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1 ACADEMIC STAFF PROFILE FORM 1. Personal Data Name: Emily Atieno Ogutu Title / Qualification: Ph.D Deparment: Department of English and Linguistics Kenyatta University P.O. Box Nairobi Kenya Private Address: P.O. Box Nairobi Kenya Tel: (+254-2) EXT (+254 ) eatogutu@yahoo.com / eatogutu@gmail.com Position: Senior Lecturer Area of Specialization: Discourse Analysis and Text Linguistics, Grammar Research Interests: Text Linguistics: in particular the study of writing and means of appropriate textualization of coherence in written texts for better communication. Language Education: the skills: writing, reading as an interaction, speaking, and listening Discourse Analysis; Language As Communication; African Languages as Medium of Instruction; Politeness in Language use, Principles of Politeness

2 2. Conference Presentations S/No Presenter Title of Paper Presented City / Country 1. Emily A. Ogutu Multilingualism And Enhancing The Achievement of Nairobi/ Communication Goals in the Classroom Kenya 2. Emily A. Ogutu The Use Of Interactional Language In The Classroom, An Kampala / Ingredient In Universal Primary Education Uganda 3. Emily A. Ogutu Our Flora and Fauna in our Proverbs and Sayings our Kisumu- Aesthetics in Discourse - our Wisdom Kenya 4. Emily A. Ogutu An African Language Classroom Discourse: Two Challenges of Pretoria / the Instructor South Africa 5. Emily A. Ogutu : Discovering Successful Second language Writing Strategies. Nairobi / Kenya 6. Emily A. Ogutu Etc Date of Conference Funding (US$) July 22 nd 23 rd $ November 16 - $60 17 th November 22- $25 25, 2005 July 2-6, 2002 $200 September Research S/No Researcher Year Title Donor Funding (US$) 1 Emily A. Ogutu Prof D AMutasa, 2008 Teaching and Administering in African Languages. Self $35 2 Emily A. Ogutu 2006 Mother Tongue amidst Other languages: Playing Roles in the Self $30 Classroom and Outside. 3 Emily A. Ogutu 2004 Code Switching in Multilingual Situation: Opposing Views. Self $20 Kanana F.E 4 Emily A. Ogutu Onditi T. L 2002 The Use of Mother Tongue and Tribalism A misconceived Association.. Self $30 1

3 5 Emily A. Ogutu Florence A.Owili 2000 Terminology and Signaling in Kiswahili Health Informational Texts. Self $30 4. Funded Projects S/No Researcher Year Title Granting Body Funding (US$) 5. Publications S/No Author Year Title Journal/ Book/ Article ISBN/ISSN 1. Ogutu, EA, Ojwang, B Matu 2. Mutasa, D.A. & Ogutu E.A (Eds) 3. Ogutu E.A. & Nthiga P.M Face Attack and Patients' Response Strategies in a Kenyan Hospital Journal: Journal of Sociolinguistics 2008 Teaching and Administering in African A book Languages 2008 Taking the Chance: African Languages in Article in Mutasa, D.A. the Classroom: Blessing, not Curse & Ogutu E.A. (2008) (Eds). Teaching and Administering in African Languages. Article in Indagasi H, Nyamasyo E. & Wasamba P. (Eds.) Our Landscapes Our Narratives 4. Ogutu E.A Our Flora and Fauna in our Proverbs and Sayings our Aesthetics in Discourse - our Wisdom. Reference Number 2

4 5. Ogutu E.A 2006 Mother Tongue amidst Other languages: Playing Roles in the Classroom and Outside 6. Ogutu E. A and Kisirkoi F. 7. Ogutu E.A. and Kanana F.E Africa wide Integrated English Form 3 Students Book 2004 Code Switching in Multilingual Situation: Opposing Views. 8. Ogutu E.A An Introduction to the Grammar of English. A teaching module written for Kenyatta University Institute for Open Learning. 9. Ogutu E.A., Onditi T. L 2002) The Use of Mother Tongue and Tribalism A misconceived Association... Ogutu E. A Discovering Successful Second Language Writing Strategies. Article in Mutasa D.E (Ed) African Languages in The 21 st Century: The Main Challenges A book Article in Disparities in Developing Countries: Types Challenges and the Way Forward. ATWS Kenya Chapter A book Article in Owino R.F. (ed) Speaking African: African Llanguages for Education and Development. Cape Town CASAS Article in Kimani N. et. al. (Eds.) Kiswahili Katika Karne ya Ishirini na Moja (Kiswahili in the 21 st Century). Cape Town: Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society. 3

5 6. Consultancy and Community Service S/No Consultants Consulting Person, 1 Dr. EA Ogutu and Dr. L Vikiru 2 Dr. EA Ogutu and Dr. EA Nyamasyo 3 Dr. EA Ogutu and Dr. J.I Wangia Nairobi Sec Sch.Teachers of English KU Center for Kapacity Building Kenya Institute of Administration Year September 2007 Title of Consultancy Service National Languages Workshop Payment Ksh. 12,000/ Report Writing and Minute Writing 2009 Speech Writing Ksh70,000/- 7. Affiliation to Professional Bodies S/No Name of Professional Body 1. British Association Of Applied Linguistics ( BAAL) ( to date 2 Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL) (October ) 3. GLOBAL ISSUES Special Interest Group of Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (KOTESOL) (October ) 4. Member of Kenya Oral Literature Association (KOLA) (2004 to date) 8. National and International Awards Recognition S/No Name of Award or Recognition Awarding Organization /Body Year 4

6 9. External Examination S /No Institution Year 1. University Of Nairobi- Com Skills Dpt University Of Nairobi- Linguistics Dpt to date 3. Egerton University Laikipia Campus - English Dept to date 4. Moi University - Linguistics Dpt to date 5. Maseno University -English Dept to date 6. Bondo University College- English Dept Catholic University Of Eastern African -English Dept to date 10. Supervision of Postgraduate Students S/No Name of Student Thesis Title Status of Project( E.g. First Nthiga P. M year, etc. Writing in English as a Second Language in Copleted Kenyan Secondary School: The Pedagogic Process and Product PhD Ndethiu S. The role of Public Universities in Promoting Completed Good Reading Habits: A Case Study of Kenyatta PhD Ndungu R The Use of Synonyms by Second Language Learners of English: patterns, communication strategies and pedagogical implications Completed 5

7 Etc Nyongesa B. W. Kenyan Newspaper Discourse: An Investigation of Rhetorical Structure in Editorials as Argumentation. MA Andere, A Structure and Pragmatic features in Counseling Discourse: A Case Study of Secondary Schools in Nairobi MA Others Complete and Several ongoing Completed Completed. 11. Patents (if any) S/No 12. Administrative Positions held S/No Administrative Position Year Head of Department of English and Linguistics End of beginning of