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Les Démarches De La Didactique De La Grammaire Du Fle Dans Les Écoles Secondaires Du District De Kayonza, Au Rwanda
(Kenyatta University, 2018-12)The main objective of this research was to present the current situation of the teaching of grammar of FFL in secondary schools of Kayonza district with a view to propose practices and approaches. In particular, this ... -
Myths of Origin and Their Cultural Implications in the Tigania Community of Meru County
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)This study seeks to examine mythology in six selected myths of origin from the Tigania community of Meru County. Myths of origin in this study refer to all kinds of prose narratives including ordinary animal tales and ... -
The Phonological Processes in Olumarama: Nc Effects and Vowel Hiatus
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)This study investigates the phonological processes found in nasal consonant sequences and vowel hiatus resolution of Olumarama a dialect of Luhya spoken in Kakamega County, of Western Kenya. Olumarama is an under described ... -
The Construction of Images of Power among the Sabaot of Kenya as Represented In Their Male Initiation Poetry
(Kenyatta University, 2019-01)This study examined the construction of images of power in initiation male oral poetry of the Sabaot with a view to revealing how this community contests power relations with its neighbours. The study also investigated how ... -
An Investigation of Language and Cultural Barriers to Effective Communication of Information on Cancer in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-07)This study set out with three objectives. First was to establish whether the information on cancer was physically available to the Kenyan public. Secondly was to ascertain whether the public was able to linguistically ... -
An Ecocritical Reading of Subjectivity in Helon Habila’s Oil on Water and Kaine Agary’s Yellow-Yellow
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)The objective and impetus of this study is to investigate the representations of postcolonial subjectivity and the portrayal of ecological devastation in Helon Habila‘s Oil on Water and Kaine Agary‘s Yellow-Yellow. Both ... -
A Portrayal of Dysfunctional Families in Ellen Banda’s Patchwork and Almas Khan’s Poppadom Preach.
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)This study explores two novels, Patchwork (2011) by Ellen Banda and Poppadom Preach (2011) by Almas Khan. The research endeavors to scrutinize how the texts under study explore how the behavior of members in a family impact ... -
Social Values in Young Adults Novels: A Study of Selected Works by Nahida Esmail
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)This study focused on the critical investigation of social values in three Young Adults novels by Nahida Esmail: Living in the Shade (2011), The Detective of Shangani: The Mystery of the Lost Rubies (2014) and Lessilie the ... -
The status of children’s theatre in Nairobi
(Kenyatta University, 1997)The overall objective of the research was to establish the status of children's theatre as an art form in Nairobi. The study reveals the forms in which children's theatre in Nairobi is manifested and critically examines ... -
Aspects of orature in selected Gikuyu pop songs
(Kenyatta University, 1998-10)This study is premised on the notion that Orature is dynamic and that it adapts to changing historical and social realities mediating that reality based on keen observation and interpretation of phenomena. By taking ... -
Usage of Funerary Symbols in Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain and Kenzaburo Oe’s the Silent Cry
(Kenyatta University, 2017)This research work is based on the study of the primary texts; Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain (1970) and Kenzaburo Oe’s The Silent Cry (1967). It seeks to examine how the funerary symbols appear, are employed and their ... -
Silence as a strategy for trauma enunciation in selected fiction of Abdulrazak Gurnah: Paradise (1994) and Desertion (2005)
(Kenyatta University, 2017-11)The study offers a reading on how silence has been presented as a strategy for trauma enunciation in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s selected novels: Paradise (1994) and Desertion (2005). It also explores how migration and racial ... -
Historical consciousness and character formation in Yvonne Owuor’s dust
(Kenyatta University, 2017-04)This study investigates the role played by historical consciousness in character formation and identity as presented by Yvonne Owuor in Dust. The desire for an individual to identify with a certain group of people whether ... -
Zakes mda’s social vision for post-apartheid South Africa: an examination of fools, bells and the habit of eating.
(2017-07)This thesis seeks to establish how Zakes Mda crafts his social vision for post-apartheid South Africa through his three plays: The Mother of All Eating, You Fool How Can the Sky Fall? and The Bells of Amersfoort collected ... -
Templates of Wanga Socio-Cultural Family Values in Thematic and Stylistic Analysis of Ali Akeko’s Selected Popular Songs
(Kenyatta University, 2017-03)This study regards Ali Akeko as a producer of cultural „goods‟ whose taste and appropriation are realized in consumption. For a detailed analysis, the study used eighteen songs. The study investigated Wanga socio-cultural ...
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Les Démarches De La Didactique De La Grammaire Du Fle Dans Les Écoles Secondaires Du District De Kayonza, Au Rwanda
(Kenyatta University, 2018-12)The main objective of this research was to present the current situation of the teaching of grammar of FFL in secondary schools of Kayonza district with a view to propose practices and approaches. In particular, this ... -
Myths of Origin and Their Cultural Implications in the Tigania Community of Meru County
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)This study seeks to examine mythology in six selected myths of origin from the Tigania community of Meru County. Myths of origin in this study refer to all kinds of prose narratives including ordinary animal tales and ... -
The Phonological Processes in Olumarama: Nc Effects and Vowel Hiatus
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)This study investigates the phonological processes found in nasal consonant sequences and vowel hiatus resolution of Olumarama a dialect of Luhya spoken in Kakamega County, of Western Kenya. Olumarama is an under described ... -
The Construction of Images of Power among the Sabaot of Kenya as Represented In Their Male Initiation Poetry
(Kenyatta University, 2019-01)This study examined the construction of images of power in initiation male oral poetry of the Sabaot with a view to revealing how this community contests power relations with its neighbours. The study also investigated how ... -
An Investigation of Language and Cultural Barriers to Effective Communication of Information on Cancer in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-07)This study set out with three objectives. First was to establish whether the information on cancer was physically available to the Kenyan public. Secondly was to ascertain whether the public was able to linguistically ... -
An Ecocritical Reading of Subjectivity in Helon Habila’s Oil on Water and Kaine Agary’s Yellow-Yellow
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)The objective and impetus of this study is to investigate the representations of postcolonial subjectivity and the portrayal of ecological devastation in Helon Habila‘s Oil on Water and Kaine Agary‘s Yellow-Yellow. Both ... -
A Portrayal of Dysfunctional Families in Ellen Banda’s Patchwork and Almas Khan’s Poppadom Preach.
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)This study explores two novels, Patchwork (2011) by Ellen Banda and Poppadom Preach (2011) by Almas Khan. The research endeavors to scrutinize how the texts under study explore how the behavior of members in a family impact ... -
Social Values in Young Adults Novels: A Study of Selected Works by Nahida Esmail
(Kenyatta University, 2019-05)This study focused on the critical investigation of social values in three Young Adults novels by Nahida Esmail: Living in the Shade (2011), The Detective of Shangani: The Mystery of the Lost Rubies (2014) and Lessilie the ... -
The status of children’s theatre in Nairobi
(Kenyatta University, 1997)The overall objective of the research was to establish the status of children's theatre as an art form in Nairobi. The study reveals the forms in which children's theatre in Nairobi is manifested and critically examines ... -
Aspects of orature in selected Gikuyu pop songs
(Kenyatta University, 1998-10)This study is premised on the notion that Orature is dynamic and that it adapts to changing historical and social realities mediating that reality based on keen observation and interpretation of phenomena. By taking ... -
Usage of Funerary Symbols in Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain and Kenzaburo Oe’s the Silent Cry
(Kenyatta University, 2017)This research work is based on the study of the primary texts; Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain (1970) and Kenzaburo Oe’s The Silent Cry (1967). It seeks to examine how the funerary symbols appear, are employed and their ... -
Silence as a strategy for trauma enunciation in selected fiction of Abdulrazak Gurnah: Paradise (1994) and Desertion (2005)
(Kenyatta University, 2017-11)The study offers a reading on how silence has been presented as a strategy for trauma enunciation in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s selected novels: Paradise (1994) and Desertion (2005). It also explores how migration and racial ... -
Historical consciousness and character formation in Yvonne Owuor’s dust
(Kenyatta University, 2017-04)This study investigates the role played by historical consciousness in character formation and identity as presented by Yvonne Owuor in Dust. The desire for an individual to identify with a certain group of people whether ... -
Zakes mda’s social vision for post-apartheid South Africa: an examination of fools, bells and the habit of eating.
(2017-07)This thesis seeks to establish how Zakes Mda crafts his social vision for post-apartheid South Africa through his three plays: The Mother of All Eating, You Fool How Can the Sky Fall? and The Bells of Amersfoort collected ... -
Templates of Wanga Socio-Cultural Family Values in Thematic and Stylistic Analysis of Ali Akeko’s Selected Popular Songs
(Kenyatta University, 2017-03)This study regards Ali Akeko as a producer of cultural „goods‟ whose taste and appropriation are realized in consumption. For a detailed analysis, the study used eighteen songs. The study investigated Wanga socio-cultural ... -
The use of myth in grace Ogot's prose fiction
(2009-04)This study investigates the use of myth in Grace Ogot's prose fiction. It highlights tbe importance of myth as a vital artistic resource to the contemporary writer, the relevance of myth in articulating contemporary ... -
Allegory of derangement in postcolonial fiction: a study of selected novels from Africa
(Kenyatta University, 2017-01)This study, „Allegory of Derangement in Postcolonial Fiction: A Study of Selected Novels from Africa‟ is based on analysis of four texts namely: The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah, The Cockroach Dance ... -
The Aesthetics of Discontent and Dissidence in Lesego Rampolokeng’s Blackheart: Epilogue to Insanity (2004) And Whiteheart: Prologue to Hysteria (2005)
(2016-11)This study examines the motifs of discontent and dissidence in the two novels by the South African poet, playwright and novelist Lesego Rampolokeng. The study is based on the premise that black South African writers use ... -
Postcolonial migration and strategies of resistance in Safi Abdi's a mighty collision of two worlds and offspring of paradise
(Kenyatta University, 2016-04)The focus of this project is the examination of identity politics and acts of resistance staged by migrant characters living overseas as represented in San Abdi's Offspring of Paradise (2004) and :1 Alight)' Collision ... -
Representation of Ecological Consciousness in Henry Ole Kulet’s Vanishing Herds and The Hunter
(Kenyatta University, 2016-04)This study endeavours to bring a fresh insight into the role of literature in the global campaign against environmental degradation. It examines how human culture impacts the natural environment in Henry Ole Kulet’s ...
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