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An analysis of the spelling errors in the written English of Kenyan pre‐university students
(Taylor & Francis, 1994)There are two medical schools training doctors in Kenya: the Moi University established in 1984 and the University of Nairobi established in 1967. The University of Nairobi has so far produced the majority of Kenyan doctors. ... -
Importing Composition: Teaching and Researching Academic Writing Beyond North America
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Computer-based corpora: problems of collection and interpretation of Kenyan texts in English
(Kenyatta University, 1999)Computer-basedcorpora as sources of language material for description is a relatively new concept inlinguistics in Kenya, if not in Africa generally. The collection of relevant and / or appropriate text samples:spoken, ... -
The verb 'be' in Kikamba: issues in identifying the form
(Kenyatta University, 1999)triedfor three years to find the verb 'have'in Ewe ... " Those were the words uttered with a m' of frustration and delight of a missionary on furlough several years ago. (Welmers 1972. 208) This quotation echoes the ... -
Sheng: peer language, Swahili dialect or emerging Creole?
(Taylor and Francis, 2002)Quantitative data collected during a recent research trip have shed light on the social and linguistic factors that affect language choice and use in the complex multilingual setting of Nairobi City. The first section ... -
Whose English in Kenyan schools? A case for a nativized variety
(Kenyatta University, 2002)The question, "whose English in Kenyan schools?" would generally elicit two polarised responses. Language planners and some educators would not hesitate to give the British Standard as the variety taught in our schools ... -
Viewing speech pathology as aspect of applied linguistics
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Meaning as use: a functional view of semantics and pragmatics
(Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, 2004)This article addresses the notion of linguistic meaning with reference to Kiswahili. It focuses particular attention on meaning typology, with the assumption that a discussion of meaning types can enhance the understanding ... -
A Case for the Phonetic Feature [Tongue]
(National Inquiry Services Centre, 2004)Based on the autosegmental principles of phonemic licensing, this article argues a case for the phonetic feature [tongue] to function as a cover label for all true consonants that are articulated with a tongue stricture. ... -
Access To Literacy Empowerment Through Systematic Interventions: English Literacy Benchmarks In Kenya
(Journal Of College Teaching & Learning, 2005)English language in Kenya has been given a higher status as compared to other languages. Apart from being the official language, it is the language of instruction from primary four upwards. Stakeholders also regard it as ... -
Grammatical constraints of phonemic merger and phonemic split in loanword adaptation
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"No Mercy, No Remorse.: Personal Experience Narratives about Public Passenger Transportation in Nairobi, Kenya
(Indiana University Press, 2006)Personal experience narratives about riding on Kenya's public passenger vehicles, commonly called matatu, form part of Nairobi residents' everyday conversations. These first-person, single-episodic narratives describe ... -
The Question of the Standard English Model in the Achievement of Universal Primary Education in Kenya
(United States International University, 2007)English and Kiswahili are the two key languages in Kenya. While Kiswahili is a national language, English is an official language and is actually the medium of instruction in Kenyan schools. The model of English used in ... -
Education as a tool for empowering Kenya's street children for integration in national development
(United States International University, 2009)Education is an empowering process that enables those who have been marginalized in the social, economic, political and cultural spheres to claim their status as fully participating members of the society. Nevertheless, ... -
Cultural Perspectives in Language and Speech Disorders
(Disability Studies Quarterly, 2009)Culture has a heavy overlay on the perceptions and the subsequent handling of persons with language and speech disorders. This article reviews the cultural perspectives of language and speech disorders as portrayed by ... -
Nurses' impoliteness as an impediment to patients' rights in selected Kenyan hospitals
(Harvard School of Public Health, 2010)The institutionalization of patients’ rights is a recent phenomenon in Kenya. In 2006, Kenya’s Ministry of Health initiated policy measures to improve patient satisfaction through a charter of patients’ rights. The aim ... -
Face attack and patients’ response strategies in a Kenyan hospital
(Wiley, 2010)Social power can be exercised by face attack where power differentials are sufficiently great and significant retaliation or sanctions are unlikely. Such exercise of social power is common in military contexts. It is not ... -
Regional and Gender Disparities in the Attainment of Desired English Language Competence Levels
(Journal for the Advancement of Educational research, 2010)English language in Kenya is the medium of instruction from primary class 4 upwards. The assumption here is that by the end of class 3 (three years of elementary education), learners will have attained English language ... -
Teachers' Perceptions on the Use of African Languages in the Curriculum: A Case Study of Schools in Kenya, East Africa
(2011)In order to revitalize African languages and advocate for their use as media of instruction in Kenyan schools, it is important to investigate and document the teachers' attitude towards the use of these languages in teaching. ...
