School of Languages, Literature and Communication (SLLC): Recent submissions
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Preservation of water sources in the traditional and modern times
(2022)The speaker was recorded giving traditional and modern times of water preservation -
Traditional ways of managing crop and animal pests and diseases
(2022)This recording is about the traditional ways the So people follow in managing crop and animal pests and diseases. -
Traditional So ways of crop harvesting and post-harvest handling
(2022)It was a sunny day in Kakingol village. The interview arrived in Kakingol village in the afternoon led by the community leader of the So people. -
Representation of female genital mutilation in blossoms of the savannah and the switch
(Makerere University, 2021)The study investigates the representation of the theme of female genital mutilation in two novels; Ole kulet's Blossoms of the Savannah and Mary Karooro Okurut's The Switch. First, it examines the way various stylistic ... -
The linguistic landscape of Kampala: The case of shop signs
(Makerere University, 2022-05)This dissertation, with a focus on shop signs, investigates the linguistic landscape (LL) of Kampala. The objectives of this study were to find out the languages which appear on the commercial shop signs in Kampala; to ... -
Examining the relevance of participatory communication in the distribution of insecticide-treated nets in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2019-06)The study explores the role of participation in Malaria control communication in Uganda. To achieve that objective, the study was divided into four major parts. The first part looked at how participatory communication is ... -
The role of Facebook in the mitigation of corruption among the youth in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02-04)This study examines the role of Facebook in the mitigating corruption among the youth in Uganda. It set out to establish youths’ views on the use of social media as a mode of reducing corruption in public enterprises in ... -
A citizen sociolinguistics appraisal of Kiswahili as a tool for social integration in the East African Community
(Makerere University, 2022-05-04)This sociolinguistic study investigated the use of Kiswahili as a lived practice among ordinary citizens in the East African Community (EAC), specifically, in Busia and Namanga border towns. The aim of the study was to ... -
Language and health: an appraisal of newspaper reporting on obsteric fistula among Ugandan mothers
(Makerere University, 2022-05)The current study makes an appraisal-based discourse analysis of newspaper stories on obstetric fistula, using the Appraisal Theory (Martin & White, 2005), which offers a detailed account of different types of attitude and ... -
The tonology of the Lunyala nouns, noun phrases and verbs
(Makerere University, 2022)The study investigates the tonology of the Lunyala nouns, noun phrases and verbs with the view of establishing the tones, tone patterns as well as tone processes and rules that exist in this language. The study adapts a ... -
Implementation of the Government Communication Strategy at Ministry Level
(Makerere University, 2022-01)This study focused on the implementation of the Agricultural Sector Knowledge Management and Communications Strategy (2016-2021) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. The major aim of the study was ... -
Corporate social responsibility as a communication tool at KCB Bank Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)In the banking sector, the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a key component of communication owing to the increasing pressure from the regulatory and social perspectives for banks to remain ... -
A comparative study of printable information, education and communication (IEC) materials and social media as means of receiving information disseminated to electricity consumers in Kampala City
(Makerere University, 2019-10-30)The study compared printable IEC materials and social media with intent to determine which of the two was more relevant to the target audience so that companies could pay attention to using it more than the other when ... -
Factors of political instability in Uganda
(Makerere University, 1993)This dissertation mainly investigates the fundamental cause of political instability in Uganda. The dilemma is the apparent petitio principii in the search for solutions: whether to start with individuals or the social ... -
Family planning communication in Uganda : an interrogation of media reporting, communication campaigns and audience perspectives
(Makerere University, 2022)To stabilise Uganda's fast-growing population, the government has positioned media and communication strategies as a primary means of informing and persuading the populace about modern family planning products and services. ... -
Before the lens: photographic portrayal of refugees in the print media in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-02)Refugees are a complex category of society: they carry distinct contexts from home but are expected to be homogenous in displacement. But the media in playing their information function have the duty to represent refugees ... -
Television programming regulation : examining the policy implementation of local content quotas in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)This study analyzes how television local content regulation is working in a Ugandan multi-cultural and free economy television industry, perspectives of the different stakeholders, opportunities accruing from the policy ... -
The representation of women in selected plays of Euripides and selected Ghanaian playwrights
(Makerere University, 2022)This study interrogates the representation of women in selected plays of Euripides and selected Ghanaian playwrights (Efua Sutherland, Ama Ata Aidoo, Mohammed ben Abdallah, and Efo Kodjo Mawugbe) to examine the ‘universalists’ ... -
Press coverage of Muslims in Uganda. A case study of New Vision Newspaper
(Makerere University, 2022)The purpose of this study was to investigate the frames that New Vision apply while covering Muslim related issues as well as to explore the prominence and relevance attached to the stories that have Muslims as the main ... -
European football and radio contents selection in Uganda : the case of Radio Two
(Makerere University, 2022)The purpose of this study was to examine the European football and radio content selection at Radio Two. The study was divided into four major parts. The first part looked at how European football influences content selection ...