ACADEMIC PROFILE

I.0 : Personal Information NAME : RUTH WANGECI NDUNG’U WORK ADDRESS: , DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH & LINGUISTICS P. O. BOX 43844, NAIROBI : TEL 810901 Ext. 57388 : [email protected]

2.0 Qualifications

Kenyatta University, Nairobi, / Birmingham University, United Kingdom (1999 – 2003) Ph. D. Dissertation title: The Use of Synonyms by Second Language Learners of English: Patterns, Communication Strategies and Pedagogic Implications.’

Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya (1990 – 1992) Master of Arts (English and Linguistics) Dissertation title: “The acquisition of Gikuyu Syntactic structures by Gikuyu Children Aged between 3 and 5 years.”

Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya (1985 -1988) B. ED Upper 2nd Honours. English and Literature.

3.0 Fellowship Commonwealth Research Fellow, Centre for Advanced Research in English. Birmingham University September 1999 to September 2000

4.0 Work Experience 2003- to date: Lecturer, Department of English and Linguistics, Kenyatta University. 1992-2003: Tutorial Fellow, Department of English and Linguistics, Kenyatta University. May 1989-1992: Graduate Assistant, Department of English and Linguistics, Kenyatta University.

5.0 Administrative Responsibilities Ongoing Committees and Boards From year: 2009: Director, Accommodation Services 2009: Accommodation Services Board 2011: Electricity and Water Expenses Reduction Committee 2010: Reconstitution of Health Services Board 2010: Modalities for Shuttle Transport Committee 2010: Hostels BOT Committee 2010: Turnkey Concept for the Campus city 2009: Chair, Accommodation Disciplinary Committee 2009: Member, Confucius Institute Board 2009: City Campus Board 2009: Member, Institutional Programs Board 2008: Chair, Students’ Appeal Committee 2006: Speech sub- Committee

Other University Boards and Committees I have served in: 2010: Silver Jubilee Celebrations Committee 2010: KUSA Electoral commission 2010 2010: Local Organizing Committee for East University Games 2010: Kenyatta Project / Equity Bank Project on Students Pre-University Program 2010: Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Integration of East African Community Studies into Kenyatta University Curricular 2009: Director, Confucius Institute 2009: Honors Day Committee 2006 to 2010: Culture Week Planning Committee 2008 to 2009: University Strategic and Vision Plan Review Committee 2008 to 2009: Implementation of the Wandiga Report Committee Nov. 2006 to July 2007: Acting Chairman, Department of English and Linguistics

6.0 Postgraduate Supervision Complete Master of Arts Mundui Alice Wangui. Teaching of spoken English in Kenyan secondary schools. A case study of Thika district, 2002

Ochieng Daniel. Evaluating English for specific purposes. A case study of Business English in Nairobi Kenya,2003. Kambuni Rachel Kitungu. An evaluation of the presentation of Grammar in Kenyan form one English textbooks,2005

Kuria Peter Mburu . An Examination of the Discrepancies between the Graphemic and the phonological structure of Gikuyu, 2005.

Juliana Oswago Achieng. Lexical destiny of the spoken language of mentally Handicapped children. A case study of Jacaranda school in Nairobi, 2005

Mecha Evans Gesura. The phonology and morphology of Ekugusii Reduplication: An optimality Theoretic Approach, 2006.

Karia Mathew Kinyua. Phonemic variation in spoken English used by children with cleft palate in Kenyatta National Hospital, 2007.

Murianki Paul Ragwa. A Structural Semantics study of Kinship Terms in Gichuka and Ki-Igembe Dialects of Kimeru, 2007.

Mbutu Antony Maina. A lexical examination of the Collocation patterns and degrees of opacity in multiword units illustrations from Animal Farm, 2008.

Nganga Wanjala S. The tone structure of Lubukusu verbs and nouns. 2008

Mary W. W. Komu. An analysis of Gikuyu reduplication in the light of prosodic morphological approach,2008

Gichuhi Daniel Nderitu. Lexical replacement: A process in the Gikuyu Language Among selected Speakers, 2009.

Ngeno Joyce Chepkorir. The Kipsigis taboo words and their Euphemisms in Family Health education,2009

Etakwa Evelyn. The phonetic inventory and syllabic structures of Olunyala, 2010

Moses Gatambuki. A cognitive linguistics Analysis of Gikuyu Euphemism, 2010

On-going Master of Arts Lilian Muthangya. A Morphophological study of Kikamba verbal affixes – A lexical phonology approach, 2004

Rono Kipkemoi Daniel. An investigation of the effectiveness of language used by medics in the fight against malaria. A case study of Kericho district, 2004

Itunga Rosemary Makena. The language used to complain against child sexual abuse: A pragmatic analysis, 2007

Samuel Namu Newton. Communicative patterns in a mentally challenges children`s class A case study of A.C.K St Monica school for mentally challenged in Embu, 2007

Mungai Lawrence Kamau. Vocabulary learning strategies used by form three students in selected high schools of Kiambu west district, 2009

Purity Wanjiru Kimani. Genre analysis of the Gikuyu dowry system. A focus on Murang`a district, 2009

Kadari Carolyne Midecha. Epenthesis and elision as sources of variation in lulogooli, 2009

Wellingtone Ngesa Obong`o. Corpus Driven instruction in the teaching and learning of institutionalized expressions of English in Kenyan secondary schools. 2009

Juliet Kitema. Phonological variation among cerebral palsy children in Salvation Army (SA) Joytown school for the physically challenged, Thika, 2009

Macharia Damaris. An Evaluation of the Gikuyu graphemic-phonological systems, 2009

Mitheu, Bernard Mutuma. Influence of the Social Setting on the Use of Euphemisms in , 2010

Mutinda, Veronica Munanie. A Genre Analysis of Research Articles from Selected Journals: Moving from Results to Conclusions, 2010.

Sheriff, Hajir, A.A. Pattern of Pronunciation in Developing Somali Braille

Doctor of Philosophy Kivuko Josphat Kang`esa. A segmental morphophonological Analysis of the Kikamba noun, 2008 Mathew Kinyua Karia. Normal or impaired speech: A connectionist approach, 2009.

Orago, Stephen. Morpho phonological and Semantic Skills of Learners with Reading Disorders in Class Six in Nairobi Province. 2010

7.0. Participation/Attendance of Conferences/Workshops

November, 2010 – Curriculum Planning and Review. A Workshop held at Garden Hotel, Machakos from 17th – 19th November, 2010. July 2010 – Multilingualism and Education: Global Practices, Challenges and the Way Forward. An International Conference held at Kenyatta University from 22nd – 23rd July, 2010 December, 2009: Confucius Institute Conference. Beijing, China October, 2009: Joint Conference of Confucius Institutes in Africa, Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya December, 2008: Confucius Institutes Conference. Beijing, China 2007 Disabilities Rights in Kenya: Networks, Practices and Resources. A workshop held from 13th to 16th June, 2007, Lenana Conference Centre, Nairobi. September, 2008 – Re-remembering Kenya Presentation Series. Goethe Institute, Nairobi, Kenya July 2009 – East and Central Education Standards Forum. Blue Posts Hotel, Thika

8.0 Research and Publications Unpublished theses: Ndung’u, R.W. (1991). “The acquisition of Gikuyu Syntactic structures by Gikuyu children aged between 3 and 5 years.” Unpublished M. A. thesis. Kenyatta University. Ndung’u, R.W. (2003) “The Use of Synonyms by Second Language Learners of English: Patterns, Communication Strategies and Pedagogic Implications.’ Unpublished Doctoral Thesis. Kenyatta University.

Seminar papers: Ndung’u, R.W. (1994). “The implementation and adaptation of an M. A. TEFOL/TESOL programme”. Seminar paper presented at the Linguistic Circle Seminars, Department of English, Kenyatta University. Ndung’u, R.W. (1995) “Trends in the teaching of English in Kenya.” Seminar paper presented at the Linguistic Circle, Seminars, Department of English, Kenyatta University. Ndung’u, R.W. (2000) “ Some Synonym Patterns in the Lexicon of Kenyan Learners of English as a Second Language.” Seminar paper presented at Research Seminars, Birmingham University. Ndung’u, R.W. (2000) “ Language and Culture: The case of Verb patterns in the Lexicon of Kenyan Learners of English as a Second Language.” Seminar paper presented at the BAAL 2000 conference, Cambridge University. Ndung’u, R.W. (2005) “English vowels and the Lexicon: Evolving standards and models of English in Africa”. Presented at the International Conference on English and Literature, University of .

Secondary school texts: Ndung’u, R.W., Kyambi, P and Njoroge, L. (2004) Secondary English Book 1. Nairobi: Macmillan Publishers. Ndung’u, R.W., Kyambi, P and Njoroge, L. (2005) Secondary English Book 2. Nairobi: Macmillan Publishers. Ndung’u, R.W., Kyambi, P and Njoroge, L. (2005) Secondary English Book 3. Nairobi: Macmillan Publishers. Ndung’u, R.W., Kyambi, P and Njoroge, L. (2005) Secondary English Book 4. Nairobi: Macmillan Publishers.

Article in referred journal Ndung’u, Ruth and Kinyua, Mathew (2009) Cultural Perspectives in Language and Speech Disorders. Disability Studies Quarterly Vol.29/4

Chapters in peer-reviewed book Njoroge, Martin C. and Ndung’u, Ruth (2009) Learners’ Acquisition of English Vocabulary: Challenges and Implications for Classroom Teaching Practice (Kenya). In Makelela, Leketi (Ed.) LanguageTeacher Research in Africa. TESOL Inc. Ndung’u, Ruth (2010) Socialization and Violence: Ideas and Practices in Kenya. In wa Mungai, Mbugua and George Gona (Eds.) (Re)membering Kenya. Vol. 1. Identity, Culture and Freedom.

9.0 National and International Recognition

2006 – to 2010: Member, Board of Governors, Nyandarwa High School; Kamahuha Girls; Mugecha Secondary; and Memorial School.

May 2009: Certificate of Appreciation by St. Mary’s University of Minnessota for being a Member of the Academic Board of Christ the Teacher Institute for Education, Kenya from 1997 to 2010 December, 2009: Vice Chancellor’s Extra Mile Award

10.0 Professional Affiliations 2000 to date: Member, the British Association of Applied Linguists 2008 to date: Member, the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) 2008 to date: Member Multilingual Education Network, Kenya