Temesgen Negash

Accomplished linguist, translator, transcriber, and educator with over 12 years of professional experience in language instruction, academic writing, translation-related work, and cross-cultural communication. Native in Afaan Oromo and fluent in Amharic and English, with expertise in multilingual translation, precise audio/video transcription, proofreading, subtitling, content localization, language evaluation, and quality control. Experienced with digital tools and remote-ready workflows for language and media projects.

Lecturer & Research Advisor - Salale University - Oromia, Ethiopia

(2018-11)

• Translate, edit, and review academic, research, and institutional documents between English, Afaan Oromo, and Amharic.
• Teach advanced language structures, phonetics, Basic and Advanced Writing Skills, and Spoken English.
• Supervise student research projects, evaluating grammatical precision, academic tone, and terminology alignment.
• Develop standardized language assessment tools with attention to semantic and structural accuracy.

English, Journalism & Language Educator - Boriyad Youth Academy - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

(2016-01 - 2019-12)

• Deliver instruction in English Language, Journalism, and SAT English.
• Transcribe, edit, and prepare multimedia educational materials and audio-visual resources.
• Manage cross-language instructional materials for multilingual learners.

Lecturer / Educator - Mizan-Tepi University - Mizan-Aman, Ethiopia

(2015-09 - 2017-04)

Lecturer / Educator - Assosa University - Assosa, Ethiopia

(2013-09 - 2015-08)

M.Ed. - Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) - Bahir Dar University (2010-09 - 2011-10)

B.Ed. - Pedagogical Science & Composite English - Bahir Dar University (2004-10 - 2008-09)