Highlights
LIDERAFRICA Erasmus+ Call KA171: In the process of promoting joint research and dissemination through various initiatives, we are glad to
THE ALL KENYAN MOOT E-JOURNAL LAUNCH: >>>>>>Click here to download the advert Journal of the All Kenyan Moot Court Competiti
THE 32nd Christ of Heyns AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS MOOT: Kenyatta University School of Law participated in this year’s Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot
THE TOYIN FALOLA AT 70 CONFERENCE: THEME: POST-COLONIAL AFRICA: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY REALITIES CONFERENCE DATES:  10- 12 MAY 2023
Testdaf and testas examinations: We are pleased to announce that the Kenyatta University Department of Literature, Linguistics and Foreign
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Chemchemi –International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences ISSN: 1563-1028 Chemchemi-Internati

mwangi

Title/Qualifications: Director, Center for Teacher Professional Development and Excellence
Department: English and Linguistics
Contact Address: P.O. Box 43844 - 00100
Position: Lecturer
Download Full CV

Area of Specialization:

- Language Pedagogy

- Metaphor Theory and Research

- Language, Education and Law

Research Interests:

- Teaching Practicum and Mentorship

- Metaphor Theory in Education

Specialization Courses attended at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (2011)

  • Introduction to Metaphor: Theory and Research
  • Metaphor in Language: Style, Register, and Rhetoric

Conference Presentations

  • The Cosmological Metaphor of Life as a Day among the Agĩkũyũ People. Hong Kong, 2018

  • The Language of Hate Speech and the Kenyan Deaf Laws – An analysis of selected metaphors of incitement and their (in)admissibility in judicial proceedings. Hong Kong, 2018

  •  Metaphors of Gĩkũyũ Marriage Negotiations. Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. 21st – 23rd June, 2016

  • Metaphors Used in the Commodification of Kenyan women. Lancaster, UK, 4th – 7th July,  2014

Research

- Metaphors of Hate Speech

- The Language Used in Campaigning Against HIV/AIDs

- Life as A Day, A Gikuyu World View

- An Evaluation of the Teacher Mentor Programme

Publications

  • Mwangi Gachara, 2011:When Facts Lie,978-3-639-36822
  • Mwangi Gachara:In Press Metaphors we marry by

Books and Books Chapters

- When Facts Lie ISBN

- Metaphors We Marry By (in print)

 

Details

Chairperson

Dr. Kenneth Kamuri Ngure

Dr. Kenneth Kamuri Ngure
Chairperson
Department of Literature, Linguistics, and Foreign Languages

Take A Tour

News and Events Literature

See All