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Localized Nuances of Linguistic Choices in Film: A Case Study of “Tahidi High” - a Kenyan Television Drama

Mugubi, John; Wesonga, Robert (2012)

This treatise endeavors to examine the discourse of actors in Tahidi High - a Kenyan television drama – in order to demonstrate how use of language contributes to thematic allusions in the television drama. Language is ...
Setting as Technique in Kenyan Television Drama: The Case of Tahidi High

Wesonga, Robert (Association for Scientific Computing Electronics and Engineering (ASCEE), 2012)

Undoubtedly, Film Studies is an area that has attracted varied attention from scholars in Kenya today. The country has recorded a tremendous increase in film scholarship in the recent past. This upsurge in Film studies ...
Identifying and Dealing with the Causes of Water Shortage in Lagam Escarpment of Kerio Valley, Marakwet District, Kenya

Kipkiror, Loice Jepkemboi (Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS), 2012)

In the recent years, it has been realized that water supply is on the decline in Marakwet District, Kenya, especially in the drier areas, such as the extensive Lagam escarpment and the Kerio Valley, yet water is the livelihood ...
Instruction of reading for nationhood: English language teachers’ cognition in Kenya

Manyasi, Beatrice N (Scholarlink research institute journals, 2013)

This paper discusses secondary school teachers' cognition of the instruction of reading to instill human values among students in secondary schools in Kenya. The main purpose of the study was to determine how teachers ...
Functional Writing Skills for Effective Communication: The English Language Classroom in Kenya

Onchera, Paul Onsare; Manyasi, Beatrice N. (Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS), 2013)

This study sought to investigate to what depth learners are exposed to appropriate functional text varieties, Identify the kind of support teachers give learners in their functional writing tasks and establish how this ...
Use of textual materials and teaching learning activities by teachers of English in Eldoret municipality, Kenya

Adero, Mak'obila L; Onchera, Paul O (International research journals, 2013-08)

This paper sought to establish the relevance of teaching and learning activities and textual materials, in relation to the teaching and learning theories and approaches that were designed to achieve teaching goals. ...
An Investigation Into Prevalence And Factors Contributing To Relapse Among Alcoholics In Selected Rehabilitation Centres In Nairobi County, Kenya

Chepkwony, Sellah Jerop; Chelule, Esther; Barmao, Anne C. (International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2013-08)

From the year 1999, there has been increasing alcohol abuse in Kenya with associate adverse consequences. As a result of this, there has been an increase in the establishment of treatment and rehabilitation services and ...
Teachers’ attitudes towards the use of instructional resources in teaching of the novel

Rotumoi, Joseph; Kipkoech, Lydia C (Canadian center of science and education, 2014)

This study set out to investigate the varieties of instructional materials that are available and used for teaching the novel in selected secondary schools in Baringo District. The research was guided by Piaget's ...
Use of oral literature in the teaching of English grammar in secondary schools in Bondo district- Kenya

Owiti, 1 Tobias O; Onchera, Paul O; Kulo, Selina A (International research journals, 2014)

The mastery of grammar forms a basis for achieving proficiency in the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Teachers of English language should therefore, aim at ensuring learners acquire adequate ...
University Education of the Maasai Girls in Kenya at Crossroad: A Viewpoint of the Role of local leaders and Socio-Cultural factors.

Rotich, Stephen K.; Rono, Kipkirui Joseph; Mutisya, Sammy M. (The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, 2014)

The purpose of this research was to determine the role of community leaders and socio-cultural factors on maasai girls academic performance in secondary schools in Narok County and their subsequent transiton rates to ...
University Supervisors’ and Student Teachers’ Assessment of the Value of Teaching Practice and School Context Challenges in Kenya

Tabot, Benedicta Aiyobei (Journal of Education and Practice, 2014)

This paper explores University supervisors’ and student teachers’ assessment of the value of teaching practice and school context challenges in Kenya based on a study that examined perceptions on the influence of the ...
Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical investigation of crude extracts of the fruits of Solanum incanum (Solananceae) and Dovyalis abbysinica (Flacourtiaceae)

Chirchir, Denis Kipngeno; Mshimba, Seriana Mkamburi; Cheruiyot, Gilbert; Adongo, John O (Science Journal of Microbiology, 2014)

The aim of this study was to investigate the in-vitro antimicrobial activity and to test the presence of phytochemicals in methanolic crude extracts of the fruits of Dovyalis abbysinica and Solanum incanum. The antibacterial ...
Resyllabification of Loan Words in Kalenjin Phonology

Kandagor, Mosol; Sawe, Salim. K (Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014)

The description of syllable structure in the individual languages is important in realizing syllabic markedness which motivates re-syllabification in the recipient language. The paper threrefore is an analysis of re ...
Competence of Head Teachers in Primary School Management in Kenya: An Evaluation of Capacity Building

Rotich, Stephen K.; Rono, Kipkirui Joseph; Mutisya, Sammy M. (Asian Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 2014-05)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of capacity building on head teachers’ competence in primary schools Management in Bomet County. The ministry of education in collaboration with the Kenya ...
Role of cognition in developing young children’s literacy ages 4 – 10: the Kenyan experience

Onchera, P O (Scholars academic and scientific publishers, 2015)

This paper argues that literacy in early childhood could play a significant role in empowering the young children to develop reflection, critique, empathy, a sense of identity and full participation in society. This however ...
Academic Staff and Students’ views on Quality Education Indicators in Selected Private universities in Kenya.

Too, Edwin K; Chepchieng, Micah C.; Ochola, John; Mburugu, Beatrice M. (2015)

The demand for higher education has led the Kenyan government to encourage and grant charter to several private universities. These universities absorb qualified students who could not be admitted by the then Joint ...
Effect of Academic Staff Retention on Quality Education in Private Universities in Kenya

Too, Edwin K; Chepchieng, Micah C.; Ochola, John (2015)

In recent years, there has been an increase of students’ enrollment in private universities in Kenya. In effect, there has been a great need to recruit and retain quality academic staff. Studies reveal that it has been ...
The Formation of Silali Crater (Kenya) As an Extraterrestrial Impact Crater (ETIC)

Kipkiror, Loice Jepkemboi; Tanui, Julius Gordon (Journal of Environment and Earth Science, 2015)

Extraterrestrial impact craters on the earth’s surface are formed by the impact of an asteroid, comet or a meteorite on the Earth’s surface. Silali basin is a depression that is found to the north of Lake Baringo; ...
Communication Media and Their Effectiveness in Reaching the Youth in Rural Areas: The Case of Youth Enterprise Development Fund in Kenya

Chepngeno, Judy B.; Biwott, Edith Jelagat (New Media and Mass Communication, 2015)

Most youth face the unemployment problem due to scarce job opportunities, lack of start-up capital, skills and lack of information on available resources. The introduction of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund in ...
Availability and access of extensive reading resources for teaching and learning English: The Kenyan case

Indembukhani, Kennedy; Onchera, Paul O; Kulo, Selina A (International research journals, 2015-02)

This paper examines extensive reading as a method recommended for teaching English as a second language. Specifically the paper investigated the availability of extensive reading resources for teaching and learning and ...

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