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Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten

Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten rather than just read about it. In short: Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten is a Ghanaian media practitioner and the Head of the Akan-Nzema Department of the College of Languages Education, Ajumako Campus of the University of Education, Winneba in Ghana. She is the first person to receive a doctorate degree in the Twi language, one of the varieties of Akan.

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Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten is a Ghanaian media practitioner and the Head of the Akan-Nzema Department of the College of Languages Education, Ajumako Campus of the University of Education, Winneba in Ghana. She is the first person to receive a doctorate degree in the Twi language, one of the varieties of Akan.

Personal life Wiafe-Akenten is from Atwima-Ofoase in the Ashanti Region. Dr. Anima grew up in a family of academicians. She is married to Dr. Charles B. Wiafe-Akenten, who is also a lecturer at the Psychology Department of the University of Ghana. Her first child, Dr Michael Wiafe-Kwagyan, is a lecturer with the Plant Science Department in the same institution. She has three daughters - Nana Adwoa, Awo Asantewaa, and Ohenemaa Wiafewaa.

Education Wiafe-Akenten had her secondary education at the St. Roses Secondary School, Akwatia in the Eastern Region of Ghana between 1991 and 1993. She attended University of Ghana for her first degree, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and Theatre Arts (Theatre for Extension Communication) in 1995. She received the Doctorate Degree from the University of Ghana in July, 2017 in Ghanaian Language Studies (Akan Linguistics - Media Discourse). Notably, she wrote her dissertation on Modern usage of Akan on radio and TV (Sɛ dea wɔde akan kasa dzi dwuma enɛ mbre yi wɔ radio ne TV so) in the Twi language, the first person to do so. According to her, the main challenge of writing an academic paper in Twi was correctly translating quotations and terminology of scientific writing from English.

Media work She worked at the television station GTV, from 2003 to 2013. She also hosted a programme called Amammerefie on local radio station, Asempa FM between 2008 and 2010. Additionally, she worked as the head of Akan news at Top Radio and Radio Universe all based in Accra.

Social work Wiafe-Akenten established the Language Watch Foundation to help curb the use of vulgar language on the airwaves. She is in process of establishing the Nananom Language and Media Centre to train people in writing skills in Twi, choice of words, public speaking, the use of Twi proverbs and taboo words.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten

In research: Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Nana Anima Wiafe-Akenten is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Academic staff of the University of Education, Winneba, African academic biography stubs, Alumni of St Roses Senior High school (Akwatia), so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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