Dr. Albert Antwi Boasiako - Russian Section
PROFILE:
I attended Voronezh State University from 1986 to1987 were I earned a Preparatory faculty Certificate. I continued to the Kuban State University. Krasnodar, Russia, from 1987 to1992, where I earned an MA in Philology. I also hold a PhD in Philology from the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute. Moscow, Russia from 1994-1998.
I was appointed as Lecturer as the University of Ghana in August 2007. In August 2017 I was appointed as the Coordinator of the Russian Section of the Department of Modern Languages. My areas of special competence are translation, peace keeping and refugee studies.
SECTION:Russian Section
OFFICIAL STATUS: Coordinator, Russian Section
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
- Methodological Problems in Teaching Translation.
- The Problem of Dialects in Oral Translation.
- Semantics and Translation.
- The problem of Equivalence in translation.
- Globalization and Modern Languages.
- Globalization and Translation.
- The socio-linguistics problems facing refugees and Immigrants
- Russian history, politics culture and civilization
PUBLICATIONS:
Journal Articles
1) Boasiako, A.A. (2016). Resisting Globalization through Grammatical Tools: Using Some Aspects of Russian Grammar as a Case Study. Problems of Education: Languages and Specialty, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow. (2016 Issue 4) pp.24-39. URL: http://journals.rudn.ru/polylinguality/article/view/14657
2) Boasiako, A.A. (2016). Introducing Translation Skills to level 200 students of Russian. A case study, University of Ghana. Bulletin of People’s Friendship University, Psychology and Pedagogics, (2016 No.1) pp.113-118, Moscow.
URL: http://journals.rudn.ru.psychology-pedagogics/article/view/13417
Book chapters (published)
3) Boasiako, A.A. (2018). Absolute Equivalence in the Translation Process: A developing theory. (Ed.) Peter Quartey, Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe, Abdul Baasit Aziz Bamba. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Transformation in Africa, (pp.302-336). Accra: Sub-Saharan Publishers.
4) Boasiako, A.A. & Acheampong, G.A. (2016). Religious Tolerance in the Russian Federation and Ghana: State Policies and Inter- Religious Relations. (Ed.) Daniel Berchie, Daniel Kwame Bediako, and Dziedzorm Reuben Asafo. The Bible, Cultural Identity and Missions (pp. 151-169). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholarly Publishing.
5) Boasiako, A.A. (2016). The Degree of Equivalence in Matthew chapter 27:40 to chapter 28: using Russian, English and Akan lexical items as a case study. (Ed.) Daniel Berchie, Daniel Kwame Bediako, and Dziedzorm Reuben Asafo. The Bible, Cultural Identity and Missions (pp. 288-302). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholarly Publishing.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:
1) Boasiako, A.A. (2012). How Translation Mirrors Pushkin’s Deep in Siberia Mines in the Publications of the Conference Proceedings 2012 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences. CDROM CISS#1539-7300. Honolulu Hawaii, USA
2) Boasiako, A.A. (1998). Lexical Deficit in the Translation of Political Lexis in Russian, English and Akan Passages, in the Publications with the theme, “Language, Culture and Society”, pages 119-124, Moscow.
3) Boasiako, A.A. (1997). Specifics of Russian Political Lexis in a Context when Translating Political Passages in Russian, English and Akan, in the Publications on the Conference under the theme “Russian Language for Foreigners, Linguistics Problems,” Moscow, pages 251-256.
4) Boasiako, A.A. (1997). Peculiarities of Russian Political Lexis in English, Russian and Akan Passages in the Publications on the Conference under the theme “Peculiarities in Language, Culture and Mutual Understanding, page 271-273, Lvov, Ukraine.
OTHER CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
1) Boasiako, A.A. (2004) Post Conflict Peace Building and Educational Development with Special reference to Iraq and Afghanistan in the Publications on the Conference organized by UNESCO on Education and the development of the regions based on the recommendations of UNESCO (Seoul + 5) Moscow, pp.51-53.
2) Boasiako, A.A.(2003) Using the knowledge of the Young Scholar for Global Development and Peace in the publications on the conference organized by UNESCO, under the theme using the knowledge of the Young Scholar for Scientific and Educational Development pages 76- 79, Moscow.
Other publications:
1) Boasiako, A.A. (1990). The Oracle of Our Ancestors we Adore in American Poetry Anthology, Volume X, Number 1, page 235, published by Robert Nelson, Santa Cruz, California, 1990.
2) Boasiako, A.A. (1995). “Economic Refugees” Moscow Times, 11th March.
3) Boasiako, A.A. (2001). “Half a Century of Refugee Aid” in West Africa Magazine, 13th-19th August, London, pages 17-18.
4) Boasiako, A.A. (2002). “Africa Refugee Crisis in a Changing World”, Published in the Voice Magazine, Almere, Netherlands, pages 22-23, August Editions, continued in pages 22-23, September edition.
5) Boasiako, A.A. (2003). “The Socio-Political Conditions in the European Union and the Right of Refugees”, in the Publications of the Conference Proceedings, 2003 Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu.
6) Boasiako, A.A. (2005). “The Changes that occurred in the International Political Arena in the last decade and how it influenced the UN Security Council in the maintenance of peace and stability” in the publications on the 10th International Conference of Africanists, Moscow, 24th to 26th May, under the theme “Security for Africa, Internal and External Aspects”.
Submitted Research Projects
1) “Intra- Lingual Translation in the Translation Process: The problem of Equivalence.”(In the process of being published as part of a book chapter)
2) “Ethnicity and Language Policy- Russification under Ukranization.”(Submitted to a Journal of Psycholinguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow)
3) Inserting Native Language in Translation; A Case Study Russian, English and Akan. (Submitted to Legon Journal for Humanities)
4) The Semantic Sieve in the Translation Process (Submitted to a Journal:Questions in Linguistics, Institute of Russian Language, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow)
Ongoing Research Projects
Title of Paper
1) “The Universal Nature of Semantics in a Bilingual Context
2) “Phraseology in the Context of Language Development” (Joint Project)
3) “The Potentials of Translation in Conversation Practice – Russian and English as Case Study”, (joint project)
4) Absolute Equivalence in the Multilingual Context
5) Preservation of Meaning through Lexical Equivalence
6) The Interpretation Process in the 93rd regular session, International Cocoa Organization (ICCO): A Case study Abidjan 2017(submitted for review (LAG/WALC Editorial Team).
7) The Degree of Equivalence in selected materials from a Conference of International Cocoa Organization: A Case study Abidjan 2015
8) The Interface between Language and Diplomacy: A case Study, The African Diplomat in Moscow
PAPERS PRESENTED AT MAJOR CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:
1) Enhancing the Theory of Absolute Equivalence per the Speech of the Russian Foreign Minister during his talks with his French Counterpart in Moscow, May 2016. Paper presented at college of humanities conferences. November 2018.
2) Some Interesting Moments in Translation: Semantics and Homonyms. Paper presented at the VI International Conference on Afro-Hispanic, Luso -Brazilian, and Latin American Studies (ICALLAS), August 7-10, 2018, University of Ghana.
3) The effects of Language Beliefs and Attitudes on the Motivation for Foreign Languages
Learning amongst Russian and Spanish Students at the University of Ghana
Joint Work with Dr. Benedicta Lomotey, presented at the 11th Linguistics Association of Ghana Annual Conference: Current Trends in Language Studies, July 30 – August 1, 2018. University of Ghana, Modern Languages Annex.
4) Fixing Intra-Lingua Translation in the Translation Process: The Problem of Equivalence. Paper presented at the 3rd Edition of International Colloquium Pluridisciplinary: Education-Linguistics-Didactic and Cultures, 4-6th April, 2018. Multilingualism: Teaching of Languages and Cultures in Schools in Africa and Similar experiences Abroad, Department of French, University of Ghana.
5) The Interface between Language and Diplomacy: A case Study, The African Diplomat in Moscow. Paper presented at the 2nd School of Languages Conference. "Proverbs across Cultures: Perspectives from Language, Linguistics and Literature”, 24th - 26th October, 2017, University of Ghana.
6) The Interpretation Process in the 93rd regular session, International Cocoa Organization
(ICCO): A Case study Abidjan 2017. Paper presented at the 30th West African Languages Congress and 10th Linguistics Association of Ghana Conference: The Role of Languages in the Integration and Development of West Africa, July 31- August 5, 2017. University of Education, Winneba.
7) Absolute Equivalence in the Context of Multilingualism. Paper presented at the 1st School of Languages Conference ISSER, Legon, October 2015, under the theme “Multilingualism in the African Context: Resource or Challenge?”
8) Absolute Equivalence in the Translation Process: A Developing Theory. Paper presented at the International Research Conference on Multi-Disciplinary Research and Transformation in Africa. Organized by the College of Humanities, University of Ghana - June 18-20, 2015.
9) What The Semantic Sieve Determines in the Translation Process. Paper presented at the Departmental Seminar Modern Languages Department, 2014
10) The Advent of the New World Order and how it affected Russia’s role in the preservation of international peace and stability. Paper presented at the Faculty of Arts Colloquium, April, 2014.
11) The Interface between Globalization and Modern Languages - The Russian Language Question. Paper presented at an Inter Faculty Lecture, on the 14th February, 2013 at K.A Busia Hall, University of Ghana.
12) A Comparative Study of the Russian and English Versions of Matthew 27 and 28. Paper presented at the 2012 Faculty of Arts Colloquium, University of Ghana.
Russian Language a Casualty of the Ethnic Volcano in 1991 – The Post Mortem. Paper presented at a Departmental Seminar in 2011.
13) Indigenous Language within the Framework of Translation. Paper presented at a Departmental Seminar held on the 15th of April 2008 at the University of Ghana, Legon.
14) Lexical Deficit in the Translation of Political Lexis in English and Akan Passages. Paper presented at a Conference with the theme, “Language, Culture and Society”, 1998, Moscow.
15) Peculiarities of Russian Political Lexis in English, Russian and Akan Passages. Paper presented at a Conference with the theme “Peculiarities in Language, Culture and Mutual Understanding,” 1997, Lvov, Ukraine.
16) Specifics of Russian Political Lexis in a Context when Translating Political Passages in Russia, English and Akan. Paper presented at a Conference with the theme Russian Language for Foreigners, Linguistics Problems. Moscow, pages 251- 256
17) Some Linguistics Problems in the Translation of Political lexis in Russian, English and Akan Passages. Paper presented at a Conference organized by the Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Science for PhD Students, 1996, Moscow.
EXTENSION ACTIVITIES:
(1) Coordinator, Russian Section Modern Languages Department, from 1st August 2017 to d3ate.
(2) Member, Academic Board, University of Ghana, from July, 2015 to date.
(3) Member Academic Board, College of Humanities, University of Ghana, from August, 2014 to 2017
(4) Member, then Faculty of Arts Board, 2010 – 2014.
(5) Member, Management Committee Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy (LECIAD) before the advent of the collegiate system, 2013-2014.
(6) Placement and Counselling Coordinator, Modern Languages Department, August, 2014to date.
(7) Course Advisor, August, 2014 to November 2017.
(8) Hall Tutor, Hilla Limman Hall, August, 2015 to date.
(9) University Strategic Plan Committee, (departmental level) 2013.
(11)Chairman, Departmental Welfare Committee (Modern Languages and French), 2008-2012.
12) Executive Committee Member, Departmental Welfare Committee, 2013-August 2018
13) Chair, Department of Modern Languages and French anniversary committee on language proficiency.
LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE
1) Vice President, N.U.G.S. – U.S.S.R., 1991-1992.
2) National Coordinator, N.U.G.S. C.I.S., 1994-1995.
3) National Coordinator, N.U.G.S. C.L.S. 1995-1996.
4) Treasurer, Ghanaian community, Moscow 2001-2004.
5) Acting Secretary, Ghanaian Community Moscow 2002-2004.
7) Initiated the International Forum on the Status of Refugees in the World, 1996 (Moscow).
OTHER CONFERENCES ATTENDED/PARTICIPATED:
1) Attended and participated in a Seminar on In Class Assessment, February 1st 2017
2) Attended and participated in a workshop, training on Sakai, 14th September, 2016
3) Attended and participated in College of Humanities Dialogue series held in 2016
4) International Cocoa Conference, Abidjan, March, 2015.
5) Participated in an International Conference on the United Nations Narcotic Document, held at the St. Aquinas Senior High School, Accra, 2011.
6) Participated in an International Conference on M.D.G at the Valley View University, July 2011.
7)Attended and participated in an International Conference on “The Interface between Peace and Security in Africa “jointly organized by the UN Tribunal (ICC) and the African Legal Aid (AFLA) in June 2007 at the M PLAZA Hotel, Accra.
8) Attended and participated in an International Conference on” Crime Prevention And Criminal Justice” organized by the United Nations System in Ghana on the 5th of April,2005 at the FAO Conference Hall in Accra.
9) Attended and participated in a World Forum for Specialists trained from the former Soviet Union and the Russian higher Institutions that took place from 14th-16th of May, 2003.
10) 9th International Conference of Africanists held at the Institute of African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, and 21st-23rd May, 2002. Participated in the discussion at the Linguistics Sector.
11) 8th Conference of Africanists held late September, 1999. Participated in the discussion at the Linguistics Sector, Moscow State University, Institute of Asian and African Studies.
12) Seventh All-Russian Conference of Africanists, Institute of African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, from 1st to 3rd October, 1997. Participated in the Linguistics Sector.
13) Moscow International Conference on Asian and African Language held at the Moscow State University, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow 1997.
14) A Conference on, “The Language of Politics”, Moscow 1997.
15) Participated in all Faculty of Arts Colloquiums since its inception.
16) Participated in almost all the departmental seminars of the Modern Languages Department.
17) An International Conference on languages organized by the State Institute of Russian Language, Moscow, for products of the Institute, 1996.
18) Attended all Conferences organized by the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature held in Moscow for my period of stay in Moscow (1994-2004).
MEETINGS AND INTERVIEWS:
“Russia and the UN-Convention of 1951, Russian Teenage Nationalists and the Security of Refugees and Foreigners in Russia by Rebecca Santana, a Voice of America Correspondent, Moscow Bureau, 3rd October, 2001.
Was interviewed by an American Journalist, Kevin McNeer on the life in Russia before and after the break- up of the Soviet Union, the interview was published in the “Capital Perspective” a magazine for foreigners and expatriates in Russia (January-February 2002 issue).
SOME CONFERENCES ORGANISED:
1) Organized an International Conference on UN Peace Keeping Operation on 3rd of November, 2006 at the Teachers Hall. Reference, GTV News, 3rd November, 2006. Ghana Website, Ghana News Agency report 4th November 2006. In attendance were officers from the diplomatic missions in Accra, officials from UN and International Non-Governmental Organizations and others. The Guest of honor was the then Deputy Minister of Defense, Mr. William Ofori Boafo, spoke on International Peacekeeping Operations. Dr. Albert Antwi Boasiako gave a detailed presentation on Peacekeeping operation, a UN official also gave a detailed analysis of the topic.
2) Organized a forum on the need for peaceful election as a Patron of the Asante students’ Union (forum was attended by parliamentary aspirants and representatives of political parties, SRC and other student bodies, November 2011.
3) The role of humanitarian agencies in assisting refugees in times of crisis, November 1996 in Moscow at the State Institute of Russian Language named after Pushkin.