Ethiopian Journal of Language, Culture and Communication

All articles_Vol.9,No.2,December 2024

Dr. Mekonnen Hailemariam, Editor-in-Chief — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Vol.9,No.2, December 2024

Dr. Mekonnen Hailemariam,Editor-in-Chief — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Investigating how cultural attitudes contribute to gender disparity through radio serial drama

Hailegiorgis Mamo, Kristin Skare Orgeret — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study intends to investigate the ways in which cultural ideas underpin gender inequality in Ethiopia by presenting evidence from intercultural communication regarding the role that radio serial drama plays in educating and entertaining the public about gender issues. Using a qualitative study methodology, the researcher investigates some of the major topics of the once popular serial radio drama Yeken Kiginit. The serial drama has depicted the real problems that Ethiopian women confront by emphasising their disadvantages in many areas, especially when it comes to control and resource availability, as well as their involvement in decision-making in general, including at home. The focus of the intercultural communication-based radio series is gender inequality and how it impacts women's ability to contribute to the development of their nation. Ten episodes were selected by a systematic random selection approach for in-depth investigation in order to guarantee diversity in content and message. Qualitative content analysis and qualitative interviews were combined to get more understanding of the intended messages of the serial play. The main area of discussion was Hofstede's "masculinity versus femininity" (intercultural communication dimension), which focuses on the dynamics between men and women and what behaviours are appropriate for each gender. According to Hofstede, this dimension is more about expected emotional gender roles than it is about specific people. In communities that are viewed as masculine, biological sex is usually perceived as the basis for distinct obligations for men and women. As such, men are expected to be powerful, ambitious, and competitive, and women to fulfil roles of support, nurturing, and submissiveness. The results of the study imply that cultural stereotypes that are reinforced by society could increase women's susceptibility to male chauvinism.

Indigenous knowledge practices in danger of extinction due to cultural and environmental changes: The case of Gojjam, Amhara region

Zelealem Leyew — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Indigenous knowledge has become a popular term throughout the world, referring to the knowledge that indigenous people inherit from their ancestors, most often through oral traditions. It is known as the pinnacle of modern society, particularly in the arts, medicine and conservation. Meanwhile, indigenous knowledge practices are stereotypically labeled as backward and superstitious because of which they face endangerment and eventual extinction. This paper is a case study and explores the indigenous knowledge practices that are endangered at different levels, mainly because of environmental and cultural changes. The changes in people’s ways of life and the unfavorable attitude of the younger generation toward local products have contributed to the decline of indigenous knowledge practices. Plastic products that are flooding the market throughout the country, urban and rural, have played a major role in the endangerment of the harmless, durable, and culturally and aesthetically valuable local products. In the same way that indigenous peoples and indigenous knowledge are connected, so are indigenous peoples and their indigenous languages. This paper also examines the youth language, which is believed to be deprived of words and concepts that are strongly tied to local knowledge systems. The author argues that well-managed indigenous knowledge practices leveraged with scientific knowledge can immensely contribute to realizing sustainable development by empowering local communities. It is therefore critical that indigenous peoples and policymakers work together to revitalize useful indigenous knowledge practices so that they can be passed down to future generations. The study was carried out in Finote-Selam and the surrounding areas in West Gojjam, Ethiopia.

Amharic terminologies development efforts in primary education curriculum materials

Sefa Meka, Aregga Hailemichael, Bedilu Wakjira — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The study examined term development approach, and term formation methods of Primary Education Amharic Terminologies. It has been conducted using descriptive design of Descretive research. Qualitative data were collected through a questionnaire from textbook writers of grade five and six Civics and Ethical Education, Integrated Science, Mathematics, and Social Studies subjects. Interview data were gathered from curriculum and concerned government institutions experts of Amhara region and federal government. Besides, textbooks of the aforementioned subjects were reviewed to excerpt terms. Then, the qualitative data were analyzed using thematic techniques, and term formation methods; whereas the quantified qualitative data were computed using percentile. The study revealed that textbook writers and curriculum experts were traditionally tend to use primarily puristic approach in order to coin transparent terms. In relation to the efforts made to develop Amharic terms the study indicated that different term formation methods such as derivation, compounding, and blending, abbreviating, terminologization, semantic transfer within a special language, trans-disciplinary borrowing, direct loan, and loan translation can be used in developing Amharic terms. Among these term formation methods the dominant ones is loan translation. Finally, the study suggested that policy based terminology development and cooperation of stakeholder namely linguists, curriculum experts, textbook writers and subject teachers’ inorder to have sustainable term cultivation endeavours as well as quality terms.

Examining journalists’ practice since March 2018 of the political reform of Ethiopia

Buzayehu Musbak, Mekonnen Hailemariam — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The study was carried out to determine how Ethiopia’s political reform direly affected Amhara Media Corporation journalistic practices. The study explored and analyzed the opportunities and challenges of political reform on television through qualitative research. The data was mainly collected using in-depth interviews and observation. The participants were selected purposefully. Samples were selected from journalists, content editors, and management members. A total of 18 key informants participated in the study. The data was analyzed thematically. The findings indicate that in the first year of the reform, which began in April 2018, some changes were made; however, the station plays a limited role in addressing the needs of the community. Moreover, the reform does not make the station free from government and political interference. It has done better by expanding the institution and strengthening its manpower since the change, but in content, it is following a pattern out of the journalism system. The findings still indicate that the political system governs the practice of journalism. We suggest that journalists should be the hallmarks of free media and society. Journalists and the media should not be used as tools by their employers. Broadcasts should refrain from waving towards the ruling party's ideologies.

የታሪክ ፈድለተቃርኖ በየስንብት ቀለማት፤ ድኅረዘመናዊ ንባብ

Tewodros Alebel, Anteneh Aweke, Ayenew Guadu — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigates the deconstruction of historical truth in Yesenibit Kelemat, literally translated as Farewell Colors. Employing a postmodern framework, the analysis utilizes concepts of textuality, historical metafiction, fabulation, and irrealism to demonstrate the novel's multifaceted depiction of history. Farewell Colors is positioned as a text that recontextualizes the past, weaving together elements of myth, legend, and diverse historical narratives (pre-modern and modern). Through this approach, the “grand narratives” of traditional history are fractured, privileging the emergence of “small narratives” and emphasizing the active interpretation between “events” and “epistemes” within specific ideological and cultural contexts. The study concludes that Farewell Colors dismantles the idea of a singular, objective historical truth, instead presenting a dynamic interplay between historical fact, fiction, and individual interpretations.

የዚህ ጥናት ዓላማ የታሪክን ዕውነት ፈድለተቃርኗዊ ጠባይ በየስንብት ቀለማት ውስጥ ተንትኖ ማሳየት ነው፡፡ በዘዴነት ፈድለተቃርኖን ተጠቅሞ የድኅረዘመናዊነትን የአተያይ ብዝኃነት (multiple perspective) እየታገገ በልቦለዱ ውስጥ የታሪክን አስተማስሎ ለማስተንተን ተሞክሯል፡፡ በድኅረዘመናዊ ልቦለድ ውስጥ ታሪክን ለማስተንተን የሚያስችሉ እንደ ቴክስታዊነት፣ የታሪክ ዲበልቦለዳዊነት (Historical Metafiction)፣ የታሪክ ፍጥርነት (historical fabulation) እና ብዝኃግህደት (Irrealism) እንደመነሻ መታገጊያነት አገልግለዋል፡፡ በጥናቱ የስንብት ቀለማት ታሪክን እንደ አሃድ ወስዶ በተለያዩ ክፍሎቹ ከድኅረዘመናዊነት አንጻር እንዳቀረበው ለመመልከት ተችሏል፡፡ በዚህም ታሪክ ከሚትና አፈታሪክ ጋር በአቻዊነት እንደሚዋደድ፣ የቅድመዘመናዊና ጊዜ ዘመናዊ የታሪክ ሐቲቶች በትይዩነት እየተስተጋዎሩ ከሁለቱም ቅሩንነት አዲስ ታሪካዊ ሐቲት እንደሚዋለዱበት፣ ምስለ ግሁድ ገጸባህርያት በአዳዲስ ታሪካዊ ሐቲቶች እንደሚከሰቱበት፣ የ3000 ዘመን የነጻነትና የቅኝ ግዛት በሚል የፖለቲካ ፈድለተቃርኖዎች እንደሚካተቱበት፤ በዚህም ታሪክ ብዝኃግሁድ፣ ፍጥር፣ ለትርጓሜ ክፍት የሆነና በአውድ የሚገራ “ቴክስት” እንደሆነ ለመመልከት ተሞክሯል፡፡ ስለሆነም፣ በየስንብት ቀለማት ውስጥ ታሪክ በየዘመኑ የሚገራና ከታላቅ ሐተታ ተናጥቦ የትንንሽ ተረኮች ጣጣ በ“events” እና “epistemes” መካከል በሚነቃ የተረክ ትርጓሜ (narrative interpretation) ኅልው እንደሚሆን ለመገንዘብ ተችሏል፡፡ የየዘመኑ ሐቲት ይዞት የሚነሳው ርእዮተዓለማዊና ባህላዊ ቁመናዎች ታሪክን ሲገሩትም ተስተውሏል፡፡

ተረቶችን ተጠቅሞ መጻፍን ማስተማር የተማሪዎችን የመጻፍ ክሂሎት ለማዳበር ያለው ሚና በደቡብ ወሎ ዞን ደሴ ከተማ የ2016 ዓ.ም የአምስተኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎች ተተኳሪነት

Tsehay Hailemeskel Kassa, Lemma Nigatu, Wudu Melese — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigated the effectiveness of using tales to enhance the writing skills of Grade 5 Amharic first language students. A quasi-experimental design was employed with two groups (experimental and control) of 47 students each, randomly selected from among 246 Grade 5 students attending Karagutu Primary School in Desse City, South Wollo Zone, in 2016 E.C. The experimental group received instruction using tales, while the control group followed conventional teaching methods. Pre- and post-test writing assessments were administered to both groups. The analysis of the pretest results t (92) = 0.400, p< 0.690) showed that there was no significant difference between the experimental and control groups. However, after the intervention, the analysis of the post-test results revealed a significant difference in writing skills between the experimental and control groups t (92) = 4.686, p< 0.05). These findings suggest that incorporating tales into writing instruction can be a valuable strategy for improving the writing skills of Grade 5 Amharic first language students. Therefore, it would be good for the concerned parties to use the method of teaching writing through stories to improve the writing skills of the students.

የጥናቱ ዓላማ ተረትን ተጠቅሞ መጻፍን ማስተማር የመጻፍ ክሂልን ለማዳበር ያለውን አስተዋጽኦ መመርመር ነበር፡፡ ለዚህ የሚረዱ መረጃዎች በቅድመ እና ድኅረ ትምህርት ፈተናዎች ተሰበስበዋል፡፡ ከፊል ፍትነታዊ የምርምር ዘዴን ነው፡፡ ጥናቱ የተካሄደው በካራጉቱ አንደኛ ደረጃ ትምህርት ቤት በ2016 ዓ.ም በአምስተኛ ክፍል ይማሩ ከነበሩ 246 ተማሪዎች በተራ እጣ ናሙና የተመረጡ 94 (በሙከራ ቡድን 47 በቁጥጥር ቡድን 47) ተማሪዎችን በማሳተፍ ነው፡፡ የቅድመ ትምህርት መረጃዎች ከተሰበሰቡ በኋላ፣ ለሙከራ ቡድኑ ተረትን በመጠቀም፣ ለቁጥጥር ቡድኑ በመደበኛው መማሪያ መጽሐፍ በተለመደው መንገድ የመጻፍ ክሂል ትምህርት ተሰጥቶ በመጨረሻም የድኅረ-ትምህርት መረጃዎች ተሰብስበዋል፡፡ የቅድመ ትምህርት ፈተናው የባእድ ናሙና ስሌት t (92) = 0.400,P< 0.690 መሆን በሙከራ እና በቁጥጥር ቡድኖቹ የመጻፍ ክሂል መካከል ልዩነት የሌለ መሆኑን አሳይቷል፡፡ በአንጻሩ የድህረ ፈተናው መረጃ የባዕድ ናሙና (Independent Samples T-test) ስሌት t (92) = 4.686፣ P<0.05 (.000) ውጤት በሙከራ እና በቁጥጥር ቡድኑ መካከል የመጻፍ ክሂል ልዩነት መኖሩን አመላክቷል፡፡ የጥናቱ ግኝትም ተረትን በመጠቀም መጻፍን ማስተማር ከተለመደው መጻፍን የማስተማሪያ ዘዴ በተሻለ የአምስተኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎችን የመጻፍ ክሂል ማሻሻሉን አሳይቷል፡፡ ስለሆነም የሚመለከታቸው አካላት የተማሪዎቹን የመጻፍ ክሂል ለማጎልበት መጻፍን በተረቶች የማስተማር ዘዴን ቢጠቀሙ መልካም ይሆናል፡፡

በማጠቃለል ብልኃት ማንበብን መማር፣ አንብቦ የመረዳት ችሎታንና የማንበብ ተነሳሽነትን ውጤታማነት የማሻሻልና የማስቀጠል ሚና፣ የፍትነትመሰል ንድፍ ክትትላዊ ጥናት

Aragaw Shibabaw, Marew Alemu , Agegnehu Tesfa — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study examined the long-term effects of a summarizing strategy on reading comprehension and motivation. Following a previous quasi-experimental study, 51 eighth-grade students from the experimental group were assessed nine months later. Data collected through tests and questionnaires were analyzed using paired sample t-tests and multiple linear regression analysis. Results show a significant improvement in reading comprehension from the post-test to the follow-up assessment. While reading motivation remained significantly positive, it showed a slight decline. These findings indicate that the summarizing strategy has a lasting positive effect on reading comprehension. Additionally, both individual and interactive effects from the previous study emerged as significant predictors of follow-up achievements, with the interactive effect being notably stronger. To sustain and enhance reading motivation over time, ongoing support and strategies are recommended to help students monitor and regulate their learning experiences. The implications for educational practices and future research are discussed.

የጥናቱ ዋና ዓላማ በማጠቃለል ብልኃት ማንበብን መማር፣ አንብቦ በመረዳት ችሎታና በማንበብ ተነሳሽነት ላይ ያለውን የረጅም ጊዜ ተጽዕኖ መፈተሽ ነበር፡፡ ጥናቱ ቀደም ሲል በሰባተኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎች ተሳታፊነት ከተከናወነ ፍትነትመሰል ጥናት የቀጠለ ክትትላዊ ጥናት (follow-up study) ነው፡፡ በቀደመው ጥናት ብልኃቱ አንብቦ በመረዳት ችሎታና በማንበብ ተነሳሽነት ላይ ጉልህ አዎንታዊ ተጽዕኖ ማሳደሩ ተስተውሎ ነበር፡፡ በዚህም በቀደመው ጥናት በፍትነት ቡድን ተሳትፈው ከነበሩ 51 የስምንተኛ ክፍል ተማሪዎች ከዘጠኝ ወራት በኋላ አንብቦ የመረዳት ችሎታቸውንና የማንበብ ተነሳሽነታቸውን በተመለከተ በፈተናና በጽሑፍ መጠይቅ መረጃዎች ተሰብስበው በጥንድ ናሙና ቲ-ቴስትና በኅብረድኅረታዊ ስልቶች ተተንትነዋል፡፡ የውጤት ትንተናው እንዳመለከተውም የክትትላዊው ጥናት ውጤቶች በፍትነትመስል ጥናቱ በድኅረትምህርት ከተመዘገበው ውጤት አንጻር አንብቦ የመረዳት ችሎታ በጉልህ ደረጃ ከፍ ብሎ የተገኘ ሲሆን የማንበብ ተነሳሽነቱ በጉልህ ነገርግን በአነስተኛ ነጥብ (.1959) ዝቅ ብሏል፡፡ በተጨማሪም የቀደመው ጥናት ድኅረትምህርት ውጤቶች በተናጠልም ሆነ በቅንጂት የክትትላዊውን ውጤት በጉልህ ደረጃ ተንባይ ሆነዋል፡፡ ውጤቶችን በመተንበይ ረገድ የቅንጅቱ ከተናጠላዊው ድርሻ ከፍ ማለቱ አንብቦ መረዳትን በመማር ሂደት ብልኃቱ ኹለቱን ተላውጦዎች ይበልጥ አብረው ተሰላፊ እንዲሆኑ የማድረግ እድል እንዳለው ያሳያል፡፡ ውጤቶቹም የማጠቃለል ብልኃት አንብቦ የመረዳት ችሎታንና የማንበብ ተነሳሽነትን ውጤታማነት የማረጋጋትና የማስቀጠል ጉልህ ሚና አለው፤ የሚል አንድምታ ይኖራቸዋል፡፡ ብልኃቱ የማንበብ ተነሳሽነትን ይበልጥ እንዲያስቀጥል ግን ተማሪዎች የመማር ስሜታቸውን በግላቸው መቆጣጠርና መምራት እስኪችሉ ክትትልና ድጋፍ አስፈላጊ ይሆናል፡፡ ከዚህ በመነሳትም ትምህርታዊና ምርምራዊ አስተያየቶች ተሰጥተዋል፡፡

The implementation of public relations practices in the case of the Amhara region tourism and culture bureau

Yohannes Ayalew, Mekonnen Hailemariam — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigates the operational dynamics of the public relations department within the tourism and culture bureau of the national and regional state of Amhara. Using qualitative research, the study adopted a case study research design. Data was collected based on individual interviews, document analysis, and observations. The study complemented a three-hour interview session with the department's coordinator with document analysis from a website and observational data gathered from the bureau's surroundings. This study employed two-symmetrical communication and relational management theories as theoretical frameworks. Through the analysis of interview responses and scholarly insights, the study underscores the pivotal role of public relations in organizational effectiveness, particularly with regard to tourism promotion and stakeholder relations. The observed practices within the culture and tourism bureau of the Amhara national regional state reveal a robust and strategic approach to public relations management, aligned with established academic perspectives. The analysis highlights the comprehensive strategy of the bureau, focusing on stakeholder engagement, strategic communication, evidence-based decision-making, and commitment to continuous improvement. The data obtained from the document, which is the website of the tourism and culture bureau of the national regional state of Amhara, demonstrated that traditions, cultures, and tourist attractions are depicted differently with clear, concise justification as well as pictures that attract tourists. Furthermore, these public relations department practices position the bureau favorably to achieve its objectives and drive tourism growth within the national regional state of Amhara. The study recommends that the public relations department of the said organization should keep up its task and improve issues like professionalism and interactivity in the age of new media.

በሂደተዘውግ አቀራረብ መጻፍን መማር የተማሪዎችን አስረጂ ድርሰት የመጻፍ ችሎታ፣ በትብብር የመጻፍ አመለካከትና የመጻፍ ግለብቃት እምነት ለማጎልበት ያለው አስተዋፆ፤ በአማርኛ ትምህርት በዘጠነኛ ክፍል ተተኳሪነት

Enatnesh Bezabih, Marew Alemu, Mastewal Wubetu — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigated the impact of a process-genre approach on ninth-grade students' expository essay writing skills, collaborative writing attitudes, and self-efficacy beliefs at Tana Haik General Secondary School in Bahir Dar City. A quasi-experimental design with a pre-test, post-test, and comparison group was employed. The experimental group (n=53) received instruction in a process-genre approach over 12 weeks, while the comparison group (n=53) followed the grade-level curriculum. Data were collected through expository essay tests and questionnaires assessing attitudes toward collaborative writing and self-efficacy beliefs. Results of a between-subjects ANOVA revealed significant improvements in the experimental group compared to the comparison group in expository essay writing ability (p < .001, partial η² = .272), collaborative writing attitudes (p < .001, partial η² = .727), and self-efficacy beliefs (p < .001, partial η² = .698). These findings suggest that a process-genre approach can effectively enhance students' expository writing skills, foster positive collaborative attitudes, and boost self-efficacy in Amharic language.

የዚህ ጥናት ዓላማ በሂደተዘውግ አቀራረብ መጻፍን መማር የተማሪዎችን አስረጂ ድርሰት የመጻፍ ችሎታ፣ በትብብር የመጻፍ አመለካከትና የመጻፍ ግለብቃት እምነት ለማጎልበት ያለውን አስተዋፆ መፈተሽ ነበር፡፡ ለዚህም ቅድመ-ድኅረትምህርት ፈተና ባለማወዳደሪያ ቡድን ፍትነትመሰል ስልት ተግባራዊ ተደርጓል፡፡ የጥናቱ ተሳታፊዎች በባሕር ዳር ከተማ ጣና ሐይቅ አጠቃላይ ኹለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርትቤት በ2016 ዓ.ም. በመማር ላይ ከሚገኙ 20 የዘጠነኛ ክፍል መማሪያ ክፍሎች መካከል በቀላል እጣ ንሞና በተመረጡ ኹለት የመማሪያ ክፍሎች የሚማሩ 106 ተማሪዎች ነበሩ፡፡ የፍትነቱ ቡድን ተሳታፊዎች (53 ተማሪዎች) በሂደተዘውግ የመጻፍ ትምህርት አቀራረብ፣ የማወዳደሪ ቡድኑ ተሳታፊዎች (53 ተማሪዎች) ደግሞ በመደበኛው ሥርዓተትምህርት በቀረቡ የመጻፍ ትምህርት ተግባራት መሠረት ለ12 ክፍለጊዜያት (በ12 ሳምንታት) የመጻፍ ትምህርት ተምረዋል፡፡ የቅድመ-ድኅረትምህርት መረጃዎች በአስረጂ ድርሰት የመጻፍ ችሎታ ፈተና፣ በትብብር የመጻፍ አመለካከትና በመጻፍ ግለብቃት እምነት የጽሑፍ መጠይቆች ተሰብስበዋል፡፡ መረጃዎቹ በነፃ ናሙና ልይይት ትንተና (between subjects ANOVA) ተተንትነዋል፡፡ የጥናቱ ውጤት እንዳመላከተው የፍትነቱ ቡድን ተሳታፊዎች በአስረጂ ድርሰት የመጻፍ ችሎታ (P < .001, partial =.272)፣ በትብብር በመጻፍ አመለካከት (P < .001, partial = .727) እና በመጻፍ ግለብቃት እምነት (P < .001, partial = .698) ከማወዳደሪያ ቡድን ተሳታፊዎች በልጠው ጉልህ መሻሻል አሳይተዋል፡፡ ከዚህም በሂደተዘውግ አቀራረብ በአማርኛ መጻፍን መማር የተማሪዎችን አስረጂ ድርሰት የመጻፍ ችሎታ፣ በትብብር የመጻፍ አመለካከትና የመጻፍ ግለብቃት እምነት ለማሳደግ ጉልህ አዎንታዊ አስተዋፆ እንዳለው ለመረዳት ተችሏል፡፡

የዋሽንት ተጫዋቹ ዮሐንስ አፈወርቅ ሙያዊ አበርክቶ

Firehiwot Bayu — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This study focuses on the autobiography of Yohannis Afework, especially the part about playing the flute. The focus of this study is on how to develop experience in flute playing. The study obtained its input information from interviews and documents. The method of the study is based on the method of oral history research that applies the method of interview and document inspection. The results show that Yohannes Afework started playing the flute in their hometown (Gojam) when they were children. After coming to Addis Ababa in 1955 (E.C.), he started entertaining the village children and was employed in the then-popular dance halls as well as various traditional musical instrument-playing institutions and theaters. He has accompanied the music of various famous Ethiopian singers with flute. He is remembered by most of the people for his flute music, which is the soundtrack of the “Fikir eske mekabir.” Yohannes Afework, who lived for half a century as a flute player, even though they retired (1995 E.C.), they never stopped playing the flute. Yohannis Afework passed away on February 19, 2011 (E.C.).

ይህ ጥናት የዮሐንስ አፈወርቅ ግለታሪክ በተለይ ዋሽንት ጨዋታን በሚመለከተው ላይ ያተኮረ ነው። የመጠናቱ ዋና አላማ ዮሐንስ አፈወርቅ የዋሽንት ጨዋታ ሙያን ከለመዳ ጀምሮ እውቅ ባለሙያ እስከ መሆን የደረሱበትን ባህላዊ ዳራ ማሳየት ነው። ለጥናቱ ግብአት የሆነው መረጃ ከባለታሪኩ በቃለመጠይቅ እንዲሁም ከሰነዶች የተገኘ ነው። የአጠናን ስልቱም የቃላዊ ታሪክ ጥናት የቃለመጠይቅ እና የሰነድ ፍተሻ ዘዴን የሚተገብርበትን ስልት የተከተለ ነው። የተገኘው ውጤት እንደሚያሳየው ዮሐንስ አፈወርቅ በህጻንነት እድሜያቸው በትውልድ አካባቢያቸው (ጎጃም) በእረኝነት ላይ እያሉ ጀመሩ። በ1955 ዓ.ም. ወደ አዲስ አበባ ከመጡ በኋላ የሰፈር ልጆችን ከማዝናናት ጀምሮ በወቅቱ ታዋቂ በነበሩ ጠጅ ቤቶች እንዲሁም በተለያዩ የባህል ሙዚቃ መሳሪያ አጫዋች ተቋማት፣ ትያትር ቤቶች ተቀጥረው ሰርተዋል። የተለያዩ ታዋቂ የኢትዮጵያ ዘፋኞችን ሙዚቃ በዋሽንት አጅበዋል። ዋሽንት ለመጫወት ኢትዮጵያን ወክለው ከሀያ በላይ የዓለም ሀገራትን ዞረዋል። በአብዛኛው ህዝብ ዘንድ የፍቅር እስከመቃብር ትረካ ማጀቢያ በሆነው የዋሽንት ዜማ ይታወሳሉ። ለግማሽ ምእተ አመት ገደማ በዋሽንት ሙያ ተሰማርተው የኖሩት ዮሐንስ አፈወርቅ በ1995ዓ.ም. ጡረታ ቢወጡም በተገኘው አጋጣሚ ከዋሽንት ጨዋታ አልተለዩም። ለሙዚቃ ሙያ ቅርበት ያላቸው እንዲሁም የዋሽንትን ሙዚቃ የሚጫወቱ ባለሙያዎች ዮሐንስ አፈወርቅን የዋሽንቱ ንጉስ ሲሉ የሙያ ብቃታቸውን መስክረውላቸዋል። ዮሐንስ አፈወርቅ የካቲት 19 2011ዓ.ም. ከዚህ ዓለም በሞት ተለይተዋል። በጥቅሉ ዮሐንስ አፈወርቅ በኢትዮጵያ ሀገር በቀል እውቀት ለመዳ ዘዴን ተከትለው የዋሽንት ጨዋታን እውቅ ባለሙያ ሆነዋል። ለሙያው ያላቸው ከፍተኛ ፍላጎት ህዝብ ከሚሰበሰብበት የሰፈር አደባባይ ጀምሮ በታሪክ ከተመዘገቡ ዓለም አቀፍ መድረኮች ድረስ ተጫውተዋል። የአድማጭ ተመልካቹ ምላሽ ሙያውን መተዳደሪያ አድርገው ከህጻንነት እድሜ እስከ ሽምግልና ከዋሽንት ሳይለዩ የኢትዮጵያን የዋሽንት አጨዋወት በኖሩበት ዘመን አሻራቸው ጎልቶ እንዲታይ አድርገዋል።