This dissertation investigates educated people‘s attitudes towards and discourses about opportunities and challenges of the present language policy and practice for national unity and development. Specifically, it examines educated Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, and other mother tongue...
The study is aimed at finding out the portrayal of women as illustrated in four selected novels. It tries to show the portrayal of women as strong and influential in the described society. It also shows that the feminist theories designed by western societies do not necessarily apply to the African...
The role of indigenous institutions in conflict resolution and peace building are hardly ever dealt in literature on Gofa. The present study aims at to direct to this missing gap. It therefore, documents the cause of conflict and the role of indigenous institutions in conflict resolutions among the...
The main objective of this study is to explore and analyze the socio-cultural aspects of building climate resilience in the face of changing environment among the agricultural communities in the Blue Nile Basin of Ethiopia. More specifically, it attempted to identify and analyze the socio-cultural...
This research thesis is intended for partial fulfillment of M.A. degree in literature. The topic of the research is “Thematic Analysis of Calypso and Dub poetryâ€. Accordingly, the research has examined 22 pieces i.e. 10 pieces of Calypso poetry and 12 pieces of Dub poetry. The objective...
Citing Mustansir (2000:4), Sulaiman (2003:1) argues that, “The Qur’an like the Bible, isrnan acknowledged literary masterpiece .But unfortunately, it has not yet received the kindrnof attention that the Bible acquiresâ€. As a result, the Holy Qur’an is understood as...
Following the downfall of the Dergue regime in 1991, Regions and Zones have been adopting their respective nationality languages as media of instruction in primary schools. This has been grounded by the New 1994 Education and Training Policy that decrees ‘primary education(Grades 1-8) will be...
A new quinoxaline derivative (NHOPD) was synthesized by a one step reaction betweenrnninhydrin and o-phenylenediamine . It formed metal complex when reacted withrnCuCl2.2H2O in ethanolic chloroform medium .The quinoxaline derivative(NHOPD) wasrncharacterized on the basis of IR,NMR,MS and UV-VIS...
Thiophene oligomers up to eight thiophene units and 3-(2,5-dialkoxyphenyl) thiophenesrnhave been investigated using HF/STO-3G, DFT/STO-3G, DFT/3-21G*, and DFT/6-rn31G* computational levels. The structures are optimized to calculate the thermodynamicrnproperties, UV-Vis absorption wavelength, and...
This thesis explores the influence of 1Enoch among the Ethiopians in the light of three selected Geez texts and in terms of Archetypal literary theory, particularly as discussed by N. Frye. The main objectives of the study are investigating the influence of Enochic myths in shaping the thought...
The ionic liquid field has been extensively dominated by imidazolium salts with anions mostrnfrequently being fluorine-containing. By modifying the anion or the fluorine containing cation, arnwide range of properties can be tuned. Ionic liquids with fluorine-containing groups in therncation are...
This study explores grammar learning strategies used by grade 11 students of Medhanealem preparatory school focusing on the differences between the two genders. Survey research design was used in the study. The data for this research were gathered from 264 (117 Male and 147 Female) participants....
The main aim of this thesis work is to develop sample preparation and enrichment methods for the determination of various types of pesticide residues in environmental water samples. The other aspect of the study is to determine the levels of pesticide residues and their degradation products in the...
This study is based on analyzing gender relations as reflected in Amharic oralrngenres of West Gojjam zone- with special emphasis on poetry and proverbs. Thernstudy has four chapters. These are Introduction, Review of Related Literature,rnAnalysis as well as Summary and Conclusion.rnThe first...
AC and DC voltammetry and flow injection amperometry methodsrnwere employed in this work. The influence of ionophores on thernfacilitated transfer of K+ and Na+ ions across membranernstabilized water/nitrobenzene interface was investigated.rnAccording to this investigation benzo 15 crown 5 (B15C5)...
This study has made an attempt to explore the impacts of instructional television on English language teaching. The aim of the study has been to identify the advantages that learners secured and the disadvantages which they encountered in attending English language lessons via satellite television....
This research aims at examining the prominent features of feminism asrnreflected in the selected works of fiction. It is believed that feminists raisernmyriads of issues in their propositions pertinent to their studies. Thernfeminist point of view is one aspect through which a certain work...
Divalent -Fe, -Zn, -Cu, -Ca, and -Mg binding byrnSorghum procyanidins'(soluble and insoluble) has beenrninvestigated. Both the soluble and insoluble fractionsrnof procyanidins bound Fe. Zn, and Cu, D~t not Ca andrnMg. Binding of the cations by the insoluble procyanidinsrnhas been estimated as the...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which cooperating teachers and college tutors are involved in the implementation of practicum at school level. For this purpose, NCTE and seven second cycle primary schools in Nekemte town were selected. To collect necessary data, forty two...