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Language in Education and the Role of Applied Linguistics in Kenya

Michieka, Martha Moraa (Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 2011)

Language in education has remained a major concern in most African countries, especially those that were formerly colonized by European countries. Several problems that Africa and Kenya in particular, faces are closely ...
‘I Use My Mother Tongue at Home and with Friends – Not in School!’ Multilingualism and Identity in Rural Kenya

Spernes, Kari (Routledge, Taylor and Francis group, 2012-07)

The present paper investigates students’ experiences of being multilingual. Qualitative data have been collected during observation, focus groups, interviews and text writing in a public primary school in rural Kenya. The ...
Teaching in Linguistically Diverse Classrooms: Difficulties in the Implementation of the Language in-Education Policy in Multilingual Kenyan Primary School Classrooms

Nyaga, Susan; Anthonissen, Christine (Routledge, Taylor and Francis group, 2012-07)

Kenya’s language-in-education policy supports mother-tongue education as the ideal approach to developing language and literacy skills of young learners. The policy has been informed by findings of various past national ...
Multilingual education in Kenya: debunking the myths

Orwenjo, Daniel Ochieng (Routledge, Taylor and Francis group, 2012-08)

Arguments that have been advanced against multilingual education in Kenya and Africa in general are not new. Most post-colonial African governments have stuck to the pre-colonial education policies which have no relevance ...
Managing Linguistic Diversity in Literacy and Language Development: An Analysis of Teachers' Attitudes, Skills and Strategies in Multilingual Classrooms in Kenyan Primary Schools

Nyaga, Susan Karigu (Stellenbosch University, 2013)

This study investigates teachers' language practices in multilingual classrooms with regard to their attitudes, skills and strategies in their management of linguistic diversity among learners in their first year of primary ...
Multilingualism, Language Policy and Creative Writing in Kenya

Mbithi, Esther K (springer, 2014)

Language use and creative writing go hand in hand. In the process of exploring language, we also engage in the study of literature. An engagement with literature is, indeed, a continuing process of improving our capacity ...
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

Njoroge, Martin C. (Karatina University, 2014)

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 ...
A Situational Analysis of Language of Instruction in Lower Primary School in Nyeri county, Kenya

Githinji, Wanjohi (Kenyatta University, 2014-12)

The purpose of this study was to establish the language(s) used for instruction in lower primary school and also find out to what extent various factors related to school, teachers and parents influence the language choices ...
Digital Solutions for Multilingual Learning Environments the Case of GraphoGame Adaptations in Kenya

Puhakka, Carol Suzanne Adhiambo (University of Jyväskylä, 2015)

In Kenya, poor infrastructure and a lack of resources have led to low literacy levels. Inadequate teacher training programs lack focus on the key areas related to language and learning, which are essential in multilingual ...
“They Do Not Know Much, but Then, You Have to Cover the Syllabus”: The Quality Imperative – A Dilemma for Teachers in Early Grade Multilingual Classrooms in Kenyan Primary Schools

Nyaga, Susan Karigu (Department of General Linguistics of Stellenbosch University., 2015)

The centrality of language in any education system cannot be overemphasized. Wolff (2006:50) sums this up by stating that “language is not everything in education, but without language everything is nothing in education”. ...
Towards a practical proposal for multilingualism in education in Kenya

Oduor, Jane AN (springer, 2015)

This article proposes multilingualism in education, where indigenous languages are used alongside English as the media of instruction in schools to eventually promote their use in Kenya. It begins by stating Kenya’s language ...
Communicative Practices in a Bi-/Multilingual, Rural, Fourth Grade Classroom in Kenya

Kiramba, Lydiah Kananu (University of Illinois, 2016)

Today, multilingualism in primary education is a reality that must be fully embraced in language and literacy research. Multilingualism is the norm in schools due to linguistic heterogeneity in classrooms. Despite the ...
Multilingual Literacy Skill Development in Kenya: Results from Medium Scale Randomized Controlled Trials

Piper, Benjamin (Comparative and International Education Society, 2016-09)

If children do not learn how to read in the first few years of primary school, they are at greater risk of dropping out. It is therefore crucial to identify and test interventions that have the potential of making a large ...
Translanguaging as a class/lecture-room language management strategy in multilingual contexts: Insights from autoethnographic snapshots from Kenya and South Africa

Mwaniki, Munene (Routledge, Taylor and Francis group, 2016-12)

The article explores complementary aspects of two nascent developments in (socio) linguistics, namely translanguaging and language management using auto-ethnographic snapshots from class/lecture-room contexts in Kenya and ...
Multilingual Literacies: Invisible Representation of Literacy in a Rural Classroom

Kiramba, Lydiah Kananu (International Literacy Association, 2017)

In many countries, educational policies typically mandate school activities that promote a homogeneous and narrow range of academic literacies for all learners despite the diverse nature of human learning. This ethnographic ...
Out of Many, One: Challenges in Teaching Multilingual Kenyan Primary Students in English

Hsieh, Ching-Ni; Ionescu, Marcel; Ho, Tsung-Han (Routledge, Taylor and Francis group, 2017-09)

Using a large-scale, standardized English language proficiency test(TOEFL® Primary TM), this study examined Kenyan primary school students’ English reading and listening proficiency and explored challenges primary school ...
Barriers to L1 Proficiency in Multilingual Educational Settings: A Case of Lower Primary School Pupils in Meru Central District, Kenya

Ntalala, Safari G (CRDEEPJournals, 2018)

This article is based on findings from a larger study conducted to assess levels of Kimeru proficiency among primary school pupils in Meru Central District. The study was a descriptive survey conducted in five primary ...
Literacy Acquisition in Multilingual Educational Contexts: Evidence from Coastal Kenya

Jasińska, Kaja K.; Wolf, Sharon; Jukes, Matthew C.H.; Dubeck, Margaret M. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2019-03)

Literacy is a powerful tool against poverty, leading to further education and vocational success. In sub-Saharan Africa, schoolchildren commonly learn in two languages—African and European. Multiple early literacy skills ...

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