This study analyzed sixteen dissertations of students who completed their doctoral degree between 2014 and 2018 in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. Data was analyzed quantitatively pertaining to the dissertations' research areas, research methods, and research contexts using descriptive statistics. The results of this study revealed evidence on four major research trends. It was found that language kills were most favorable research areas where quantitative was the most prevalent research method used by the doctoral students. The result of this study also revealed that quasi-experimental was the most utilized research design, and doctoral students directed their research toward tertiary level education. Implications for higher education curriculum designers and future research directions are then presented.