Background
Mangubhai, Francis was born on September 28, 1943 in Suva, Fiji. Son of Mohanlal and Dhanuben Vanmali.
Mangubhai, Francis was born on September 28, 1943 in Suva, Fiji. Son of Mohanlal and Dhanuben Vanmali.
Bachelor, diploma teaching, University Canterbury, 1969. Master of Arts, University Essex, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, University Toronto, 1988.
Secondary teacher, Ministry of Education, Fiji, 1970-1975;
developer/head of secondary English as Second Language, Ministry of Education, Fiji, 1976-1979;
fellow in curriculum, Institute of Education University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 1980-1982;
director, Institute of Education University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 1982-1984;
director of studies, ELICOS Center University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, 1988-1994;
head Center for Language Learning and Tchg., University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, since 1992;
director Office of Preparatory and Continuing Studies, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, 1998. Consultant English as Second Language to various South Pacific nations Institute of Education, Suva, 1980-1984. Steering committee World Literacy Survey International Association for the Evaluation of Ednl.
Achievement, Hamburg, West Germany, 1988-1992.
Member Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (business manager 1994-1998, secretary 1998-2001), Teachers English to Speakers Other Languages International, International Reading Association (oceania development committee member 1985-1996), Fiji Writers Association (president 1980-1993).
Married Linda Margaret Mangubhai, December 9, 1972. Children: Sangeeta, Jayshree Priyadarshani.