Dr. Jonathan Furaha Chai, PhD
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Dr. Jonathan Furaha Chai, PhD Senior Lecturer, Department of Literature, Languages & Linguistics Egerton University P. O. Box 536, 20115 Egerton, Kenya Mobile: +254 721 202 842 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
EDUCATION
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2002 |
Ph.D. Sociolinguistics |
University of Essex, United Kingdom |
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1993 |
Master of Arts, Kiswahili Language & Linguistics |
Kenyatta University, Kenya |
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1989 |
Bachelor of Education Arts ( Kiswahili & Geography) |
Kenyatta University, Kenya |
FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION
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Sociolinguistics, Language & Culture, Discourse Analysis |
WORK EXPERIENCE
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Nov 2013 - present |
Associate Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Egerton University |
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April 2013 - Present |
Senior Lecturer, Department of Literature, Languages & Linguistics |
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May 2009- Nov 2013 |
Examination Officer, Department of Literature, Languages & Linguistics |
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May 2009 –Nov 2013 |
Co-ordinator, Departmental Postgraduate programme |
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1992 - March2013 |
Lecturer, Department of Literature, Languages & Linguistics |
RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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Furaha Chai; Catherine Kitetu , Njeri Kamau (2013) Interactive Monologues in FM radios in Kenya: Case study of Radio Citizen In Ubanako V.(ed) Crossing linguistic Borders in Post colonial Anglophone Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge scholars Publishing ( Forth coming) |
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Furaha Chai, James Ogolla Onyango , Wakihuri Maina K. (2013) Between rocks and Hard Places:: Gendered power Ideologies that bind Kikuyu Marriages In Ubanako V.(ed) Crossing linguistic Borders in Post colonial Anglophone Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge scholars Publishing ( Forth coming) |
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Furaha Chai & Atambo N. (2013) Walking a Cultural Tightrope : Linguistic strategies employed in Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) Programmes in Kenyan Secondary Schools In Mutiti J.K (ed) Ruwaza Africa Vol 2. |
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Furaha Chai (2012) “ Getting a Research Problem in Social Sciences” In Mukuthuria, M.& C. W. Kitetu (Eds) Research in Social Sciences Saarbruken, Germany: Lap Lambert Academic Publishing pp 14-24 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Sociolinguistics, Language & Culture, Discourse Analysis, Socio-cultural perspectives of communication, Language use in Social contexts, Kiswahili Linguistics, Qualitative Research. |