Filipo Lubua, PhD

  • Teaching Assistant Professor, African & African Diasporic Languages Coordinator, Swahili Program Coordinator, Swahili Instructor, Swahili Minor Advisor

Dr. Filipo Gao Lubua holds a PhD in Instructional Technology and a Master's in Applied Linguistics from Ohio University. He directs the Pitt in Tanzania Program, a summer experience that immerses students in the language, culture, and daily life of Tanzanians and the people of East Africa in general. Dr. Lubua’s research interests are on Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), exploring the integration of technology into the pedagogy of Less-Commonly-Taught Languages (LCTLs). He is currently working on a book titled Handbook of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in African Languages. Beyond academia, Dr. Lubua’s passion for Swahili culture extends into literature and music. He has authored a Swahili novel and enjoys expressing his creativity through poems and music. These artistic endeavors reflect his deep connection to Swahili heritage and continue to inspire his work in and out of the classroom.

Representative Publications

  1. Lubua, F.G. (2024). Contextualized CALL Products: A Case study of CALL academic entrepreneurs. Computer-Assisted Language Learning Electronic Journal (under publication).
  2. Lubua, F.G. (2023). Interference in acquisition of phonology by Swahili speaking EFL learners. Journal of Education and Practice, 14(29), 24-33.
  3. Lubua, F.G. & Kessler, G. (2023). Academic entrepreneurship in CALL: A significant subject in the era of knowledge economy. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT), 12(1), 1-16.
  4. Mose, P. & Lubua, F.G. (2017). Rethinking African languages in the age of technology. In D. Maganda (Ed.), The Literature of Language and the Language of Literature in the 21st Century Africa. Adonis & Abbey Publishers.
  5. Lubua, F.G. (2016). Effects of listening while reading (LWR) on Swahili reading fluency and comprehension. Journal of National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 20, 133-158.
  6. Lubua, F.G. (2015). Exploring opportunities for integrating new digital technologies in Tanzania’s higher education classrooms. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 14(2), 131-150.

Research Interests

  1. Instructional Technology and Design
  2. Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)

Research Grants

Lubua, F.G. (PI), (2021-2024). East Africa: People, Language, and Culture. US Department of Education Short-Term Fulbright-Hayes Groups Project Abroad (awarded $99,934 in July 2021).