Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Curriculum Vitae

Career objective: Attain excellence in research and teaching in order to make a positive change in the arena of higher education in particular and Society in general.

Current position: Associate Professor of French, United States International University, , .

Current research areas:Promoting French in East Africa; Kenya-India cultural relations; Sheng evolution (language of urban youth); Cultural dynamics in South Sudan; History of propaganda; hate-speech software; peace research; Kibaki presidency in media 2007-2012; Sino-African cultural convergence.

Summary of main achievements 1. Visiting Professorial Lecturer, American University, Washington DC. (2012). 2. Won the Rockefeller Foundation Award for writing residency in Bellagio, Italy (2010) 3. Elected President, Kenya Kick-Boxing Federation, 2009. 4. Convened the 2nd Regional French Conference, , 2008. 5. Founder Editor of the USIU cross-disciplinary Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa (2009). 14 issues published. 6. Appointed Educator for the Post-Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP) intended for training lecturers on pedagogy in universities (2008). 7. Designed a multilingual software for Kenyan languages (2008) 8. Established an informal research mentorship program for faculty& students, 2007. 9. Knighted by the French Government for excellence in university research – Order of Academic Palms (2006) 10. Convened the First Regional French Conference in Eastern Africa at USIU in June 2006 11. Edited and published the proceedings of the First Regional French Conference (2006) 12. Appointed as Coordinator for Languages and Literature at USIU (2006-2007) 13. Elected Chairman, Faculty Council, USIU (2007-2009) 14. Appointed Academic Liaison for American University in Kenya (2006). 15. Completed and launched the first Kiswahili Text to Speech System (TTS) on the Internet (2005). 16. Completed the predictive text design for mobile telephony for Zicorp software company in Canada (2005)

Personal information

Professional United States International University (USIU) Address P.O. Box 14634-00800 Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: 254-2-3606595 Email: [email protected]

Private P.O. Box 61197-00200 Address Nairobi, Kenya 1 Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______Cell phone: 0727 110881 Email: [email protected]

Date of birth 1-12-62

Marital status Married.

Professional appointments

2009 Educator, Post-Graduate Certificate in Education, UK. 2007-2009 Chairman, Faculty Council, USIU. 2007 Curriculum reviewer, Commission for Higher Education, Kenya. 2008 Educator, PCAP for lecturers 2006 1. Associate Professor of French, USIU. 2. Coordinator for languages, USIU

2002 – 2006 Assistant Professor of French, United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya.

2001-2003 Part-time French Instructor, , Kenya.

1997 -2002 Lecturer, Sub-Department of French, .

1996- 1998 Part-time French Instructor, United States International University – Africa

1991-97 Assistant Lecturer, Sub-Department of French, University of Nairobi.

1990- 1991 French Curriculum Developer, Kenya Institute of Education

1985-1990 French teacher, Bunyore Girls’ High School

Pedagogy Consultations in higher education

2012: /Strathmore University/Riara University 2011: Strathmore University/University of Dar es Salaam 2010: Egerton University/Utalii College 2009: United States International University

Special appointments

2013 External Examiner, Institute of Diplomacy, University of Nairobi. 2012 Visiting Professorial Lecturer, American University,

2 Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______Washington DC. 2010 1. External Examiner, Dar es salaam University 2006/7 2. Curriculum evaluator, Commission for Higher Education, Kenya. 3. Educator/mentor for USIU lecturers studying for the Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP), UK.

2005  Visiting Assistant Professor, Hong Kong University  External examiner, Hong Kong University, China  External examiner, Strathmore University, Nairobi.  Member, Editorial Board of the Journal for cross- cultural transformation in Education, USA.

2003 External Examiner, Sub-Department of French, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

1991-2003 French External Examiner, Kagumo Teachers’ College

1991 - 2001 French External Examiner, Utalii College

1986 -1994 Examiner, Kenya National Examinations Council

1986 -1994 Member, Text book Writing Committee, French Section, Kenya Institute of Education 1987-1988 Resource-person, French Bureau of Linguistic Co-operation (BAL)

1986 - 1991 Member, French National Panel, Kenya Institute of Education

1986-88 Resource-person, French Section, Kenya Institute of Education

Awards and grants

2010 Rockefeller Foundation Award for Bellagio residency

2007 Knighted with the Order of the Academic Palms (Palmes Academiques) by the French Government 2006 1. Grant by Swiss Government to organize a Regional French Conference. 2. Grant from French Government to organize a Regional French Conference.

2002 Swiss Academy of Sciences award to present a paper in York, UK.

1998 Swiss Confederation Scholarship for PhD studies, Switzerland.

3 Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______1988 French government scholarship for undergraduate & graduate studies in France, France.

1982 One-month stay in France for winning the French National Essay Competition in Kenya, Kenya Association of teachers of French.

Educational

2010 Pedagogy in higher education certificate, York St. John University, UK.

2003 PhD. (Linguistics), University of Geneva

1999 MPhil (Linguistics), University of Geneva

1990 M.Ed. (Teaching of French as A Foreign Language), University of Toulouse-Le- Mirail, France.

1989 B.Ed. (Teaching of French as A Foreign Language), University of Toulouse-Le-Mirail, France.

1985 Diploma in Education (French/Maths concentration), Siriba Teachers’ College (currently , Kisumu)

1982 Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education, Menengai High School, Nakuru

1980 Kenya Certificate of Education, Pumwani Secondary School, Nairobi 1976 Certificate of Primary Education, Kariobangi Primary School

International & Local Collaborative Initiatives: Teaching & Research

Tennessee State University: 2011-2-13: Research on self-directed learning Stockholm University, Sweden: 2010- Research on Vocalization of 2013 emotions American University, Washington DC: Academic Advisor & Language 2006-2013 online development Zicorp company, Alberta, Canada: Design of a predictive text 2005 messaging Kiswahili software for mobile telephony.

Hong Kong University, China: 2005 1. Linguistic fieldtrip to Nairobi. 2. Visit to USIU by Hong Kong University students. 3. Facilitated seminar in the School of Business by Prof.

4 Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______Ken Kamoche from City- University, Hong Kong.

Harvard University, Boston, USA: Teaching Language use in Kenya & 2004 Advanced Kiswahili Grammar to 2 PhD students in Nairobi, June-August 2004.

University of Nairobi/Hewlett Packard Developing Kiswahili-reading Labs, UK: 2004 software, May-October 2004.

University of Geneva/Swiss Embassy: Invited Prof. Jacques Moeschler to 2001 present a paper on Interface between Semantics & Pragmatics in linguistics at the University of Nairobi.

Publications

2014 1.Opportunities And Challenges Of Mobile Technologies In Higher Education Pedagogy In Africa: A Case Study Of United States International University In Kenya (IGI Global: USA (chapter).: in press) 2.Wangari Maathai in the Media (UNDP: forthcoming) (chapter)

2013 1.Cross-cultural decoding of positive and negative nonlinguistic emotion vocalizations:Frontiers. (article) 2.The Change of Gikuyu Value Systems in Central Kenya: From Pre to Post Independent Kenya: Twaweza (chapter) 3.Cross-cultural challenges in the Design and Delivery of Online Language Programs:IGI Global: USA (chapter). (chapter) 4. Media & Peace in Kenya (UNDP: in press) (chapter)

2012 Culture, Identity & Sheng in Kenya (Ford Foundation: in press) (chapter)

2011 1. Le Sheng et la patrimonialisation au Kenya : JOLTE 2. The Cultural, Economic and Political Implications of New Media: A Case Study on Mobile Telephony among University Students in Kenya. IGI Global: USA (chapter). 3. 4 Short stories published online. 4. Short story (Ngeta special) in a book collection Men Eyes Only

2010 1. Lessons learnt from the Post-Election Violence in Kenya: JOLTE(article) 2. Cross-media ownership and monopolization of public spaces in Kenya (chapter) 3. Language and Political economy: a Kenyan perspective (article)

5 Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______4. Self-Directed Learning at USIU, article, co-author.

2009 Youth, creativity, & urban life: lessons from classics: JOLTE (article) 2007 The linguistic parameter in the preservation of collective memory: a Kenyan perspective (article), Open University, UK. 2006 Edited book, Research on French Teaching in Eastern Africa : ISBN9966-947-03-5 Les technologies de l’information et l’enseignement du FLE au Kenya: Le cas du WebCT à USIU. (chapter)

2005 Democracy and poverty in Africa: a Kenyan perspective, Adonis publishers, UK. (chapter)

2004 1. Cognitive efficiency: The sheng phenomenon in Kenya in PRAGMATICS. Sheng is a variety of Kiswahili spoken mainly in urban centres. (article)

2. Le Modéle de Conflit et les temps verbaux in Cahiers de Linguistique Francaise 25. A theoretical model to explicate tenses in Kiswahili. (article).

3. Language and culture: a perspective in Wajibu, April. (article)

4. Some essential features in developing a Text to Speech System for Kiswahili, in Proceedings of Lisbon conference on Local Languages Speech Technology Initiatives. (article), co-author. 5. Selection of phonetically balanced Sentences in a Concatenative Kiswahili Text to Speech System.(article), co- author. 2003 1. A contrastive reading of temporal-aspectual morphemes in Swahili in Meaning through language contrast: The Cambridge papers, ed. K.M. Jaszczolt & K. Turner, published by John Benjamins. (chapter)

2. Language and cognition: alienating democracy in Kenya in East African Human Rights Journal (chapter)

2002 Le moment présent est une puissante déesse in Analyses 8. (article)

2000 1. Une interprétation pragmatique de na in Cahiers de Linguistique Francaise, 22. (article)

2. Une lecture pragmatique des morphèmes temporels me, li, ka in Analyses 7. (article)

1998 Le devenir du français dans l’enseignement supérieur au Kenya in Analyses 6. (article)

6 Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______1995 L’enseignement du français au Kenya in Analyses. (article) 1992 Parlons Français 2 (French textbook), co-author.

1989 Parlons Français 1 (French textbook), co-author.

6. Published Book reviews

A. For Africa Book Publishing Record (USA)

2012 Medicinal Plants of Eastern Africa, Kokwaro 2011 1. Souvenance, by David Huet. 2. Language ideologies and challenges of Multilingual Education in Ethiopia: The Case of Harari Region, by Moges Yigezu

2006 3. Rites et croyances des peuples du Gabon, by André- Raponda & Roger Sillans 4. La décentralisation, l’éducation, l’unité nationale et la lutte contre la pauvreté au Cameroun by Jean-Marie Tchegho 5. L’Afrique à la croisée des chemins : problématique du développement by Boukary Adji

B. For the Local Media (Sunday Nation & Daily Nation)

2012 Historical Reflections on Kenya, by Macharia Munene 2011 Writer explores the good vs bad theme in novel on social 2010 Healing the wound: personal narratives about the 2007 Post-Election Violence in Kenya, by Kimani Njogu et al.

2009 Heroes and traitors of the struggle

2008 Author explores ethnic linkages

2007 1. Bringing change through lyrics 2. A writer’s treatise on the evolution of the Maragoli 3. China’s Great Leap Forward 4. A constitutional History of Kenya, Macharia Munene (ed.) 2006 1. The end of Poverty, by Jeffrey Sachs 2. I will walk the distance, by J. Akol. 3. Scholars shutter myth on cause of Mau Mau Struggle 4. Is God merely an illusion?

2005 Kenya: From colonization to independence: 1888-1970, by R. Mugo Gatheru

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2004 1. Human Resources in Africa, by Prof. Kamoche et al.

2. Human Rights Education in Kenyan Schools, by the Kenya Human Rights Commission.

3. Sheng Dictionary by TUKI, Dar es salaam.

National Newspaper articles (2005-2013)

1. To realize peace and prosperity, Kenya needs inclusion and bold management, Daily Nation, 2013. 2. Boy child:bathwater of 21st century, 2011 3. When Education is more an obstacle than a key to development for our youth,2011. 4. Real Estate fraudsters lock out potential homebuyers from decent housing, Business Daily 2011. 5. Aimé Fernand Césaire: Tribute to a literary monument, Daily Nation, 2009. 6. Bellagio: Creative Writers’ haven, 2010. 7. Universities pushing Kenya into intellectual poverty, 2009. 8. Kenya’s healing hampered by old open wounds, Sunday Nation.2008. 9. Mastering the art of fighting for power and retaining it, Business Daily. 2007 10. Why are Kenyans’s reading habits restricted to exams only?, Sunday Nation. 2007 11. Quality Assurance is the Achilles heel of education system, Business Daily.2007 12. Why corruption like prostitution will be for us for a long time, Business Daily.2007 13. Political survival and the economy, Daily Nation. 2005

Unpublished papers

2013: Optimizing club patron-students rapport. 2012: Sheng and cultural heritage in Kenya 2010 : Mirage of Regime Change in Africa

2006 1. Propaganda and Reporting on Government: Why Kenya is a unique country! 2. The use of language in reporting: How lies are told 2005 3. Predictive text for mobile telephony: work in progress. Presented at the Africa Roundtable, Hong Kong University. 4. Small clause constructions in French & Kiswahili.

2004 1. Language and culture in a nutshell 2. Saying It Nicely: Of Diplomatic Discourse and Rhetoric

8 Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______3. African languages demand their place in the sun 4. The fallacy of English.

2002 1. A paper entitled. l’extinction du swahili standard et la montée du sheng, sa variante?” accepted at the Lille International Conference, France.

2. A paper entitled Processing Swahili tenses: the cognitive paradigm accepted at the African Languages Conference, March 2002, at Ohio University, USA.

2001 1. A paper entitled: Challenging the algorithmic model in temporal-aspectual inferencing: the case for Swahili morphemes (-ki-), accepted at the 4th Durham Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics, May 2001, Durham University, UK

2. A paper entitled: From Conflict to oblivion: variation in swahili verb tenses, accepted for presentation at the 3rd UK Language Variation and Change Conference, University of York, UK.

2000 1. A paper entitled A pragmatic reading of temporal morphemes in Swahili: Comparison with French, presented at the 7th International Pragmatics Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

2. An article entitled Une lecture critique des méthodes scolaires: Le passé composé et l’imparfait for Hekima (Sept. 2000), University of Nairobi.

1996 A paper entitled Mainstreaming Gender at the Tertiary level - focus on Engineering courses at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, presented at University of Northwest (now Mafikeng), South Africa.

Service to University and Society

2013 Parliamentarian, USIU Faculty Council 2011-2012 Member, Academic Affairs Committee, Faculty Council 2013-date Chairman, Peace Court Management Company Ltd. 2010 Member, Board of Governors, Matinyani Secondary School. 2009 Established a faculty and student research/publication mentorship program, USIU. 2009 Founded the Journal of language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa. Current subscription: 23,000 readers. 2009-date Chair, Kenya Kick-Boxing Federation. 2009 -2013 Chair, PTA, Kileleshwa Primary School. 2007 1. Co-patron, Business Club, USIU. 2. Co-ordinated the creation of the Academic affairs website. 3. Post-Graduate Certificate Educator for faculty, USIU and

9 Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______Strathmore Universities.

2006 1. Co-ordinated creation of website for USIU professors. 2. Assisted in the design & development of Language lab at USIU.

2004 - date Patron, Tae kwon Do/KickBoxing Club, USIU.

2004 -2011 1. School Committee member (representing Class 5,6, 8), Kileleshwa Primary School. 2. Sponsor of end year prizes (English, Kiswahili, Maths & Science) for Kileleshwa Primary School. 3. Sponsor for extended remedial teaching at Kileleshwa Primary School.

2002. Member, First Nairobi Civic Assembly

Speaking engagements

2013 1. Importance of French language in the Region to Riara 2011 Secondary School. 2. The Ruto-Uhuru factor in the 2012 General Elections, to Norwegian students, USIU, 2011. 3. The learner-centred approach in higher education, Strathmore University. 2010 4. Sheng and heritage in Kenya, British Institute 5. The communicative Approach in language teaching, Utalii College 2009 6. Agenda Four of the Nation Reconciliation Accord to Norwegian students. 2007 7. Dynastic leadership in Kenya to Norwegian students 8. Kenya’s literary itinerary to Norwegian students. 9. Kenya in a nutshell to American Retirees, USIU. 10. Secrets of success from Babylon to Business Club, USIU. 11. Keynote address to the Museum and Heritage workshop, USIU. 12. Ethnic politics or class interests in Kenya to American University students in Nairobi.

2006 1. Paper on History and Cultures of Kenya presented to Chinese delegation at USIU. 2005 2. Seminar on “Challenges of Designing a text to speech system for Kiswahili and African languages”, delivered in the Dept of Linguistics, Hong Kong University.

3. “Democracy in Poverty or Dictatorship in prosperity”, paper presented to the Hong Kong Philosophy Café.

2004 1. “Studying French in Kenya: current & future uses”, talk

10 Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______delivered to Highway High School students, Nairobi.

2. Guest talk on “How to succeed in school and elsewhere” to Kileleshwa primary School, Nairobi.

2003 1. Paper on Rhetoric of Black African leaders, Black History Month, USIU. Panel with scholars from the Black Diaspora.

2. Paper on Francophony and the Commonwealth, Commonwealth Day, USIU. Panel with Ambassadors from the Region.

1994 Presentation entitled l’approche communicative et ses applications au Kenya at Utalii College.

Professional affiliations

1. Member, International (linguistic) Pragmatics Association.

2. Member, Kenya French Teachers’ Association, 1990-1994.

3. Member, Philosophy Café, Hong Kong.

4. Member, Editorial peer review Committee, Journal of Cross-cultural Transformation in Education, USA. 5. Living Languages Institute

Language proficiency Fluent in Gikuyu, Kiswahili, French Reading knowledge of Spanish, and English elementary German.

Other training/skills

 Journal Editing & Publication skills Programming in BASIC, Prolog, C,  Advanced computer skills C++ and Java.

 Gender trainer 1996-1998

 Basketball coach and 1985-1988 Provincial Referee  Principal Translator Women’s Education and (Eng/French) Communication Network - FEMNET (1991-93), Forum for African Women Educationalists -FAWE (1994-2006)

Hobbies

11 Frederick Kang’ethe Iraki Resume ______Reading, travel, nature walks, kickboxing, basketball and swimming.

Professional Referees

1. Professor Macharia-Munene 2. Professor Robert Gauthier Professor of History Professor of Linguistics United States International University- Dept. des Sciences du Langage Nairobi, Kenya Université de Toulouse le Mirail P.O.Box 14634-00800 5, allées Antonio Machado Nairobi, Kenya. F. 31058 Toulouse Cedex Email:[email protected] Email :[email protected]

3. Professor Adams Bodomo Professor of Linguistics Dept. of Linguistics Hong Kong University Pokfulam Road Hong Kong. Email: [email protected]

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