Lina Akaka
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| Name: | Lina Akaka |
|---|---|
| Mobile: | 0710597991 |
| E-mail: | lakaka@daystar.ac.ke |
| Website: | None |
| Updated: | 28 Jul, 2025 |
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About
I'm a budding scholar with a PhD and MA in Kiswahili, bringing a wealth of experience from teaching Kiswahili at both high school and university levels. I have a research interest in Swahili oral literature and culture that has seen me conduct research amongst the community and published papers out of it. Moreover I have over a decade of experience in translating English to Kiswahili and teaching Kiswahili to foreign learners. In addition to these, I Have supervised to completion MA Kiswahili and MA Literature students' theses with some still under supervision including those of MA Applied linguistics.
Curriculum Vitae
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Recent Publications
Teaches
- Nadharia za fasihi
- Tamthilia ya Kiswahili
- Riwaya ya Kiswahili
- Fasihi simulizi
- Kitangulizi cha fasihi
- Kitangulizi cha lugha
- Historia na maendeleo ya Kiswahili
- Mofolojia na sintaksia ya Kiswahili
- Isimu jamii
- Mbinu za kufundishia Kiswahili
- ushairi wa Kiswahili
Relevant Links
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%252C5&q=Lina+Akaka&o
Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lina-akaka-41076545/
ReasearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Akaka-Lina
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles
Uwingi-taaluma wa bembelezi za waswahili
Published2025
Link: https://doi.org/10.51317/eajk.v4i1.737
Mikakati ya Utetezi wa Mazingira katika Riwaya za Nakuruto na Bustani Ya Edeni
Published2025
Link: https://doi.org/10.58721/jkal.v3i2.1105
Awino A.P., Maina J., Akaka L. (2025) Influence of Cultural Contexts on the Meaning of Idiomatic Expressions by the Basamia of Busia County, Kenya
Published2025
Link: https://eajournals.org/bjel/vol13-issue-2-2025/influence-of-cultural-contexts-on-the-meaning-of-idiomatic-expressions-by-the-basamia-of-busia-county-kenya/
An Analysis of Nexus of language and Gender in Hawker Culture in Kibuye Market, Kisumu County, Kenya.
Published2024
Link: https://www.internationaljournalcorner.com
Mitindo ya mawasiliano katika kipindi cha Patanisho, Redio Jambo nchini Kenya
Published2024
Link: https://doi.org/10.51317/ecjkisw.v5i1.533
Iktibasi katika Methali za Kiswahili
Published2023
Link: https://journals.udsm.ac.tz/index.php/kiswahili/article/view/6393
Walengwa wa Ujumbe katika Bembelezi za Watikuu
Published2022
Link: https://www.academia.edu/94819507/Walengwa_wa_Ujumbe_katika_Bembelezi_za_Watikuu
Mwanamke katika Bembelezi za Watikuu.
Published2022
Link: https://jriiejournal.com/mwanamke-katika-bembelezi-za-watikuu/
Maudhui katika Bembelezi za Wanawake Watikuu Nchini Kenya.
Published2021
Link: http://editoncpublishing.org/ecpj/index.php/ECJKISW/article/view/205
Mabadiliko katika Uteuzi wa Majina ya Koo Miongoni mwa Wazinza Nchini Tanzania.
Published2021
Link: http://editoncpublishing.org/ecpj/index.php/ECJKISW/article/view/281
Sitiari katika Bembelezi za Watikuu
Published2021
Link: TAALUMA: Jarida la CHAKITA, Juzuu 1 Na.1, Pp 43–51.
The Portrayal of Educated Women in Tsitsi Dangarembga’sThe Book of Not and This Mournable Body
Published2020
Link: https://stratfordjournals.org/journals/index.php/journal-of-education/article/view/654
Changamoto za Walimu wa Shule za Upili katika Ufundishaji wa Kiswahili Nchini Kenya.
Published2013
Link: https://www.ajol.info/index.php/kcl/article/view/159249
Activities
Conference Paper Presentation
Published2020
Sera ya Lugha na Katiba: Nafasi ya Kiswahili katika Uwezeshwaji wa Wananchi.
Research Interests
- Swahili oral literature and culture
- Literary Eco-critics
- Swahili indigenous knowledge