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Linguistic effects of globalization: A case study of French for specific purposes (FSP) in Kenyan vocational schools
(Academic Journals, 2013-10-23)
The study of French for Specific Purposes (FSP) is a topical subject in this era of globalization. Kenya requires people who can communicate in French in the various specialized areas. It has become crucial in Kenya to ...
Pragmatics of Dholuo panegyrics
(Maseno University, 2018)
Dholuo panegyrics (pakruok) reflect social issues that can only be contextually understood with reference to societal norms and Luo cultural practices. Dholuo panegyrics entail deliberate use of indirect references comprising ...
The Depiction of Jesus Christ as an Epic Hero in The Gospel According to Matthew
(Maseno University, 2018)
ABSTRACT
In the past the Bible was studied as a purely religious text but now there is a revolution in its
study. At the centre of this revolution is a growing awareness that the Bible is literature, taken
that literature ...
Word Level Strategies Used to Attain Functional Lukabras Equivalence in the Translation of Mulembe Fm Luhya Newscasts
(Maseno University, 2017)
The role of vernacular FM radio stations as a tool for communicating in Kenya should be underscored. Accordingly, Mulembe FM is a vernacular radio station targeting listeners of the Luhya dialects spoken in Western Kenya ...
Socio-cultural factors influencing the utilization of first-line Antibiotics in Manyatta 'a' sub-location, Kisumu city, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)
ABSTRACT
The prevalence of self-medication with antibiotics in Kenya in 2009 was 58.2%, in
Nyanza 68.5% and Kisumu 64.8%. Although antibiotics resistance is primarily a medical
problem, factors influencing its spread ...
Pragmatic interpretation of speaker meanings: a case study of Implicatures in Kenya television network's 'newsline' Programme
(Maseno University, 2013)
ABSTRACT
This study investigated pragmatic mechanisms that underlie interpretation of speaker-intended
meanings in KTN's, 'Newsline' program. As an agent of ideology television perpetuates the
interests and values of ...
An evaluation of the determinants of effectiveness of Bilharzia awareness campaigns in Kisumu West sub-county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)
Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia), is a one of the major tropical diseases affecting many people in developing countries, and is considered the second most important human parasitic disease after malaria in terms of morbidity ...
Perception of influence of the soap opera the legal wife on marriages in Kisumu city
(Maseno University, 2017)
Television soap operas could have dominated and become the most popular genre in the local television networks despite the presence of other genres in the Kenyan media. It’s possible that the growing rate of broken marriage ...
Ethnography of woodcarving and basketry in socio-economic enterprises in Kiruhura district, South-Western Uganda
(Maseno University, 2017)
Many households in the globe continue to depend on woodcarving and basketry among other forms of traditional material culture to support their daily activities despite competition from factory-made items, whether imported ...
The effects of livestock rearing on livelihood of the Borana community, Funaan Qumbi village, Marsabit county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)
Globally it is estimated that pastoralism is practiced by between 200 and 500 million people. In Africa they reside in over 21 countries across the continent. They usually inhabit areas which are hard to carry out other ...