School of Languages, Literature and Communication (SLLC) Collections: Recent submissions
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How Uganda Communications Commission uses Social Media for consumer empowerment
(Makerere University, 2023-01-20)The study set out to establish how Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) uses social media, specifically Twitter and Facebook, for consumer empowerment. It was guided by the following objectives: To explore how UCC uses ... -
Difficulties in comprehension among learners learning English as a foreign language in Uganda: a schema theoretic approach
(Makerere University, 2023-01-20)The main objective of this study is to investigate the difficulties which affect comprehension of texts by learners of English as a foreign language in Uganda. It also reflects on the analysis of how their past language ... -
A discourse analysis of the English language used by Makerere University students on Facebook
(Makerere University, 2023-01-16)In this technology age, a new trend of using social media or Social Networking Sites (SNSs) has been recently adopted by most students in higher institutions of learning. Social media influences people’s lives in many ... -
Interlingual cognizance of metaphors: a case study of selected experiential domains of English and Luganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04-13)ABSTRACT Metaphor is a tool so ordinary that we use it unconsciously and automatically, with so little effort that we hardly notice it. It is omnipresent: metaphor suffuses our thoughts no matter what we are thinking ... -
Intercultural translation from Lugwere into English: the case of proverbs
(Makerere University, 2023-01-12)There is limited literature on translated Lugwere proverbs into English yet Lugwere proverbs are full of wisdom and teachings embedded therein. This study set out to explore the intercultural translation of Lugwere proverbs ... -
The morphology and tone patterns of causative constructions in Luganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)This study describes the morphology of causative verbs in Luganda. Causative verbs are words that carry a causative morpheme. As a verb extension, the causative is a suffix that is added to the root resulting in a new verb ... -
Linguistic expressions related to communicating COVID-19 Pandemic in Runyankore-Rukiga
(Makerere University, 2023-01)The outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic resulted in the creation of expressions in Runyankore-Rukiga, which are employed to communicate COVID-19. While these expressions have been used frequently in all domains of ... -
Writing competence in English: a genre-based analysis of university students’ written texts, 2000-2015
(Makerere University, 2023-01)This study uses a qualitative approach to analyse the writing competence in English of Makerere University students in the natural science enrolled between 2000 and 2015. The data for the study came from textual analysis. ... -
Semantic challenges of cross-cultural translation: An appraisal of the notion of conflict in the Luganda and German Translations of ‘Animal Farm’
(Makerere University, 2023-01)This study, which is purely qualitative, investigates challenges of cross-cultural translations, using the notion of conflict in Animal Farm by George Orwell (1945), as a case study. The notion of conflict being a major ... -
A comparative survey of accessibility and effectiveness of radio and television in raising public awareness and acceptance of COVID-19 prevention guidelines In Kawempe Division
(Makerere University, 2023-01-10)The low public adherence to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for preventing COVID-19, which was observed in different parts of Uganda, led to questioning the accessibility and effectiveness of the radios and ... -
The use of facebook in radio programming in Uganda : a case study of 94.8 XFM
(Makerere University, 2023-01-10)Using the affordance perspective as the analytical framework, this study assesses how Facebook has been used in programming; how Facebook has affected programming; and suggests best strategies for using Facebook in radio ... -
Assessing media coverage of technical, vocational education and training in Uganda: a case study of New Vision and Daily Monitor
(Makerere University, 2023-01-11)The study examined the coverage of technical, vocational education and training (TVET) in Uganda by analysing the content of two Ugandan dailies, New Vision and Daily Monitor. The main objective of the study was to find ... -
Informal English usage among students in tertiary institutions: the case of National Teachers' College in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01-06)The study examined the use of informal English among students in Tertiary institutions in Uganda. Specifically, it examined the factors that account for the usage of informal English and the effect of the use of informal ... -
Song and nation: A study of the secondary school song competition ‘original song composition’ in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)In this thesis, I examine song as a performance of the nation. At the heart of the thesis, I discuss the secondary school music competition in Uganda in general and the ‘original song composition,’ item as a distinct subset ... -
Lexical and grammatical functions of tone in relation to its background factors : a case of Payira variety of Acoli
(Makerere University, 2022)This study addresses the broad question on the functions of tone with close attention to some of its qualities, that is, the background factors, in distinguishing lexical and grammatical items in the Payira variety of ... -
The framing of sexual content in a Ugandan newspaper: a case study of Daily Pepper
(Makerere University, 2022-12-26)This study examines the framing of sexual content in a Ugandan newspaper, using the case of Daily Pepper newspaper. To achieve that objective, the study was divided into four major parts. The first part looked at the sexual ... -
Exploring self-perception dilemmas among homosexuals in Uganda through communication : a case study of Mr and Miss Pride Campaign
(Makerere University, 2022)Previous research has examined challenges faced by homosexuals, including the social discrimination they suffer as a sexual minority. However, the self-perception dilemmas these people experience because of their sexual ... -
Losses and gains: a stylistic analysis of the translation process of folktales from Runyankore–Rukiga into French
(Makerere University, 2022-12-21)This thesis presents the findings of the study relating to the analysis of the translation process of folktales from Runyankore-Rukiga into French. The study was concerned with literary translation, particularly analyzing ... -
The role of a communication strategy in generating donor funds for NGOs in Uganda : the case of Hope Alive!
(Makerere University, 2020)Non-Governmental Organisations in Uganda get funding from donor communities through fundraising, and this involves quite a number of strategies that they are using to reach the donors. A study carried out on 412 NGOs in ... -
Grammatical errors among L2 learners of Kiswahili
(Makerere University, 2022)This study investigates grammatical errors among L2 learners of Kiswahili. Specifically, it investigates the manifestation of grammatical errors in essays of secondary school learners. The study considered Senior Four1 ...