Dunlop Ochieng
Biographic Data
| ID | 6810221 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dunlop Ochieng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dunlop |
| FAMILY NAME | Ochieng |
| SIGNATURE | OCHIENG D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Open University of Tanzania |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4765-1658 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
English in Brian Chikwava’s Harare North
Different studies on the fascinating language in Chikwava’s Harare North have yielded inconsistent findings, implying shortcomings in the methodologies and the need to study the phenomenon further using more robust methodologies. Consequently, the present study employed an artificial intelligence application, iAsk.ai, to objectively analyse and synthesise diverging findings on the novel’s language. The study finds that the author uses every lingu…
English, national and local linguae francae in the language ecologies of Uganda and Tanzania
With regard to eastern Africa, English is usually discussed as a language of urban metropolises, connected to global capital and high education. However, globalisation has created pockets away from these urban centres, where English is an important part of local linguistic practices, coexisting with rather local linguae francae. This study presents two examples of such places from Uganda and Tanzania, discusses the role English and local language…
Language usage in everyday life and in education
Tanzania is, like most countries in East Africa, extremely culturally and linguistically diverse. Language counts range from 125 (Lewis, Simons & Fennig, 2016) to 164 living languages mentioned by the ‘Languages of Tanzania project’ (2009). Given this extreme multilingualism, institutional languages had to be chosen on a national level after independence. Kiswahili is the proclaimed national language and lingua franca of the East African region, …
The revival of the status of English in Tanzania
Discussion about the official or national language in Tanzania is basically a discussion about Kiswahili and English. These two languages have been competing for official status in Tanzania since Tanganyika (Tanganyika refers to the Tanzania mainland before it united with Zanzibar in 1964) gained its independence from Britain in 1961 (Rubagumya, 1991; Schmied 1991: 195; Mulokozi, 2010). Yahya-Othman & Batibo (1996) describe the competition betwee…
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The revival of the status of English in Tanzania
Discussion about the official or national language in Tanzania is basically a discussion about Kiswahili and English. These two languages have been competing for official status in Tanzania since Tanganyika (Tanganyika refers to the Tanzania mainland before it united with Zanzibar in 1964) gained its independence from Britain in 1961 (Rubagumya, 1991; Schmied 1991: 195; Mulokozi, 2010). Yahya-Othman & Batibo (1996) describe the competition betwee…
Language usage in everyday life and in education
Tanzania is, like most countries in East Africa, extremely culturally and linguistically diverse. Language counts range from 125 (Lewis, Simons & Fennig, 2016) to 164 living languages mentioned by the ‘Languages of Tanzania project’ (2009). Given this extreme multilingualism, institutional languages had to be chosen on a national level after independence. Kiswahili is the proclaimed national language and lingua franca of the East African region, …
English, national and local linguae francae in the language ecologies of Uganda and Tanzania
With regard to eastern Africa, English is usually discussed as a language of urban metropolises, connected to global capital and high education. However, globalisation has created pockets away from these urban centres, where English is an important part of local linguistic practices, coexisting with rather local linguae francae. This study presents two examples of such places from Uganda and Tanzania, discusses the role English and local language…
English in Brian Chikwava’s Harare North
Different studies on the fascinating language in Chikwava’s Harare North have yielded inconsistent findings, implying shortcomings in the methodologies and the need to study the phenomenon further using more robust methodologies. Consequently, the present study employed an artificial intelligence application, iAsk.ai, to objectively analyse and synthesise diverging findings on the novel’s language. The study finds that the author uses every lingu…
EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Tanzania (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Geography (2 works)