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Academic Background:

1. Armitage High school (1981 - 1987).
2. The Gambia College (1990 - 1992),
3. Université de Franche-Comte, Besançon France (1992 - 1993),
4. Saint Mary's University:(1997 - 2000),
5. Université de Limoges (2001 - 2004).

Professional Background (workshops and training sessions):

1. Teaching French as a Foreign Language: IFE, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar (1989, 1991 & 1992, 1996).
2. Sound and light engineering: Centre Culturel Français, Dakar (1997),
3. Skills in French teaching: Alliance Française, France (1998),
4. Skills in sound production for radio programmes: Radio France Internationale, The Gambia (2000),

Professional experience

Lecturer:

• Saint Augustine's Secondary technical school and Junior secondary school (1987 - 1990: 1994 - 1997), Crab Island Middle school (1993 - 1994),
• Gambia High school (1991)
• Marina International school (2000 - 2001).
• Alliance Franco-Gambienne (1994 - 2006)
• University of The Gambia (2001 - to date).

Studio manager: Alliance Franco-Gambian cultural center (1996 - 2006)

Radio presenter/DJ: French programs (1994 - 2006): Radio Syd, Radio Gambia, Sud FM radio and City Limits radio.
Actor:

• Banjul Cops TV series (episodes 1 and 2) as Dr Omar: Produced by Vinasha productions
  
• The Ultimate Inheritance (in English and Wolof and filmed by the Gambia Family Planning Multimedia Unit): produced and directed by Mrs. Janet Badjan-Young: 

Wrote several articles both in French and in English on Gambian literature and education in The Daily Observer, The Point and The Independant newspapers.

Co-convener of the International conference on Oral literature in The Gambia by ISOLA (2004).

Presented several papers in several topics particularly on Gambian Literature and Education and in several countries:

• Serrekunda in 2004 (The Gambia) jointly organised by the University of The Gambia and The French Cooperation;
• Limoges and Poitiers in 2005 (France) organised by the University of Limoges;
• Boulder, Colorado (The United States of America) in 2005 organised by the African Literature Association;
• Dakar (Senegal) in 2006 organised by the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie;
  
• Geneva (Switzerland) in 2006 organised by the University of Geneva.

Fluent in English and French. Speaks Mandinka, Wollof and Pulaar.

Presently preparing a PhD thesis in Limoges, France on the topic: The analysis of Literary texts and literature books in the Gambian system of education and the criteria of choice of these learning materials for The Gambia.

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