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The Use of Crossword Puzzles as a Vocabulary Learning Strategy: A Case of English as Second Language in Kenyan Secondary Schools
(International Journal of Current Research, 2013)This paper focuses on the application of crossword puzzles in the teaching of vocabulary in English as Second Language (ESL) classrooms. A pre-test was used to measure the learners’ previous knowledge of English vocabulary ... -
Harmonizing the orthographies of bantu languages: the case of Gĩkũyũ and Ekegusii in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Despite the multiplicity of African languages, available literature on the development of these languages points to the need to have their orthographies harmonised and standardised. This is because properly designed ... -
Surveying Multicultural Literacy Levels in Kenya: Comparison of Primary, Secondary and University
(2014-06-12)Kenyans belong to diverse cultures but how literate are they in understanding one another’s cultures? What is the role of teaching in the acquisition of multicultural literacy? To what extent are the primary, secondary and ... -
Task based learning as an alternative approach to the teaching of languages in Kenyan schools: towards best practices
(2014-06-12)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. ... -
Task Based Learning as an Alternative Approach to the Teaching of Languages in Kenyan Schools: Towards Best Practices
(2014-06-12)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. ... -
New media in Kenya: putting ethnicity in perspective
(2014-06-12)The way the media processes, frames and passes on information either to the government or to the people affects the function of the political system. This chapter discusses the interaction between new media and ethnicity ... -
Empowering street children in Kenya: the role of education
(2014-06-13)Education is an important tool that can be used to empower marginalized groups so that they can be integrated in the development of a country. This importance notwithstanding, many street children in Kenya have not been ... -
Tthe phonetic status of (r) in Gĩkũyũ, a Kenyan bantu language: an acoustic analysis.
(2014-06-13)The phonetic status of some speech sounds presents a challenge in some African languages, especially those whose phonology has not been studied extensively using speech analyzers. Issues arise over the place or the manner ... -
Education as a tool for empowering Kenya's street children for realization of Millennium Development Goals
(2014-06-13)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, ... -
The Application of Songs in the Teaching of Swahili Grammar Abstract
(2014-06-13)Linguists posit that children learn a second language if exposed to interesting activities like songs. Songs can be of great value in learning as they capture the children’s attention and guide them through the learning ... -
The Efficacy of Songs in the Acquisition of English Articles and Nouns in a Multilingual Setting in Kenya, Africa: A Case Study of Grade 4 Class in Kenyan Primary Schools.
(2014-06-13)This research was conducted using a pretest / posttest paradigm to test the efficacy of songs in the acquisition of English articles and nouns by learners in a multilingual setting in Kenya, Africa. Two Grade Four classes ... -
The Study of English Animal Idioms: The Nexus between Theory and Applications
(2014-06-13)Available literature on English language teaching reports that animal idioms display semantic opacity and make it difficult for a second language learner to comprehend meaning. This study, therefore, set out to analyse 20 ... -
Harmonizing the Orthography of GĨkŨyŨ and KĨkamba
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Utilizing Phonological Knowledge of Previously Learned African Languages to Enhance Acquisition of Chinese Phonology: A Case Study of Learners of Chinese as a Fourth Language at Confucius Institute at Kenyatta University, Africa
(2014-06-16)The Chinese language has been enjoying increasing popularity in Kenya, where the first Confucius Institute in Africa was established in 2005. By the time most learners of Chinese at the Confucius Institute at Kenyatta ... -
Variations in spoken English used by teachers in Kenya: pedagogical implications
(2014-06-16)The research reported in this paper identifies and describes phonological and grammatical variations in the English spoken by teachers at Kenyan primary school level, correlates the variations observed with the teachers‟ ... -
Enhancing the effectiveness of collaboration between directors from the Chinese and host institution
(2014-06-17)The daily operations in Confucius Institutions are conducted jointly by a Local Director appointed by the host institution and a Chinese Director appointed by the Chinese partner University. Whereas the local director is ... -
Utilizing Resources in Linguistic Minority Communities to Enhance Acquisition of Literacy Skills among Learners: Evidence from Maasai, Turkana and Nubian Language Groups in Kenya
(2014-06-17)The Language in Education Policy in Kenya supports the education of children in their mother tongue (MT) for the first three years of primary. However, this policy has not been implemented amongst the minority language ... -
“Nihao Kenniya!” Promoting Intercultural Communication between China and Kenya: The Role of Confucius Institutes
(2014-06-17)The Chinese language is increasingly becoming popular because of the pride of place that China occupies globally. The popularity of the language has been rapidly facilitated by the establishment of the Confucius Institutes, ...
