BONAVENTURE NKURUNZIZA

"Mr. Bonaventure Nkurunziza is an Assistant Lecturer at the Centre for Language Enhancement, University of Rwanda, Huye Campus, where he has served since 2009. His teaching portfolio encompasses English for General Purposes (EGP) for first-year students, English for Specific Purposes (ESP) for second-year students, and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for third-year students. Beyond his university teaching responsibilities, Mr. Nkurunziza has delivered English language instruction to diverse professional audiences, including former National University of Rwanda staff, EWSA staff at the Huye branch, Regional Centre for Blood Transfusion (RCBT) personnel in Huye, and first-year students at the Catholic University of Rwanda. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS • Master of Education in English Education, University of Rwanda (UR) • Master's degree in Development Studies, Kigali Independent University (ULK) • Bachelor's degree in Education (French-English), former National University of Rwanda RESEARCH INTERESTS • Communicative Language Teaching methodologies • Analysis of conversational implicatures in discourse • Integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in language pedagogy • Comparative analysis of teacher-centered and learner-centered pedagogical approaches • Evolving learner roles in contemporary English language classrooms • Socio-economic and political empowerment of women in rural households"