Staff Profiles

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• 2015: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Classroom Interaction at the University of Botswana (University of York: United Kingdom)
• 2002: Master of Education (MEd) in Education (University of Botswana)
• 1997: Bachelor of Education (BEd) (University of Botswana)

I am a lecturer at the University of Botswana (UB) and I hold a PhD from the University of York (United Kingdom). My research interests are: classroom interaction, academic literacy and discourse analysis.

The Communication and Study Skills (CSS) courses that I currently teach are; Communication and Study Skills for Humanities and I also teach Advanced Writing Skills which is a post-year one course. 

One of my key roles within the department is to coordinate Communication and Study Skills for Humanities (COM 111 and COM 112) and professionally, I contribute toward the teaching of "How to speak in public" at Assembly Bible College (ABC).  My international role is being a reviewer of UHAMKA English Language Teaching Journal (Indonesia) since 2016.

i) Communication and Study Skills 1 (COM 111)

ii) Communication and Study Skills  2 (COM 112)

iii) Advanced Writing Skills (GEC 211)

i) Classroom interaction

ii) Academic Literacy

iii) Discourse Analysis

I proof-read and edited the following post graduate dissertations:

2020: (January, “Beneficiaries’ perceptions on the usefulness of poverty eradication programmes: A case study of Kweneng West area” by Barbra Mogaleemang. Botswana.

2019: (August), “Assessment of primary school readiness in improving learning outcomes through outcomes-based assessment” by Letlhokile Motlhabanyane. Botswana.

1. Galegane, G. (2020). Code-Switching as an Interactional Strategy: A Case of First Year University Students and Lecturers. Journal of World Englishes and Educational Practices (JWEEP), 2 (3), 66- 80. Pakistan.

2. Galegane, G. (2019). Portrayal of the different types of the Feedback Move (F-Move) in University classrooms. Journal of ELT Research, 4 (2), 85-99. Indonesia.

3. Galegane, G. (2018). Group Work and Classroom Interaction in Communication and Study Skills Classes (CSS) of the University of Botswana. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, Vol. 8, No. 12, pp. 1595-1604, December 2018. United Kingdom.
4. Galegane, G. (2018). Questions and the development of classroom talk in CSS classes of the University of Botswana. Mosenodi Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 130-141, December 2018. Botswana.
5. Galegane, G. (2008). Business Communication. In Mhundwa, P.H., Magogwe, J.M., & Kalane, M.S (Eds). Developing Communication and Study Skills (p75-85). Gaborone: Collegium. (Botswana)