dc.contributor.author | Mbara, Arthur J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-19T20:04:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-19T20:04:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/165820 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this thesis is to access the influence of the attitude of the Suba Youth towards the Suba language. This study is based on the fact that Suba language is faced with extinction due to inability of the Suba youth to demonstrate communicative competence and more so linguistic competence in the language. This study seeks to establish the possible factors that could contribute to this attitude of the Suba youth towards the Suba language so as'to establish possible strategies that can be used to revive the already endangered Suba language.
The study will use questionnaires to collect data from the youth. The researcher will also conduct the face - to - face interviews. The questions the researcher will ask the respondents were designed to obtain answers pertinent to research hypotheses (Ricardson, Dohrenwend and Klein 1965:40)
The study is composed of five chapters; chapter one deals with the general introduction to the study composing sections on;
i). background to the study
ii). the statement of the problem
iii) research objectives
iv). justification of the research
v). literature review
vi). theoretical framework
vii). formation of hypotheses
viii). scope and limitation
ix). methodology
Chapter two deals with the data presentation of the study composed of sections on factors that contributed to lack of enthusiasm for the Suba language.
i). Intermarriage Factor
ii). Parental Negligence Factor
iii). Education Factor
iv). Peer Pressure Factor
v). Language of the Church Factor
vi). Leaders Factor .
vii). Prestige Factor
viii). Minimal Interaction Factor
ix). Employment Factor
x). Lack of Books Factor
xi). Language Complexity Factor
xii). Inability to cut across Ethnic Boundary Factor
Chapter three deals with statistical data analysis of the factors in chapter two and reveals attitude and what the attitude means to the study. This chapter is composed of:
i). Intermarriage
ii). Parental negligence
iii). Education
iv). Peer pressure
v). Language of the church
vi). Leaders
vii). Prestige
viii). Minimal Interaction
ix). employment
x). Lack of books
xi). Suba was complex
xii). inability of Suba to cut Across ethnic boundary
Chapter four deals with research findings of the study on the basis of the data analysis of the factors captured in chapter three. Chapter five deals with the summery, the general conclusions of the study ad recommendations for future study. It is composed of sections on;
i). summary
ii). conclusions
iii). recommendations | |
dc.publisher | UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI | |
dc.title | The attitude of Suba Youth towards the Suba language: a case study of Kaksingri | |
dc.type | Project | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Prof. Okoth Okombo | |
dc.contributor.supervisor | Dr. Ayub Mukhwana | |
dc.description.degree | Msc | |