Grace W Bunyi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6503613 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Grace W Bunyi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Grace W |
| FAMILY NAME | Bunyi |
| SIGNATURE | BUNYI G W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kenyatta University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
New Directions in African Education
of Benin, Nigeria, and a doctorate in Social Work from the University of Toronto, Canada.Uzo Anucha's interest in international social work has focussed on building the capacity of social work in Nigeria to promote gender equity.She is also engaged in several research projects that examine social issues such as homelessness among diverse and low social
Rethinking the place of African indigenous languages in African education
Multilingualism and discourse in primary school mathematics in Kenya
The paper very briefly reviews the literature on second language medium of instruction and educational achievement. Classroom discourse data from English, Kiswahili and mother tongue mathematics lessons, and from lessons where code switching occurred are presented. The paper argues that regardless of the medium of instruction, a transmissional model of teaching and learning predominates. The paper underlines the importance of teacher education pr…
Socialising multilingualism
Individual multilingualism in a multilingual society is often associated with a mass education system. The Kenyan situation illustrates the intertwined complexity of the pedagogical and socialising aspects of language contact in such a system. Using ethnographic observation of classroom interaction in three primary schools, determinants of teachers' language choice and codeswitching among English, Swahili, and mother‐tongue are explored: official…
Rethinking the place of African indigenous languages in African education
Socialising multilingualism
Individual multilingualism in a multilingual society is often associated with a mass education system. The Kenyan situation illustrates the intertwined complexity of the pedagogical and socialising aspects of language contact in such a system. Using ethnographic observation of classroom interaction in three primary schools, determinants of teachers' language choice and codeswitching among English, Swahili, and mother‐tongue are explored: official…
Multilingualism and discourse in primary school mathematics in Kenya
The paper very briefly reviews the literature on second language medium of instruction and educational achievement. Classroom discourse data from English, Kiswahili and mother tongue mathematics lessons, and from lessons where code switching occurred are presented. The paper argues that regardless of the medium of instruction, a transmissional model of teaching and learning predominates. The paper underlines the importance of teacher education pr…
New Directions in African Education
of Benin, Nigeria, and a doctorate in Social Work from the University of Toronto, Canada.Uzo Anucha's interest in international social work has focussed on building the capacity of social work in Nigeria to promote gender equity.She is also engaged in several research projects that examine social issues such as homelessness among diverse and low social
Socialising multilingualism
Individual multilingualism in a multilingual society is often associated with a mass education system. The Kenyan situation illustrates the intertwined complexity of the pedagogical and socialising aspects of language contact in such a system. Using ethnographic observation of classroom interaction in three primary schools, determinants of teachers' language choice and codeswitching among English, Swahili, and mother‐tongue are explored: official…
Multilingualism and discourse in primary school mathematics in Kenya
The paper very briefly reviews the literature on second language medium of instruction and educational achievement. Classroom discourse data from English, Kiswahili and mother tongue mathematics lessons, and from lessons where code switching occurred are presented. The paper argues that regardless of the medium of instruction, a transmissional model of teaching and learning predominates. The paper underlines the importance of teacher education pr…
Rethinking the place of African indigenous languages in African education
New Directions in African Education
of Benin, Nigeria, and a doctorate in Social Work from the University of Toronto, Canada.Uzo Anucha's interest in international social work has focussed on building the capacity of social work in Nigeria to promote gender equity.She is also engaged in several research projects that examine social issues such as homelessness among diverse and low social
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · First language (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Multilingualism (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)