David Dankwa-Apawu

University of Media, Arts and Communication

Senior Lecturer, University of Media, Arts and Communicationper ORCID

Publishing since 2024, latest 2025

Linguistics and Language
Artificial Intelligence
Language and Linguistics
Literature and Literary Theory

Publications: 22024–2025
Citations: 5to those papers
h-index: 1i10-index 0
Field-weighted impact: 14.181.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 50%1 of 2 scored papers
Open access: 50%1 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Linguistics and Language2100%
Artificial Intelligence150%

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Lecturer, Institute of Journalism, Department of Language & Communication SkillsUniversity of Media, Arts and Communication
Senior Lecturer/Ag. Dean of Students (2019-2021), Ghana Institute of JournalismGhana Institute of Journalism2009–2022
Teacher, Junior High School, Hermann Gmeiner School, Asiakwa ProjectSOS Ghana2003–2007
Teacher, Junior High School (English & Graphic Design), Tettenku L/A Junior High School - Kraboa CoaltarGhana Education Service1997–1999

Education

Publications

2 in all

Enacting translanguaging in a Ghanaian multilingual classroom
2025Language Policy in AfricaJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.36950/lpia-01-01-2025-7
Language Contact in Santrokofi, a Ghana-Togo Mountain Language Community: Impact on Selee
2024Language MattersJournal

david.dankwa@egs.eduPublic on their ORCID record

dvdankwa@gij.edu.ghPublic on their ORCID record

ddankwa-apawu@st.ug.edu.ghPublic on their ORCID record

ddankwa-apawu@unimac.edu.ghPublic on their ORCID record

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Language and Linguistics150%

Literature and Literary Theory150%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Multilingual Education and Policy2
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning1
Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition1
Linguistic Variation and Morphology1
Second Language Learning and Teaching1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

50% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111111Home

Most frequent partner countries

United Kingdom1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of GhanaGH2 papers
University of EssexGB1 paper

Where they publish

Language Matters1
Language Policy in Africa1

How it can be read

50% free to read

Diamond 1 · 50%Free to read and to publish
Closed 1 · 50%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

1 of 2 papers name a funder

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation1

Most cited

Enacting translanguaging in a Ghanaian multilingual classroom
Language Policy in Africa
20254 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Diamond
Language Contact in Santrokofi, a Ghana-Togo Mountain Language Community: Impact on Selee
Language Matters
20241 citation

M.Phil Linguistics (Coursework only), Department of Linguistics

MA Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), Department of LinguisticsUniversity of Ghana2005–2007

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) English, English EducationUniversity of Education, Winneba1999–2003

Teacher's Certificate A (3-Year Post Secondary)Enchi College of Education1995–1997

Honours, memberships and service

Facilitator, Science Communication for Technical Officers of EPA GhanaEnvironmental Protection Authority (EPA), Ghana2024
Facilitator, Creative Writing Training for StaffSOS Children's Villages Ghana2023
Facilitator, Media Capacity Building Initiative for Reporting on Disability (MCBIRD)Young Africa Media Center2022
Facilitator, Media Capacity Building Workshops on Nuclear Power, Public AffairsNuclear Power Ghana2021–2025
National Executive Committee (NEC) Member (2013-2025), University of Media, Arts & Communication (UniMAC) BranchUniversity Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)2009–2025

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.