Mr. Scott A. Smith
Instructor in Linguistics an
d Spanish
E-mail: ssmith0286@bryan.edu
Office: Mercer 233 A
Office Phone: 423.775.7189
Box: 7817
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D. candidate in Applied Linguistics, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
- D.E.A. (M.A. equivalent), Applied Linguistics, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
- M.A., Biblical Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
- B.A., Classical Greek, Bryan College
Professional Activities
- SIL International and Wycliffe Bible Translators, Linguist/Translator/Consultant, 1987 to present
- Bryan College, Instructor and Missionary in residence, 2007-08, 2010-11, 2012-13
- SIL Cameroon, Country leader for Equatorial Guinea, 2001 to present
- Consejo de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnologicas, EG, Coordinator, 2001 to present
- Promotora Española de Lingüística, Spain, Director, 1989 to 2001
Publications, Research and Editing
- Language in Equatorial Guinea: Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Realities in 2003. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. 2003 (unpublished M.A. thesis)
- 60 titles in 11 languages of Equatorial Guinea (5 AIDS brochures, 4 Dysentery brochures, 11 orthography charts, 38 booklets of Scripture portions, 2 full-length movies dubbed)
Topics of Expertise
- Sociolinguistics
- Articulatory Phonetics
- Orthography development
- Language Development and Language Program Planning
Conference and Workshop Presentations
- Yaoundé, Cameroon - Université de Yaounde I, April 2010
- León, Spain - Universidad de León, October 2008
- Athens, GA, USA - American Conference of African Linguistics, March 2008
- Equatorial Guinea - First National Linguistic Symposium, December 2001 (2 plenaries)
- Equatorial Guinea - Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (various lectures)
Consultations and Strategic Planning
- Met with three different Prime Ministers of Equatorial Guinea to discuss national language development (2003, 2007, 2010)
- First Linguistic Symposium of Equatorial Guinea, Malabo 2001, organized, co-hosted, led in formation of Action Plan for National Language Development
