Expertise

Her research interests include second language acquisition, cross-cultural pragmatics, web-based language instruction, and study abroad language programs.

Research interests:

  • second language acquisition
  • Kiswahili pragmatics
  • web-based material development
  • African language programming and development
  • study abroad
Communities
Middle Eastern Studies, African Studies, Linguistics
Degrees
PhD, Indiana University Bloomington, Second Language Acquisition, 1992
MA, University of Wisconsin-Madison, African Languages and Literatures
BE, Kenyatta University, Music and Kiswahili