Educational Background
PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1997 (socio-linguistics)
Masters, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1991 (socio-linguistics)
BS, Universite de Niamey, Niger, 1987 (linguistique)
Professional Background
November 2004-present Research Consultant
Stock-taking Research Project on bi/multilingual and mother tongue education in
Africa UNESCO Institute for Education Hamburg, Germany, 2004
2002- Present: Associate
Professor, International Teacher Education Coordinator, TESOL Doctorate Program
(San Diego), Graduate School of Education Alliant International University San
Diego, California., 2002
2002-2003 Research
Consultant Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Paris,
FranceEvaluation of Mother tongue education projects in Africa (background
paper) in Preparation of the 2003 Minister of Education Conference., 2002
2000-2001 Research Consultant
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) Paris, France
Wrote the synthesis of the studies on the development of a publishing sector in
national languages in Africa., 2000-2001
2000-2003 Senior
Consultant and academic Director The German Foundation for International
Development, UNICEF and Burkina Faso Ministry of Education Bilingual Education
and Literacy and Reading Project., 2000-2003
1999-2000
Consultant-lecturer Refresher Course for The World Bank Education Specialists
Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University Brighton, United Kingdom.,
1999-2000
1998 - 2002: Assistant
Professor, ESL, International Multicutural Education Coordinator ESL and
International Education Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture College of
Education, Texas A&M University College Station, Texas., 1998-2002
1996-1997 Senior
Education and Literacy Consultant The Dutch Development Agency SNV-Niger
Niamey, Niger., 1996-1997
1994-2000 Senior
Consultant and Coordinator The German Foundation for International Development
Basic Education Project in Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso., 1994-2000
1993-1994 Lecturer
Department of Linguistics Universite' de Niamey, Niger International Education
and International Development, 1993-1994
1992-1994 Teaching and
Research Assistant Department of Linguistics University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign Urbana-Champaign, Illinois., 1992-1994
Affiliations (associations, organizations, institutions)
AAWEL (founder)
Oruwoca Inc. (board
member)
Selected Publications
Alidou, H. and Brock-Utne, B. (2005). Teaching
Practices - Teaching in a Familiar Language. In UNESCO (Ed.) (2005). Optimizing
Learning and Education in Africa: The Language Factor. ADEA/UIE/GTZ:
Stocktaking Research on Mother Tongue- (MT) and Bilingual Education (BLE) in
Africa. Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE)
Brock-Utne, B. &
Alidou, H. (2005). Active students - learning through a language they master.
In UNESCO (Ed.) (2005). Optimizing Learning and Education in Africa: The
Language Factor. ADEA/UIE/GTZ: Stocktaking Research on Mother Tongue- (MT) and
Bilingual Education (BLE) in Africa. Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Education
(UIE)
Alidou, H., Galdames, V.
& Jung, I. & Buttner T. (2004). L'#COLE VIVANTE: enseigner la langue
maternelle dans un programme d'e'ducation bilingue. inwent KfW, Ets Daouda.
(See the table of contents)
Alidou, H. (2003). The
Medium of Instruction in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Tollefson, J. W. and Tsui, A.
B. M. (Eds.). Medium of Instruction Policies: Which Agenda? Whose Agenda? Mahwah:
Lawrence Earlbaum Associates. Pp. 195-214.
Alidou, H. and Garba, M.
(2003). Evaluation et Enseignements des Expe'riences d'Utilisation des Langues
Africaines comme Langues d'Enseignement. Background paper for the preparation
of the bi-annual conference on African education held at the Mauritius Island.
Paris: Association pour le De'veloppement de l'Education en Afrique (ADEA).
Alidou, H., Larke, P.
and Carter, N. (2002). Sharing the Pain: Cultural Wars, Policies and Politics
in Teaching Multicultural Education Courses in Predominantly White
Universities. In Patricia Larke and Norvella Carter (Eds.) Examining Practices
in Multicultural Education. College Station, TX: Joy Publishing.Pp. 31-44.
Alidou, H. and Jung, I.
(2002). Education Language Policies in Francophone Africa: What have we learnt
from field Experiences? In Baker, S. (Ed.). Language Policy: Lessons From
Global Models. Monterey, California: Monterey Institute for International
Studies. Pp.59-74
Alidou, H. (2002).
Language Policies and Language Education in Francophone Africa: A critique and
a call to action. In Sinfree Makon and Geneva Smitherman, Arnetha Ball, and
Arthur K. Spears (Eds.), Black Linguistics: Language, Society, and Politics in
Africa and the Americas. London and New York: Routledge. Pp.103-114.
Alidou-Ngame, H. (2000).
Strate'gies pour le de'veloppement dun secteur e'ditorial en langues nationales
dans les pays du Sahel Burkina Aso, Mali Niger et Se'ne'gal. London: Groupe de
Travail sur les Livres et le Mate'riel Educatif. Perspectives sur le
de'veloppement du livre africain. London: Working Group on Books and Learning
Materials of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa.
Alidou, H. (2000).
Preparing Teachers for the Education of New Immigrant Students from Africa.
Action in Teacher Education, Vol. 23 (2a), (pp101-107).
Alidou, Hassana (1997).
Language Education Policy and Bilingualism: The Impact of French Language
Policy in Primary Education in Niger. Ph.D. Thesis (Unpublished). University of
Illinois, Department of Linguistics. Champaign-Urbana.
Alidou, H. & Wolff,
E. (1989). Desegmentalization and Tone in Tubu: "Definite" Marking in
the Daza Dialect of Tasker (Niger). Journal of West African Languages Vol.
19:67-73.
Created: 11/20/2012
Updated: 12/4/2012
Contributed By: Sarah Akolor