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    • Gender and students' academic achievement in Kiswahili language 

      Kang'ahi, Maurine; Indoshi, Francis Chisikwa; Okwach, Tonny Omusonga; Osodo, Joseph (Sabinet, 2012)
      Gender is one of the key factors influencing students' academic achievement. In Hamisi District, Vihiga County in Kenya, achievement of students in Kiswahili language is poor, yet no comparison has been made between male ...
    • Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Kiswahili Classroom Learning Conditions in Secondary Schools in Kakamega North Sub-County, Kenya 

      Maurine Kang’ahi, Francis Chisikwa Indoshi, Tony Omusonga Okwach (Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 2014)
      Abstract: The classroom learning conditions embodies more than physical environment. However, researchers have overly focused on the physical classroom learning environment leaving out other conditions of learning. This ...
    • Refocusing Indigenous Music for Formal Classroom Practice: A Process of Creating Partnership between the School and the Community 

      Rose A Omolo-Ongati (Unesco.org, 2007)
      This paper examines the modalities and logistics of refocusing indigenous music in formal classroom practice in Kenya in a bid to create partnership between the community and the school. The need to refocus indigenous music ...
    • The Preparation of Music Teachers in Kenya 

      ROSE OMOLO ONGATI; ROSE OMOLO ONGATI (National Association for Research and Post-graduate Studies in Music (ANPPOM), 2015)
    • Text-melody relationships: Translation of European Hymns into Dho-Luo 

      Rose A Omolo-Ongati (Council for Research in Music Education, School of Music, University of Illinois, 2005)
      This study addressed the problem of translation of European hymns into Dho-luo, with specific reference to text-melody relationships It outlines the process of translating music and compositional methods and techniques ...
    • Change, innovation and continuity in the performance practice of traditional Luo instrumental genres in contemporary popular settings 

      Rose A Omolo-Ongati (Rose A Omolo-Ongati, 2006)
      Traditional Luo1 musical genres are consistently being eroded by the wave of urbanisation and the impact of Western culture. Although traditional Luo genres remain common and widely appreciated in contemporary musical ...
    • Literature and Society: A Reflection on the Youth’s Health in John Habwe’s Kiswahili Novels. 

      Deborah Nanyama Amukowa, Wangari Mwai, Florence Ngesa Indede (International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2012)
      The youth face a Myriad of health related challenges. Progressive nations rely on healthy youths who can engage in national building. However, literature has shown that youths who are the most productive people in society ...
    • An exposition of some adapted lexemes in Dholuo 

      Benard Odoyo Okal, Florence Indede, Ernest Sangai Mohochi (Horizon Research Publishing, 2013)
      The paper gives an exposition of some adapted English lexemes into Dholuo. The work relied on a descriptive design. Total purposive sampling technique was incorporated in collecting secondary data to saturation level. All ...
    • Benefits of Multilingualism in Education. 

      Benard Odoyo Okal (Horizon Research Publishing. 506 North Garfield Avenue# 210, Alhambra, CA 91801, 2014)
      The article gives a brief analytical survey of multilingualism practices, its consequences, its benefits in education and discussions on the appropriate ways towards its achievement in education. Multilingualism refers ...
    • UCHANGANUZI WA HIPONIMIA ZA VITENZI VYA KISWAHILI 

      Benard Odoyo Okal, Florence Indede, Ernest Sangai Mohochi (Academia.edu, 2016)
      Hiponimia ni uhusiano wa kifahiwa unaodhihirika baina ya leksimu ya jumla (hipanimu) na mahususi (hiponimu). Kama vile hipanimu mzazi hujumuisha hiponimu baba na mama. Uhusiano huu wa kihiponimia ulidhukuriwa na wanaisimu ...
    • The Underlying Paradoxes of the National Anthem of the Republic of South Sudan 

      Benard Odoyo Okal, Adams Yakub, Benard Odoyo Kodak (Scholars Middle East Publisher, 2016)
      National symbols are very instrumental items for a country’s peace, unity and prosperity. The national symbol for instance the national anthem is always sung at the learning institutions and or during the country’s special ...
    • An exposition of some adapted lexemes in Dholuo 

      Benard Odoyo Okal, Florence Indede, Ernest Sangai Mohochi (Horizon Research Publishing, 2013)
      The paper gives an exposition of some adapted English lexemes into Dholuo. The work relied on a descriptive design. Total purposive sampling technique was incorporated in collecting secondary data to saturation level. All ...
    • Discourse of Traditional Medicine Street Advertisement in Kisumu, Kenya 

      Adams Yakub, Damaris Gechemba Nyakoe, Benard Odoyo Okal (Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017)
      Information is a very important concept during an interaction between interlocutors within a particular health communicative context. In matters concerning individuals' health and other emotive issues, subjective information ...
    • The usage of Kiswahili in blog discourse and the effect on its development 

      J Jagero, E Mohochi, Florence Indede (International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2013)
      Online communication is rapidly changing how language is being used. With the increasing number of social networks people are engaging in various discourses using various languages. Kiswahili is one of the languages being ...
    • Is Democrasy Possible? A Theoritical Perspective 

      everlyne Asiko Ambuyo, Mr Benard Odoyo Okal Dr Deborah, Nanyama Amukowa (Research on humanities and Social Sciences, 2017)
      Democracy can be defined as a government in which sovereignty lies with the people either directly or via representatives. The transition from monarchy to representative democracy was long, gradual process. Nevertheless, ...
    • UCHANGANUZI WA HIPONIMIA ZA VITENZI VYA KISWAHILI. 

      Benard Odoyo Okal, Florence Indede, Ernest Sangai Mohochi (Swahili Forum, 2016)
      Hiponimia ni uhusiano wa kifahiwa unaodhihirika baina ya leksimu ya jumla (hipanimu) na mahususi (hiponimu). Kama vile hipanimu mzazi hujumuisha hiponimu baba na mama. Uhusiano huu wa kihi-ponimia ulidhukuriwa na wanaisimu ...
    • NAFASI YA TAFSIRI KATIKA TAALUMA YA ONOMASTIKI: UHAKIKI WA MBINU ZAKE KATIKA TAFSIRI YA TOPONOMASTIKI 

      BENARD ODOYO OKAL (Journal of the Institute of Kiswahili Research, Dar Es Salaam, 2017)
      Hivi sasa lugha ya Kiswahili inadhukuriwa sio tu kama lugha ya wanajamii wa Afrika Mashariki na Kati pekee bali ni miongoni mwa zile lugha kubwa za ulimwengu na ambazo hutumiwa katika shughuli mbalimbali za binadamu. ...
    • Uhakiki wa Fonimu na Miundo ya Silabi za Kiswahili 

      Benard Odoyo Okal (udsm.ac.tz, 2017)
      Fonimu ni kipashio kidogo cha sauti ya lugha chenye uwezo wa kubainisha maana na hudhihirika kama irabu au konsonanti. Kama ilivyo katika lugha nyinginezo ulimwenguni, Kiswahili vilevile kina fonimu za kategoria mbili ...
    • KUFAA KWA NADHARIA YA UCHANGANUZI VIJENZI KATIKA UCHAMBUZI WA HIPONIMIA 

      Benard Odoyo Okal, Florence Indede na Ernest Sangai Mohochi (kibabii university institutional resipotory, 2017)
      Hiponimia ni mojawapo ya mahusiano ya kifahiwa inayoashiria uhusiano ambapo leksimu ya jumla inajumuisha kimaana leksimu mahususi. Uhusiano wa leksimu kihiponimia ulidhukuriwa kuwa unafanana katika lugha anuwai ulimwenguni ...
    • A Linguistic Overview of the Patronymic and Gender Names amongst the Selected African Communities 

      Benard Odoyo Okal (American Journal of Linguistics, 2018)
      Most family systems world over are basically patriarchal in that children are given names bearing those of their fathers. The tendency cuts across almost all cultures in the world. This trend has continued to exist from ...