Amma Gyaama Dankwa
Assistant Lecturer
Faculty: I.T. & Communication Studies
Department: Communication Studies
Academic Area(s): Business Communication, Communication Skills, Academic Writing, Introduction to Literature, Literary Stylistics
Email: [email protected]
Amma is an academic in the area of English Studies. She is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of English, University of Ghana. As an academic, her teaching areas include Business Communication, Communication Skills, Academic Writing, Introduction to Literature and Introduction to Literary Stylistics. Amma’s current research interests include the African heritage, identity and the possibility of redemption for the ultimate development of the continent. She is also interested in exploring further, issues relating to contemporary African thought and opinion, retracing the past for the future and a reclaim of the African heritage..
Academic Degrees
•Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English, (Ongoing) University of Ghana, Legon, 2018 – Date
•Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in English, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 2017
•Bachelor of Arts in English and Linguistics, University of Ghana, Legon, 1997
Professional Experience
University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) – 2020 –
University of Ghana, Koforidua Campus (Part time) – 2011 – 2020
Valley View University, Accra (Part time) – 2017 – 2020
Ghana Technology University College (GTUC), Koforidua Campus (Part time) -2019 –2020
Assistant Examiner, West African Examinations Council (WAEC) – 2015 -
Selected Publications (presented from the most recent to the earliest)
•Dankwa, A. G. (2018). Poems in Women poets: Within and beyond shores. Vol. 3,
Submitted Article
•‘A Quest for the Self in Two West African Autobiographies’ in International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR)
Professional Conferences and Workshops
•‘A Quest for the Self: A Literary Analysis of Mary Ashun’s Tuesday’s Child and Helene Cooper’s The House at Sugar Beach’, September, 2019, Valley View University, Accra, 1st Inter-Faculty Colloquium.
•Abstract titled ‘Portrayal of The African Woman’s Reality in Buchi Emecheta’s Joys of Motherhood’, 6th School of Social Sciences International Conference, University of Ghana.
•Second School of Languages Conference (SOLCON II), 2019, Maison Francais, University of Ghana.
•Thesis Writing Workshop I, December, 2019, School of Graduate Studies, University of Ghana.
•Doctoral Academy School, January, 2020, titled: Managing the Doctoral Process, Pan African Doctoral Academy, University of Ghana.
•Elsevier Research Academy Training Workshop, February, 2020, Balme Library, University of Ghana.
•Thesis Writing Workshop II, March, 2020, School of Graduate Studies, University of Ghana.
•Research Clinic, University of Ghana Graduate Students Association, March, 2020, UGBS ICT Lab, Graduate Campus.
•9th Ghana Culture Day Celebrations, Ghana Culture Forum, March, 2020, Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT, Accra.
Subject Areas (Teaching)
Undergraduate Level
•Business Communication
•Communication Skills
•Business English
•Academic Writing
•Semantics of English
•Varieties of English
•Phonetics of English
•Sociolinguistics
•Discourse Analysis
•Methods of Teaching English
•Introduction to Literature
•Literary Stylistics
Professional Membership & Affiliations
•Member, Ghana Association of Writers (GAW)
•Member, Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG)
•Member, University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG)
Academic Degrees
•Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English, (Ongoing) University of Ghana, Legon, 2018 – Date
•Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in English, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 2017
•Bachelor of Arts in English and Linguistics, University of Ghana, Legon, 1997
Professional Experience
University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) – 2020 –
University of Ghana, Koforidua Campus (Part time) – 2011 – 2020
Valley View University, Accra (Part time) – 2017 – 2020
Ghana Technology University College (GTUC), Koforidua Campus (Part time) -2019 –2020
Assistant Examiner, West African Examinations Council (WAEC) – 2015 -
Selected Publications (presented from the most recent to the earliest)
•Dankwa, A. G. (2018). Poems in Women poets: Within and beyond shores. Vol. 3,
Submitted Article
•‘A Quest for the Self in Two West African Autobiographies’ in International Journal of Technology and Management Research (IJTMR)
Professional Conferences and Workshops
•‘A Quest for the Self: A Literary Analysis of Mary Ashun’s Tuesday’s Child and Helene Cooper’s The House at Sugar Beach’, September, 2019, Valley View University, Accra, 1st Inter-Faculty Colloquium.
•Abstract titled ‘Portrayal of The African Woman’s Reality in Buchi Emecheta’s Joys of Motherhood’, 6th School of Social Sciences International Conference, University of Ghana.
•Second School of Languages Conference (SOLCON II), 2019, Maison Francais, University of Ghana.
•Thesis Writing Workshop I, December, 2019, School of Graduate Studies, University of Ghana.
•Doctoral Academy School, January, 2020, titled: Managing the Doctoral Process, Pan African Doctoral Academy, University of Ghana.
•Elsevier Research Academy Training Workshop, February, 2020, Balme Library, University of Ghana.
•Thesis Writing Workshop II, March, 2020, School of Graduate Studies, University of Ghana.
•Research Clinic, University of Ghana Graduate Students Association, March, 2020, UGBS ICT Lab, Graduate Campus.
•9th Ghana Culture Day Celebrations, Ghana Culture Forum, March, 2020, Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT, Accra.
Subject Areas (Teaching)
Undergraduate Level
•Business Communication
•Communication Skills
•Business English
•Academic Writing
•Semantics of English
•Varieties of English
•Phonetics of English
•Sociolinguistics
•Discourse Analysis
•Methods of Teaching English
•Introduction to Literature
•Literary Stylistics
Professional Membership & Affiliations
•Member, Ghana Association of Writers (GAW)
•Member, Linguistics Association of Ghana (LAG)
•Member, University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG)