Jonace Manyasa (Ph.D.) is a lecturer in the department of languages and literature in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (University of Dar es Salaam-DUCE). He holds a Ph.D. (linguistics), an M.A in linguistics and a Bachelor of Arts (Education) from the University of Dar es Salaam. He also holds an M.A in French as a foreign language from University Stendhal, Grenoble 3 in France (now UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES).