Profile - MS. BEVERLY ACHIENG

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Designation: ASSISTANT LECTURER
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Job Category: Teaching
Division / Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Directorate / Dept: DEPT. OF LANGUAGES,LIT AND LINGUISTICS
Section: Academic-Communication Skills/English
Address: P. O. Box 536 -20115 Egerton

SUMMARY

: Ms. Beverly Achieng is an assistant lecturer in the department of Literature, Languages and Linguistics. After graduating with a Bachelor of Education Degree from Egerton University, she taught at Secondary school level before enrolling for postgraduate studies. She later obtained a Master of Arts degree in Linguistics from Egerton University and taught as a parttime lecturer before being employed as assistant lecturer in 2013. Her area of specialization is in Communication Skills and Linguistics (English) majoring in Research methods, Syntax as well as Discourse and communication studies. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in linguistics with a focus on Multilingualism and Family Language policy/practice.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Department: Literature, Languages and Linguistics

Thesis title: Ideological Complexities in Language choice and use among multilingual families in Kenya

Master of Arts in Linguistics by course work and dissertation, Egerton University
Bachelors of Education (Arts) with Honours, Egerton University

FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

WORK EXPERIENCE

2013-Present: Lecturer at Egerton University –Communication Skills, English Language and Linguistics, Communication and Media .

2009-2011: Part-time lecturer at Egerton University, Department of Literature, Languages and Linguistics.

1997-2008: High School teacher serving under the Teachers Service Commission of Kenya.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Discourse and communication.
Multilingualism, especially in the family space.
Interrogating Family Language Policy and practice.
Taking a discourse analytic approach to examine ideological complexities manifested in the lingustic codes used by members in mulitingual family settings.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Book:

Achieng, B. (2013) Interpreting political discourse: A case of political talk in Kenya. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing

CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Eskia Mphalele Colloquium 4^th-6^th September 2009 Wits University. Title of paper presented: Meaning and Ideology in discourse
Jesuit Hakimani Centre (Invited presentation on analysis of policy gaps). Workshop/Project Title: Advocacy for Quality Education in Kenya

TEACHING AREAS

OTHER SOCIETIES

: Member of CADAAD - Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines.