School of Languages, Literature and Communication (SLLC): Recent submissions
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Analysis of the coverage of Ebola virus disease in the New Vision and Daily Monitor Newspapers
(Makerere University, 2022-03-23)This study set out to analyse the coverage of the Ebola Virus Disease in New Vision and Daily Monitor newspapers. The study is guided by three specific objectives: 1) To assess the extent to which the media gives prominence ... -
Social media, service quality and user satisfaction : an exploration of UMEME social media engagement with clients
(Makerere University, 2022)This study examined the relationship between, social media use, clientele's perception of service quality, and customer satisfaction of Umeme services. There were three specific objectives, namely; to examine the relationship ... -
Examining the contribution of social media to the practice of citizen journalism in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)The study examines the contribution of social media to the practice of citizen journalism in Uganda. It arose out of a need to address the challenge of minimal academic research that has so far been carried out around this ... -
The use of participatory communication strategies on condom use education among youth at Naguru Teenage Information and Health Centre
(Makerere University, 2022)The study set out to establish the influence of participatory communication on condom use education among the youth between 18-24 years at Naguru Teenage Information and Health Centre. The study was premised on the following ... -
Husbandry-segmented communication for promoting adoption of climate-smart agricultural technologies for coffee production in Luwero District, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-01-27)This study sought to examine whether low adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies (CSATS) was due to farmers’ level of awareness, communication techniques used, and the factors determining it. The study focused ... -
The coverage of family planning use in the mass media in Uganda : a comparative analysis of the New Vision and Daily Monitor
(Makerere University, 2019)This study was motivated by the low use of modern Family Planning (FP) methods observed in Uganda. It compared the extent to which two leading print media outlets– the New Vision and the Daily Monitor, gave coverage to ... -
Portraits of the girl child in the Kinyankore folktale
(Makerere University, 2021-04)This study sought to examine the portraits of the girl-child in the Kinyankore folktales. The focus of the research was to collect and analyse Kinyankore folktales comprising girl-child themes. The study sought to establish ... -
David Rubadiri and the mentoring of a Malawian poetic tradition in English
(Makerere University, 2021-02)This research evaluates Malawian writer David Rubadiri’s poetic achievement, and also traces his mentorship role to poets that write after him. Malawian poetry has been widely studied with several scholars loosely acknowledging ... -
Representation of trauma in selected Ugandan short stories
(Makerere University, 2021-08)The study explores the representation of trauma in selected Ugandan short stories. Defining trauma as a response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event or experience, an act of violence or harassment, or even an abrupt ... -
Enhancing disambiguation of meanings in the transalation of synonyms : the case of English and Rutooro
(Makerere University, 2021-05)This study, Enhancing disambiguation of meanings in the translation of Synonyms: The Case of English and Rutooro aimed at investigating how synonyms can be translated more effectively given that they overlap in meaning ... -
The folktale and gender identity among the Banyankore
(Makerere University, 2021-02)This study examines the representation of gender, themes, characterization and images in the Runyankore folktales. It specifically addresses the role the Folktale plays in shaping community beliefs and attitudes on questions ... -
The Makerere Nkore-Kiga Corpus
(Makerere University, 2020)The corpus is organized into 16 different genres/topics: Agricultural texts; Cultural texts; Environment texts; Financial texts; General development texts; Governance texts; Health texts; Historical texts; Instructional ... -
Minority group's language facing extinction - research
(Daily Monitor, 2021-02-16)The language of the So (Tepeth), a minority tribe in Karamoja, is under threat of extinction because it does not exist in written form, a research by Makerere University reveals. -
Minority languages face extinction
(New Vision, 2021-02-22)Linguists in Uganda are worried that the threat of extinction to the languages spoken by small communities in Uganda is growing at a high rate. this has left them contemplating interventions of saving the languages. -
Over 23 languages face extinction as Luganda expands
(New Vision, 2021-02-13)Linguists are contemplating interventions to save over 23 languages of small communities in Uganda from extinction. -
Examining the influence of social media on a corporate companies reputation: a case study of MultiChoice Uganda Limited
(Makerere University, 2021-02)This study set out to explore the influence of social media on the reputation of MultiChoice Uganda limited, a corporate company. The study was guided by three specific objectives: to establish the influence of social media ... -
Myth and Political Mythmaking in the Narratives about Mwalimu Julius Nyerere among the Banyakyusa
(Makerere University, 2021-08)This study examines myth and political mythmaking about Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, the first president of Tanzania, in the narratives told by the Banyakyusa people of southwest Tanzania. It examines the constructions ... -
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