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The Role Visual Resources and Improvised Techniques Play in the Actualization of Bukusu Circumcision Songs
(2023-07)The study is an analysis of visual resources and improvised techniques in actualization of the Bukusu circumcision songs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role visual resources and improvised techniques ... -
A Semantic Analysis of Absent Subjects of Idioms in Gĩkũyũ
(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. ... -
Socio- Cultural and Economic Factors affecting Primary School Enrolment in Baragoi Division of Samburu County, Kenya
(Leena and Luna International, Oyama, Japan, 2015-04) -
Songs as a Resource for the Teaching of English Lexical Items to Speakers of Gĩkũyũ in a Multilingual Environment
(2019)Knowledge of lexical items is fundamental to the development of language proficiency. In order to appeal to young learners to comprehend the meaning of lexical items and enhance language proficiency, songs can be effective ... -
Task Based Learning as an Alternative Approach to the Teaching of Languages in Kenyan Schools: Towards Best Practices
(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. ... -
The Teaching of English Idioms in Kenyan Secondary Schools: Difficulties and Effective Strategies
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The Treatment of Indigenous Languages in Kenya’s Pre- and Post-independent Education Commissions and in the Constitution of 2010
(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 ... -
Ushairi wa Abdilatif Abdalla Katika Kubainisha Utamaduni wa Waswahili
(Journal of Linguistics and Language in Education, 2018)Makala haya yanafafanua maudhui yaliyomo katika tungo za mashairi ya Abdilatif Abdalla kwa kuzingatia namna masuala ya utamaduni waWaswahili yanavyowasilishwa. Masuala hayo yanahusu namna wenyeji hao wanavyotangamana ... -
The Value of Metaphors in Ken Walibora’s Kiswahili Text: ‘Kidagaa Kimemwozea’
(European Journal of Applied Linguistics Studies, 2019)The novelist Ken Walibora employs metaphors in his Kiswahili text Kidagaa Kimemwozea to discuss about the subject of neocolonialism in different perspectives. Due to the metaphoric language used, meaning might be elusive ... -
Vocabulary Instruction in Kenyan Pre-Schools: A Semantic Field Theoretical Approach
(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 ... -
Western Education on the Changing Roles of Women: The Case of Idakho Community, Kenya
(David publishing, 2015-05)This study examined the contribution of Western education as provided by Christian missionaries on the changing roles of Idakho women. The spread of Christianity and Western education in Idakho had a broad approach toreinforce ... -
When romantic love in Gĩkũyũ becomes a human body part
(Cognitive Linguistic Studies, 2015)Studies in Cognitive Linguistics show that metaphors are fundamental to the structuring of people's thought and language (Sweetser 1990; Kövecses 2009). It is against this backdrop that this study discusses human body parts ... -
When two Horses Become Minji na Ndengũ (Peas and Green Grams): A Cognitive Integration Analysis of Blended Idioms of Political Campaign in Kenyan Newspapers
(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 ...