Prof. Fred Masagazi Masaazi

Fred Masagazi Masaazi

Professor

School of Education

Department of Humanities & Lanugage Education 

Biography

Professor Fred Masagazi Masaazi, is a PhD holder from Makerere University, specializing in teacher education (Luganda). He is an academic member of staff of the Department of Humanities and Language Education at the School of Education. He is the Director of Makerere Institute of Teacher Education (MITER) and Chair of Makerere University Research and Innovations Fund (MakRIF) Grant Management Committee. He has over 30 years of teaching, supervision and mentorship of both graduate and undergraduate students. He has previously served as Head, Department of Language Education, Dean of the School of Education, Principal of the College of Education and External Studies. He is the pioneer graduate of Luganda language education. He has made great contributions in the development and teaching of the Luganda language in primary and secondary schools in Uganda. He has played a significant role in the national examinations secondary school level. He has published books used for teaching of Luganda language in Secondary Schools and academic papers in the same area. 

Education

  • Ph.D., Language Education
  • MEd. Education Management
  • Bachelor of Education

Publications

  • Masembe, E., Masaazi, F. M., & Mukasa, J. K. (2024). Ensomesa empya eyeesigamizibwa ku busobozi bw’Omuyizi (CBC) n’okusomesa kw’ennimi Enfirika mu masomero mu Uganda: Ekyokulabirako ky’olulimi OLuganda: The implementation of the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) and the teaching of African languages in schools in Uganda: A case of Luganda language. Journal for Language Teaching, 58(1).
  • Masembe, E., Masaazi, F. M., & Mukasa, J. K. (2024). The implementation of the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) and the teaching of African languages in schools in Uganda: A case of Luganda language. Journal for Language Teaching= Ijenali Yekufundzisa Lulwimi= Tydskrif vir Taalonderrig, 58(1), 1-32.
  • Masaazi, F. M., Ssentanda, M. E., & Ngaka, W. (2018). On Uganda government’s commitment to the development and implementation of the mother tongue education policy in post-2015 era. Apples: Journal of Applied Language Studies, (2).