Ivy Jones-Mensah is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Professional Studies, Accra. She is a researcher and a professional teacher. She has over twenty years teaching experience and has taught at all levels of the Ghanaian educational system. Her teaching and research interests are in teaching: English as a second language, reading, academic and technical writing. Ivy has a number of publications to her credit, and her recent publications have appeared in top-tier linguistic, English and Social Educator Journals.

Ivy serves as an Assistant Editor for the University of Professional Studies’ Journal and an editor for some publishing houses in Ghana. She has written books on English vocabulary, communication skills and management communication for tertiary schools. Ivy is a member of some research groups in some universities abroad. Notable among them include Collaborative Institution Training Initiative in Grand Valley State University, US and Ghanaian universities, Linguistic Associating, and the University of Education Research Team.

Ivy has a flare for English language and communication curricular analysis.

Academic Degrees

• PhD Candidate in Applied Linguistics,
• Master of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics, University of

Education, Winneba, Ghana, 2014.

• Master of Arts in Communication Skills, University of Cape

Coast, Ghana, 2013.

• Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language,

University of Ghana, 2008.

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, 2003.

Professional Experience

· Lecturer, Department of Communication Studies, UPSA.

· Editor, Language Centre

· Editor, Journal of Business and Professional Studies, UPSA

· Quiz Mistress, Community Reading Project. Madina Community Library

· Textbook Writer

Selected Publications (presented from the most recent to the earliest)

Refereed Journal Articles

Jones-Mensah, I. & Owusu Tabiri, M. (2020). Review of literature on

coherence and cohesion in text quality among ESL students. Journal

of Language and Linguistic Studies GlobELT conference 2020.

Owusu Tabiri, M.& Jones-Mensah, I. (2020). Analysing the use of

subjunctive mood among university students in Ghana. Journal of

Language and Linguistic Studies GlobELT conference 2020.

Jones-Mensah, I. (2019). The English noun in paradigm.

Jones-Mensah, I. (2017). Writing skills in academic environment: Identifiable

Errors. The Social Educator. 5(2), pp. 20-35.

Jones-Mensah, I. & Akyeampong, L. (2019). Solid Waste Management in

Adenta Municipality. Journal of Business and Professional Studies.

Accra.

Jones-Mensah, I & Bibiebome, Z. E. The effect of intertextuality in

internet and written genres in business communication.

Subject Areas (Teaching)

Graduate level

· Management Communication

Undergraduate level

· Technical Writing

· Academic Writing

· Communication Skills

· Logic and Critical Thinking

Professional Membership & Affiliations

• Linguistics Association of Ghana
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
• Community Library Reading Association
• Ghana Association of Teachers of English
• Editors Association of Ghana
• Member, University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG)