CONFERENCE PAPERS
- 2019
Title of paper: Shifting Language Loyalties among Kenyan Youth: A Sign of Dynamism or a Harbinger of Language Death?
Presenters: Gatitu Kiguru and Phyllis Mwangi
Conference: Language and Society: Research Advances in Social Sciences
Venue: The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland
Dates: 26th-27th September, 2019
Title of paper: Masters of Backpedaling: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Denials of Own Statements by Kenyan
Presenters: Phyllis Mwangi and Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: Language and Society: Research Advances in Social Sciences
Venue: The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland
Dates: 26th-27th September, 2019
Title of paper: Witness Resistance versus Acquiescence in Cross-Examination Discourse: Insights from Kenyan Courts
Presenter: Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: 2019 Conference of the International Law and Language Association
Venue: University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA
Dates: 11th – 15th September, 2019
Title of paper: The Folly of Ignoring the Dominant Influencer: A Case for Inclusion of Media Literacy in the Kenyan School Curriculum
Presenter: Gatitu Kiguru and Purity Nthiga
Conference: 11th Pan-African Literacy for all Conference
Venue: Kampala Serena Hotel, Kampala, Uganda
Dates: 20th – 22nd August, 2019
Title of paper: Digital Literacy and Academic Writing: Challenges among University Students in a Kenyan University
Presenter: Purity Nthiga and Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: 11th Pan-African Literacy for all Conference
Venue: Kampala Serena Hotel, Kampala, Uganda
Dates: 20th – 22nd August, 2019
Title of paper: The Role of Textbooks in Mother Tongue Education: An Obstacle or an Aid to Learning
Presenters: Phyllis Mwangi and Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: The 1st Language Association of Eastern Africa (LAEA) Conference
Venue: The Noble Hotel, Eldoret, Kenya
Dates: 1st – 2nd August, 2019
Title of paper: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Newspaper Articles Reporting on the Terror Attack at Garissa University in Kenya
Presenters: Nacy Korir, Gatitu Kiguru and Hilda Kebeya
Conference: The 1st Language Association of Eastern Africa (LAEA) Conference
Venue: The Noble Hotel, Eldoret, Kenya
Dates: 1st – 2nd August, 2019
Title of paper: The Elephant in the Courtroom: A Case for Mainstreaming the Mother Tongue Agenda in Kenyan Judicial Reforms
Presenter: Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: International Mother Language Day 2019
Venue: Kenyatta University – Kitui Campus, Kitui, Kenya
Dates: 2oth – 22nd February, 2019
- 2018
Title of Paper: Speech Act Functions in Direct and Cross Examination Discourse in the Kenyan Courtroom
Presenter: Gatitu Kiguru, Emily Oguru and Martin C. Njoroge
Conference: 2017 Conference of the International Law and Language Association
Venue: University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Dates: 7th – 9th September 2018
Title of Paper: Hate Speech on Social Media: Uncovering the Language Crevices Where Hate Mongers Hide
Presenters: Gatitu Kiguru and Phyllis Mwangi
Conference: XIX International Sociological Association Congress of Sociology
Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, Canada
Dates: 15th – 21st July 2018
Title of Paper: Language and the Fight against GBV: The Voices of Students from a Kenyan University
Presenters: Purity Nthiga and Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: XIX International Sociological Association Congress of Sociology
Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Center, Toronto, Canada
Dates: 15th – 21st July 2018
Title of Paper: Communication Skills in the Workplace: The Kenyan Graduates’ Achilles Heel?
Presenters: Phyllis Mwangi, Purity Nthiga and Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: Language at Work international Conference: Research Advances in Social Sciences
Venue: Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain
Dates: 7th – 8th June 2018
Title of Paper: Language and Witchcraft as Trade: Insights from Machakos County, Kenya
Presenters: Purity Nthiga, Phyllis Mwangi, Gatitu Kiguru and Caryn Kimuyu
Conference: Language at Work international Conference: Research Advances in Social Sciences
Venue: Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain
Dates: 7th – 8th June 2018
- 2017
Title of paper: Illiteracy is no Defence: A Case for Improving Literacy as a Way of Enhancing Access to Justice in Kenyan Courts
Presenters: Gatitu Kiguru, Phyllis Mwangi and Purity Nthiga
Conference: 11th Pan-African Literacy for all Conference
Venue: Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Abuja, Nigeria
Dates: 27th – 31st August 2017
Title of paper: Scaling the Literacy Cliff in an Emergency Context: The Case Learners in the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya
Presenters: Phyllis Mwangi, Purity Nthiga, Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: 11th Pan-African Literacy for all Conference
Venue: Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Abuja, Nigeria
Dates: 27th – 31st August 2017
Title of paper: Reading and Phonics Teaching: A Success Story from Somaliland
Presenters: Purity Nthiga, Gatitu Kiguru and Phyllis Mwangi
Conference: 11th Pan-African Literacy for all Conference
Venue: Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Abuja, Nigeria
Dates: 27th – 31st August 2017
Title of paper: Use of Pragmatic Strategies in the Cross-Examination Phase of Sampled Trials in Kenyan Courts
Presenters: Gatitu Kiguru and Purity Nthiga
Conference: 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL)
Venue: University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Dates: 10th – 14th July 2017
Title of paper: The (In)Comprehensibility of Language Used in Sampled Insurance Policies in Kenya
Presenters: Purity Nthiga and Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL)
Venue: University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Dates: 10th – 14th July 2017
Title of paper: The Capacity to Assess and Treat Communication Disabilities in Kenya: Field-based Evidence
Presenters: Phyllis Mwangi, Purity Nthiga and Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: The 6th East African International Conference on Communication Disability
Venue: Kenyatta University Conference Center (KUCC)
Dates: 9th – 11th February 2017
- 2016
Title of paper: Competence in English as a Gateway to Education in Kenya: An Enabler or a Hindrance for Somali Refugees in Dadaab
Presenters: Phyllis Mwangi, Gatitu Kiguru & Purity Nthiga
Conference: Asylum Seeking in Kenya
Venue: Kenyatta University Conference Center (KUCC)
Dates: 16th – 17th November 2016
Title of paper: Bridging the Distance in E-Learning: Lessons from Dadaab and Kakuma Refugee Camps in Kenya
Presenters: Gatitu Kiguru, Phyllis Mwangi and Purity Nthiga
Conference: International Conference on Education, Development and Innovation (INCEDI)
Venue: Tang Palace Hotel, Accra, Ghana
Dates: 29th – 31st August 2016
Title of paper: Adult and Lifelong Learning and Development: Lessons from Somaliland
Presenters: Purity Nthiga, Phyllis Mwangi and Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: International Conference on Education, Development and Innovation (INCEDI)
Venue: Tang Palace Hotel, Accra, Ghana
Dates: 29th – 31st August 2016
Title of paper: Deal or Duel: A Frame Analysis of Kenyan Newspapers’ Reporting on the Tenth World Trade Organization Ministerial
Presenters: Purity Nthiga, Gatitu Kiguru and Emily Ogutu
Conference: KESSA – Multimedia University of Kenya Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference
Venue: Multimedia University of Kenya Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Dates: 22nd – 25th June 2016
Title of paper: Job Application Letters as Communication to Potential Employers: Selling or Soiling?
Presenters: Purity Nthiga and Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: 2nd Conference on English ad Comunication
Venue: Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya
Dates: 19th – 20th May 2016
- 2010
Title of paper: Steering the Middle Course? The Impact of Interpreters on Proceedings in Sampled Kenyan Courts
Presenter: Gatitu Kiguru
Conference: International Conference on Multilingualism and Education Venue: Kenyatta University Conference Centre (KUCC)
Dates: 22 – 23 July 2010
