Department/Unit: Department of English; Department of Linguistics & African Languages; Sociolinguistics Unit
Qualifications: PhD, DEA, BA
PhD Institution: University of Bayreuth
PhD dissertation title: Ethnolects of Cameroon English: Pronunciation, Education, and Evolution
Current research interests and projects: - Discourse on rethinking gendered cultural practices for socio-economic well-being - Cultural conceptualisation of language choices in multilingual Cameroon - Sociolinguistics of the Cameroonian Diaspora: Interferences and outcomes - English-French bilingual Cameroonians by education and displacement - Peace discourse in conflict resolution - COVID-19 Discourse in African Contexts: Perspectives, Challenges, and Possibilities (Book project with Lilian Lem Atanga: Associate Professor) - The Proofreaders’ Desk project
Selected publication 1: Fonyuy, Ernesta Kelen. 2022. ‘’An appraisal of digital communication impact on Cameroonian university students’ academic writing’’ In: Rudolf Muhr, Reglindis De Ridder. Gerhard Edelman, Aditi Gosh (eds.) Pluricentric Languages in Different Theoretical and Educational Contexts. https://pcl-press.org/publications/pluricentric-languages-in-different-theoretical-and-educational-contexts/
Selected publication 2: Fonyuy, Ernesta Kelen. 2017. “The Sociolinguistic role of non-normative Pidgin English in the 2016 anglophone Cameroon social upheaval”. In: Rudolf Muhr and Benjamin Meisnitzer (eds.) Models of Pluricentricty: Nation, Space and Language Wien / Frankfurt, Peter Lang Verlag. Pp 77-92
Selected publication 3: Fonyuy, Ernesta Kelen. 2016. “English and French in Cameroon: Pluricentricity in the context of multilingualism and nativisation”. In: Rudolf Muhr, Kelen Ernesta Fonyuy, Zeinab Ibrahim, Corey Miller, Eugenia Duarte, Amália Mendes, Carla Amóros Negre, and Juan Thomas (eds.) Pluricentric Languages and Non-Dominant Varieties Worldwide Wien / Frankfurt, Peter Lang Verlag. Pp 61-75
Selected publication 4: Fonyuy Ernesta Kelen. 2015. “Functional dominance in non-dominant varieties of Cameroon English pronunciation”. In: Rudolf Muhr and Dawn Marley (eds.) Pluricentric Languages: New Perspectives in Theory and Description Frankfurt a.M. / Wien u.a., Peter Lang Verlag. Pp 289-300
Selected publication 5: Fonyuy Ernesta Kelen. 2014. “Ethnolinguistic heterogeneity in Cameroon English pronunciation”. In: Eric Anchimbe (ed.) Structural and Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Indigenisation: On Multilingualism and Language Evolution Dordrecht Heidelberg: Springer. Pp 103-118
Selected publication 6: Fonyuy Ernesta Kelen. 2013. “Correlating phonetic patterns to stereotypes in Cameroon English: The outcomes”. In: Rudolf Muhr, Carla Amorós, Negre Carmen, Fernández Juncal, Klaus Zimmermann, Emilio Prieto and Natividad Hernández (eds.) Exploring linguistic standards in non-dominant varieties of pluricentric languages Explorando estándares lingüísticos en variedades no dominantes de lenguas pluricéntricas. Frankfurt a.M. / Wien u.a., Peter Lang Verlag. Pp 245-259
Selected publication 7: Fonyuy, Ernesta Kelen. 2013. Ethnolects of Cameroon English: Pronunciation, Education, and Evolution. Peter Lang Verlag
Selected publication 8: Fonyuy, Ernesta Kelen. 2012. “One variety different ethnic tongues: A phonological perspective of Nso English”. In: Eric Anchimbe (Ed.) Language Contact in a Postcolonial Setting, [Language Contact and Bilingualism]. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Pp 99-116
Selected publication 9: Fonyuy, Ernesta Kelen. (2012). “Attitudes toward less dominant accents of Cameroon English”. In: Rudolf Muhr (Ed.) Non-dominant Varieties of Pluricentric Languages: Getting the Picture. In memory of Prof. Michael Clyne Wien et al., Peter Lang Verlag. Pp 491-498
Selected publication 10: Fonyuy, Ernesta Kelen. 2010. “The rush for English education in urban Cameroon: Sociolinguistic implications and prospects“. English Today Vol. 26, 34-42
Capstone assignment title: Analysing resources availability and use in doctoral supervision at The University of Bamenda, Cameroon
Capstone assignment abstract: Observed that doctoral supervision is not an independent entity, it is hypothetical that the doctoral supervision process at the University of Bamenda (UBa) is challenged. The questions emanating from the challenges include: What are the available resources in the supervision process at UBa? How effective is the use of these resources in the supervision process? How can the limitation of resources be minimised and fragmented processes and practices transformed? Conceived on a needs analysis principle, the aim of the essay is to elicit and analyse information from higher education documents, supervisors, and supervisees on resource availability, effective use, and best practices; and suggest strategies for improved supervision. A semi-structured questionnaire is administered onsite and online to a sample population of 19. Quantitative descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis of the questionnaire validate a 61% - 100% need of resources (funding, library, projects, MoU, e-tools); and improvement on processes and practices (student readiness and supervisor availability, negotiating the supervision space, building and belonging to scientific communities, introducing research project management as a module or theme in research methodology, challenging conceptual thresholds, plagiarism practice and check) to enhance quality assurance in doctoral supervision at UBa. Collaborative further research will determine the trajectory to acquiring and developing these resources and best practices. Keywords: doctoral supervision, analysis, resources, availability, use, processes, practices
