Adamu Walelign, Faculty 
Professor of English 
By Stephanie Lyman 
Centennial Oral History Project 
SDCC History and Political Science Department
Dr. Adamu Walelign 
• Place of Birth: 
Debre Marqos, 
Ethiopia 
• Population 
93,877,025
Growing Up 
After his eleventh 
year in high school 
Dr. Walelign 
transferred to a 
trade school called 
Haile Selassie I 
University.
“I loved reading from the beginning” 
Went to school to become an English 
teacher.
Moving Towards the Future 
• Attended University 
of London on a 
British Council 
Scholarship from 
1977 to 1978. 
• Studied courses on 
teaching English as 
a foreign language.
Saudi Arabia 
• Before he completed 
his Master’s degree 
he went to Saudi 
Arabia as an English 
language instructor 
at King Saud 
University (1980- 
1989)
Dr. Adamu Walelign 
Graduated with 
his Ph.D. in 1996 
while he was 
working at San 
Diego City College.
Centennial Oral History Project 
is available online: 
City College LRC/Library - LRC Archives Webpage 
Centennial Oral History Project 
SDCC History and Political Science Department

Adamu Walelign

  • 1.
    Adamu Walelign, Faculty Professor of English By Stephanie Lyman Centennial Oral History Project SDCC History and Political Science Department
  • 2.
    Dr. Adamu Walelign • Place of Birth: Debre Marqos, Ethiopia • Population 93,877,025
  • 3.
    Growing Up Afterhis eleventh year in high school Dr. Walelign transferred to a trade school called Haile Selassie I University.
  • 4.
    “I loved readingfrom the beginning” Went to school to become an English teacher.
  • 5.
    Moving Towards theFuture • Attended University of London on a British Council Scholarship from 1977 to 1978. • Studied courses on teaching English as a foreign language.
  • 6.
    Saudi Arabia •Before he completed his Master’s degree he went to Saudi Arabia as an English language instructor at King Saud University (1980- 1989)
  • 7.
    Dr. Adamu Walelign Graduated with his Ph.D. in 1996 while he was working at San Diego City College.
  • 8.
    Centennial Oral HistoryProject is available online: City College LRC/Library - LRC Archives Webpage Centennial Oral History Project SDCC History and Political Science Department