Caesar Akuetey

Associate Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures (French)

General Interests
"My research focuses on General Linguistics, notably on the construction of my mother tongue; the Ewe language (a language spoken in Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria). I am also interested in the translation of literary works from English into French."

Years at Knox: 1994 to present

Education
Ph.D., General Linguistics, 1989, Université de Franche-Comté, France
M.A., Language Sciences, 1984, Université de Franche-Comté, France
B.A., Language Sciences, 1983, Université de Franche-Comté, France
B.A., Social Sciences, 1981, University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Teaching Interests
general linguistics, scientific and technical English, French language and literature, Francophone literature, symbolist poetry

Recent Recognition
Awards
Philip Green Wright-Lombard College Prize for Distinguished Teaching, 1999.

Recent Accomplishments
Publications
"Etude du marqueur ɖu en éwé" Journal of West African Languages (2007): XXXIV-.1 The Wycliffe Centre, England.

"Le verbe zu en éwé ne marque pas par lui-même un changement d'état (The verb zu does not construct by itself a change of state)." Journal of West African Languages (2003): XXX–1, The Wycliffe Centre, England.

Bonheur ou Mirage (Happiness or Illusion). We-Publish.com, Laredo, Texas, 2003.

Syntactic Malapropisms: From the Errors to the Rules. Co-authored with Christian Dogbe. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.

"A preliminary study of Yeυegbe, animist cult language in Eweland" Journal of West African Languages (1998/1999):XXVII -1. The Wycliffe Centre, England.

Presentations
"Belonging to a Stigmatized Race." Cultural Awareness Week Panel Discussion on African American Issues, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois, 2008.

"Etude des prénoms claniques en éwé: problèmes d'identité et d'identification", Université François Rabelais, Tours - France, colloquium on the Construction of identity and the process of identification, 29-30 novembre 2007.

Campus & Community Involvement
Knox College Conduct Council.
Knox College President's Council on Intercultural Initiatives.
Honor Board Review Committee, Knox College.
Groupe de Recherche Linguistique, Besançon-France.
Member, Modern Language Association.

What Students Say
"Professor Akuetey senses when students are having difficulty and attempts to explain things in many ways to overcome these difficulties. But instead of using English, he uses personal experience, such as something about his hometown in Ghana. It's much more involving, and more fun, too!"
-Anne Duda, psychology major

Contact
309-341-7488
cakuetey@knox.edu