Background
Fyle, Clifford Nelson was born on March 29, 1933 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Arrived in the United States, 1998. Son of Benoni Owen and Gwendoline Winifred Fyle.
Fyle, Clifford Nelson was born on March 29, 1933 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Arrived in the United States, 1998. Son of Benoni Owen and Gwendoline Winifred Fyle.
Bachelor in Languages and Mathematics, Fourah Bay College, Freetown, 1953. Graduate in education, Fourah Bay College, Freetown, 1954. Master of Arts in Education, University Durham, England, 1958.
Bachelor in English, University Durham, 1960. Graduate in educational materials, Indiana University, 1962. Higher diploma in linguistics, University Leeds, England, 1966.
Postgraduate, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966—1967.
Senior teacher English Methodist Boys High School, Freetown, 1954—1955, 1960—1962. Education officer, school inspector Ministry of Education, 1962—1964. Senior lecturer language arts, linguistics University Sierra Leone, 1964—1976, dean faculty art, professor English and linguistics, 1976—1978.
Specialist in African languages United Nations Educational, Paris, 1978—1990, chief literacy and basic education for Africa, 1990—1993, world coordinator mother tongue languages, 1988—1993. Director educational languages program Government Sierra Leone, Freetown, 1993—1995. Founder, managing director Lekon Public, from 1995, Lekon New Dimensions Public, Yonkers, New York, from 2000.
Team member national education survey Sierra Leone United Nations Educational, Paris, 1992, 93. Consultant in reading University Leeds, 1965. Organizer 6th annual congress West African Linguistic Society, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1970.
Consultant United Nations, New York City, 1998—2001. Exchange professor Ford Foundation, 1977. Member executive board Science Education Program for Africa, Sierra Leone, 1965—1969.
Member West African Examinations Council, Accra, Ghana, 1967—1974.
Member executive council Rural Development Technology Transfer Network, Sierra Leone. President United Nations Students Organization, Sierra Leone, 1952—1954. Member of Royal Commonwealth Society, Publications Marketing Association, African Studies Association, Sierra Leone Association for Teaching of English (president 1970-1977), West African Linguistic Society, International Association Research in Mother Tongue Education (vice president since 1990).
Married Rachel Omodele Davies (deceased ). Children: Clifford, Desmond, Rachel. Married Rose Marie Momoh Nelson-Fyle, June 19, 1983.
Children: Amie, Yatta, Norma, Sombo.