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Utandawazi kama Tisho kwa Lugha za Kiafrika

Kandagor, M.; Mahero, T. (TAALUMA – Jarida la CHAKITA, 2010)

Ulimwengu una lugha takribani elfu sita. Hata hivyo, nyingi katika lugha hizi zimo katika hatari ya kuangamia. Inasemekana kwamba lugha moja ya ulimwengu huangamia katika majuma mawili. Nchini Kenya, lugha za Kisengwer, Kisuba ...
Paradoxes of Sexual Power in Song of Malaya

Nyaiburi Ogaro, Gladys (nternational Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2013-08)

This paper is a post-colonial reading of Okot p’Bitek’s work, Song of Malaya. By premising her arguments on feminism and Michel Foucault’s genealogical ideas on power, the author provides the reader with a better understanding ...
Challenges other Languages Spoken in Upper Primary Schools have on the Teaching and Learning of English in Kenya

Kabellow, Joseph K.; Barasa, Peter L.; Omulando, Carolyne A. (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2013-10)

This paper examines the influence Kiswahili and local languages have on the instruction of English. Specifically it examines how languages exposed to the learners in public primary school ...
Embedding ICT in English Second Language Teacher Professional Development: Challenges and Prospects for Kenya

Omondi, Maryslessor Anusu.; Barasa, Prof. Peter L.; Omulando, Dr. Carolyne A. (International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, 2014)

In this age of globalization, the use of technology is advancing at an exponential rate and is taking root within many fields including education. The changed face of education predisposes pressure to the modern teacher ...
Teachers’ Role in the Application of Communicative Language Approach in Teaching Listening and Speaking in Schools in Lugari District, Kenya

Maryslesso, Anusu O.; Barasa, P. L.; Omulando, Carolyne A. (IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2014)

The role of the teacher is to be facilitator of his students’ learning. Teachers are the managers of classroom activities. They are charged with the responsibility of establishing situations likely to promote communication. ...
Teaching Speaking Skills: Challenges of using Integrated Approach in Secondary Schools in Kenya

Oseno, Benter G.; Barasa, Peter L.; Omulando, Carolyne. (Journal of Education and Practice, 2014)

The integrated approach to teaching English language in secondary schools in Kenya was introduced in 1986 with the inception of the 8-4-4 system of education. One of the aims of this approach in Kenya was to address the ...
Challenges Teachers Face in the Use of the Communicative Language Teaching Approach in the Teaching Listening and Speaking Lessons in Lugrari District, Kenya

Maryslessor, A. O.; Barasa, P. L.; Omulando, C. A. (International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2014-09)

Teachers face a number of challenges in teaching listening and speaking in languages. These include students’ lack of motivation for developing communicative competence; low English proficiency, and resistance to class ...
Challenges Teachers Face in the Use of the Communicative Language Teaching Approach in the Teaching Listening and Speaking Lessons in Lugrari District, Kenya

Maryslessor, Anusu O.; Barasa, P. L.; Omulando, Carolyne A. (International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2014-09)

Teachers face a number of challenges in teaching listening and speaking in languages. These include students’ lack of motivation for developing communicative competence; low English proficiency, and resistance to class ...
Embedding ICT in English Second Language Teacher Professional Development: Challenges and Prospects for Kenya

Omondi, M. A.; Barasa, P. L.; Omulando, C. A. (International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, 2014-10)

In this age of globalization, the use of technology is advancing at an exponential rate and is taking root within many fields including education. The changed face of education predisposes pressure to the modern teacher ...
A Constructivist Perspective to Language Teacher Development in Kenya

Omulando, C.; Barasa, P. L. (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2014-12)

The field of language teaching has over the years been expanded to accommodate more modern and flexible approaches examining the entire process of language learning and teaching. This we believe is able to provide ...
Challenges in Selection and Utilization of Approved Secondary Kiswahili Course Books in Kenya

Ombito, Elizabeth K.; Omulando, Carolyne.; Luganda, Massseh M. (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2014-12)

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Kenya launched the multiple-choice textbook policy to be used in selection of course books and other instructional materials in public primary and secondary schools ...
The Language Factor in the Attainment of Millennium Development Goals: The Case of Multilingual Sub-Saharan Africa

Toboso, Bernard M.; Kandagor, Mosol (University of Dar es Salaam : Journal of the Institute Kiswahili Studies, 2015)

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) offered an opportunity to the world to address the problem of underdevelopment especially in the developing countries. In order to realize these goals, governments around the world came ...
The Role of Facebook, Digital Language and Communication in Social Development

Toboso, Mahero Bernard (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2015-01)

This paper explores the role of Facebook, digital language and communication partnership in social development. Internet offers us the chance to not only create and publish content but also to access ...
Putting into Perspective the Integrative Approach to English Language Teaching in Kenya

Barasa, Peter L.; Omulando, Carolyne. (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2015-01)

Worldwide, the field of language teaching has in the last decade been going through a revolution with the quest to come up with methodological approaches that can be regarded as efficient to effectively facilitate the ...
The Embodiment of Power in the African (Acoli) and Western Cultural Perspectives as Presented in Okot p’Bitek’s Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol

Nyaiburi Ogaro, Gladys (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2015-02)

This paper aims to explore the embodiment of power in Africa – in this case Uganda‘s Acoli – and Western cultural perspectives as presented in Okot p‘Bitek‘s Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol. It specifically examines how ...
Perception of Seasonal Climate Forecast Information among Smallholder Farmers in Semi-Arid Southeastern Kenya: A Case of Voi Sub-County.

M. Mwatu, Morris (Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2016)

This paper examines the perception of seasonal climate forecast (SCF) information used in agricultural decisionmaking by smallholder farmers in semi-arid Voi sub-County, Kenya. Questionnaires were administered to a total of ...
Peer Influence on Aggressive Behaviour of Adolescents in Secondary Schools in Bungoma County

Wakoli, Caroline.; Kiptiony, Gladys.; Chemwei, Bernard.; Chonge, Hesborn. (International Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, 2016-10)

The study sought to examine the extent to which adolescent students’ peers influence aggressive behaviour among students in Bungoma County. The sample size for this study was 467. The student sample of 379 was drawn from ...
The Use of Textbook Illustrations in the Teaching of Reading Comprehension: A Study of Secondary Schools in Kathiani District- Kenya

Ndinda, John Ann.; Barasa, Prof. P.L.; Omulando, Dr. Carolyne. (International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning, 2017)

This paper examines the use of textbook illustrations in the teaching of reading comprehension. These are the underlying issues that emerge out of a research that was conducted in Kathiani District in Kenya, 2010-2011. The ...
The Use of Textbook Illustrations in the Teaching of Reading Comprehension: A Study of Secondary Schools in Kathiani District- Kenya

Ndinda, J. A.; Barasa, P.L.; Omulando, Carolyne (Novelty Journals, 2017-06)

This paper examines the use of textbook illustrations in the teaching of reading comprehension. These are the underlying issues that emerge out of a research that was conducted in Kathiani District in Kenya, 2010-2011. The ...
Influence of Human Resource Capacity to Implementation of ECDE Policy in Bungoma County, Kenya.

Wangila, Violet M.; Omulando, Dr. Carolyne.; Too, Prof. Jackson. (2017-06)

This paper scrutinises the effects of human resource capacity to implementation of Early Childhood Development and Education policy. The study was based on the Contextual Implementation Theory (CIT) whose proponent is ...

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