Literacy and Education Consultant (2008 – )
Other experience
- Literacy Coordinator, SIL European Training Programme UK Campus (2001 – 2003)
- Regional Representative, Maroua, SIL Cameroon (1996 – 1999)
- Literacy specialist, Limbum project, SIL Cameroon (1989 – 1996)
Memberships
- British Association for Literacy in Development (2001 – )
- British Association for Applied Linguistics (2004 – )
- Research and Practice in Adult Literacy (2004 – )
Language proficiency
- English
- French
Research interests
- Literacy in development
- Adult basic education
- Literacy as a social practice
- Minority language development
- Multilingual education
- Language policy
- Endangered Languages
Selected publications
2010 Review of Juliet McCaffery, Juliet Merrifield and Juliet Millican, Developing Adult Literacy: Approaches to Planning, Implementing and Delivering Adult Literacy Initiatives. Great Briton: Oxford, (2007), SIL Electronic Book Reviews 2010-013. Dallas: SIL International. http://www.sil.org:8090/silebr/2010/silebr2010-013
2007 “Literacy in Development: A View from Cameroon.” RaPAL Journal 63: 15-17.
2007 “Local Literacies in a Cameroonian Village.” Papers from the Lancaster University Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching, Vol. 1: Papers from LAEL PG 2006. C. Gabrielatos, R. Slessor and J. W. Unger (eds.) Lancaster: Lancaster University http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/pgconference/v01.htm
Selected papers presented
2009 “Conceptions of Literacy: People and Programmes in Cameroon” presented at the at the Sixth Pan-African Reading for All Conference, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
2009 “Facing inequality – local conceptions of the role of literacy in addressing inequality in Cameroon” presented at Literacy Inequalities Conference, University of East Anglia
2008 “Implications of Local Literacy Practices for Literacy Programmes in a Multilingual Community in Northern Cameroon“ presented at BALID Autumn Seminar, London
2004 “English Language Teaching for Immigrants in the UK” Presented at Annual Conference of Association of Teachers of Swedish as a Second Language, Göteborg, Sweden
2003 “Does the way in which a person learns to read and write affect their use of literacy?” Presented at AILA Literacy Conference, Ghent, Belgium
Other
1992 Alphabet and Orthography Statement for Limbum (Donga-Mantung Division, North West Province) Yaoundé: SIL
1992 Limbum Lexicon Yaoundé: SIL
1992 (with Grace Toh) Scientific Report on Literacy Surveys Conducted During October 1990 – February 1991 with Literacy Survey Summary for Limbum Yaoundé: SIL