Last Updated on Thursday, October 12, 2023 by HEET Website Team

Personal Information

Full Name: John Andrew Chialo

Gender:   Male

Contact Information

Phone numbers +254 0746 378 781  +255 0762 388721

Email: Chialojohn@sua.az.tz

Address: Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), College of Social Sciences and Humanities (CSSH, Department of Language Studies (DLS)

P.O Box 3035, Morogoro, Tanzania.

 

Biography

  •  I am Mr. John A. Chialo, I work for SUA as an Assistant Lecturer in Spanish Language at the Department of language studies and currently Iam on my study leave pursuing MA in Translation at the University of Nairobi.
  • My interests, hobbies include reading watching movies and traveling and getting to know different places and people

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
I .3.1 Studied Theology at the diocesan Seminary in Tijuana, Mexico. (in Spanish Language)

2007—2008

  1. 3.2 Studied Theology at the Pontifical University of Javeriana in Bogota Colombia. (in Spanish Language) 2005-2007

1.3.3 Bachelor of Science in Management International School of Management, California. 1996-1998

1.34 Associate of Science Huron Universitv, Tokxo, Japan from 1994 to 1996 and Avarded Certificate in the Spanish Language.

1.4 WORKING EXPERIENCE
1 4 1 November 2019 to Present: Assistant Lecturer in Tourism and Recreation, at Sokoine University of Agriculture

1.4.2 October 2013 to October 2019: Assistant Lecturer in Tourism and Recreation, at Sokoine University of Agriculture

1 43 October 2011 to October 2013: Tutorial Assistant in the department of tourism and Recreation

 

2.0 TEACHING SUPERVISION AND EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS RESEARCH

WORKS

2.1 TEACHING

2.1-1 Teaching Spanish language and culture I and 2 to Bachelor of Tourism Management (BTM) first year students

2.1.2 Teaching morpho-syntax and semantics and competence in Spanish language to BTM second year students

2.1.3 Teaching Spanish for tour guiding to BTM third year students

22.0 SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS’ RESEARCH

22.01 From 2012 to present: Supervising special project works of Bachelor of Tourism Management students 2.22 From 2019 to present: Supervising special project works of bachelor of rural development Students

3.0 WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

3.1 Attended Workshop on Strategy for Teaching Techniques Jun 24-28-2013

3.2 Attended Workshop on Strategy for Teaching Techniques and Applying Methods Sept 2327-2013

3.3 Attended a Seminar on ITOCA-E-Resources of Trainers workshop on Oct 29-31-2013

3.4 Attended UTLIP Training Twice 2013/2014

  • Personal mission statement or philosophy

As for my personal mission statement, Coming next month September 2023 I will be on my second and final year of MA in translation studies at the University of Nairobi.

My specialization in the field of translation and interpretation is in Spanish Kiswahili and English languages. I believe that once I complete the studies  the experience and studies I will have gained will equipped me with future experience in teaching and will able me in applying translation and interpretation of  those languages at a high level.

My area of specialization will enable experts trained at Sokoine University of Agriculture be conversant is disseminating knowledge, skills and technological know-how to intended customers in the areas of agriculture and agribusiness, wildlife conservation, Tourism and climate change through proper teaching of language and communication translation and interpretation for attaining required communicative competencies.

In addition, I am motivated to successfully finish my master’s studies since it is a necessary step to in order to obtaining PhD and climb up the ladder. Moreover, this HEET program has helped me thus far in being on the right direction in attaining this goal in order to address the challenge of shortage of staff with higher qualifications in my department of Language Studies. Iam forever grateful for having the opportunity to be sponsored by HEET and I promise to be one of the best qualified beneficiary of this program by giving back the best that is expected of me as a beneficiary.