Browsing by Author "Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki"
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A Cognitive Approach to EkeGusii Pop Songs
Ntabo, Victor Ondara; Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Nyarigoti, Naom Moraa (Australian International Academic Centre, 2018-03)A review of literature on pop songs reveals that composers use metaphors to communicate their feelings. In particular, the meaning of the metaphors in EkeGusii pop songs needs to be interpreted to reveal the message of the ... -
Etymological Elaboration As A Pedagogical Approach: Insights From Applied Linguistics
Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki (International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies, 2016)Idioms are regarded as problematic to teach and, a fortiori, difficult for second language learners to comprehend due to the arbitrariness of their meanings and forms. Thus, the objective of this study is to test the ... -
Metaphoric Conceptualizations of Death in Gĩkũyũ
Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki (KOAJKorea Open Access Journals, 2017)Using the dictum that metaphor is a conceptual mapping from a concrete source domain to an abstract target domain, this paper identifies and categorizes the metaphors of death in Gĩkũyũ using the Conceptual Metaphor Theory. ... -
Nexus between Gender and Language Shift among the Youth in Nairobi County, Kenya
Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Nyarigoti, Naom Moraa; Kimani, Rosemary Wamaitha (Australian International Academic Centre, 2018-08)The phenomenon of language shift is brought about by language contact. Language shift from mother tongue to another language among the youth is an issue that cannot be wished away due to, inter alia, factors like urbanization, ... -
Relating Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Connectors
Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Njoroge, Martin C. (2015)Coherence and cohesion are essential elements that a well-constructed written sentence or text should consist of. Connectors are usually used to indicate coherence and cohesion between units of a discourse. A sample of ... -
A Semantic Analysis of Absent Subjects of Idioms in Gĩkũyũ
Kiguta, Purity Njambi; Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Ndung’u, Catherine Waithera (Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2020-06-30)Idioms have been studied for a considerable time by linguists with a view of explaining their meaning. In Gĩkũyũ, for example, the meaning of most idioms can be derived from constituents that form them. ... -
Task Based Learning as an Alternative Approach to the Teaching of Languages in Kenyan Schools: Towards Best Practices
Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Njoroge, Martin C. (2014)Although language syllabuses in Kenyan primary and secondary schools encourage teachers to involve learners in their own learning, actual classroom practices reveal that this is not fully implemented for various reasons. ... -
Teachers' viewpoints on the use of ICT in the teaching of languages in Kenya
Waweru, Edward Kinyua; Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki (2015-09-30)Introduction Some few decades ago chalk, blackboard, textbooks and teachers were the prominent components of teaching and learning in schools but recent development of ICT means that this landscape is rapidly changing ... -
The Teaching of English Idioms in Kenyan Secondary Schools: Difficulties and Effective Strategies
Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Njoroge, Martin C. (Australian International Academic Centre, 2016) -
The Treatment of Indigenous Languages in Kenya’s Pre- and Post-independent Education Commissions and in the Constitution of 2010
Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Njoroge, Martin C. (Australian International Academic Centre, 2017-12-30)An indigenous or community language is the language that nurtures the child in the early years of his or her life. The UNESCO land mark publication in 1953 underscores the importance of educating children in their community ... -
Vocabulary Instruction in Kenyan Pre-Schools: A Semantic Field Theoretical Approach
Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki (Coretrain Journal of Languages, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, 2018)Vocabulary teaching has always been a keystone in English language teaching. However, the best vocabulary instruction strategy to be used by language teachers has always been a herculean task. Against this background, this ... -
When two Horses Become Minji na Ndengũ (Peas and Green Grams): A Cognitive Integration Analysis of Blended Idioms of Political Campaign in Kenyan Newspapers
Ogal, George Ouma; Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Maitaria, Joseph Nyehita (Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2019-07)Political campaigns are emotive activities that rely on language to attract the attention of the public. In fact, electioneering periods in Kenya are heavily laced with idiomatic expressions such that one would be required ...