Books by Oketcho Phillip
Deconstructing the African Tower of Babel: Between the harmonisation and fragmentation of African language orthographies, 2017
Are the Lango and Kumam Lwo speakers or not? The purpose of this chapter is to assess the extent ... more Are the Lango and Kumam Lwo speakers or not? The purpose of this chapter is to assess the extent to which onomastics has led to the differentiation of the Lwo group into sub-languages thereby fracturing the language and creating multiplicity of languages in the cluster. Like the unstable place of Mande in the Niger-Congo cluster , Lango or Leblango and Kumam have faced consistently questionable positions in the Lwo language family. Most of the questions about the Kumam and Lango have not appeared on serious linguistic treatises except on sociological, anthropological and historical texts such as Okot p’Bitek’s ‘Religions of the central Luo’; Ogot’s ‘History of the Southern Luo’ and Uzoigwe’s ‘The beginnings of Lango society’. For this matter, Diagne is right when he contends that ‘the study of relationships between languages is at crossroads between linguistics and history.’ In this chapter I ask one central question: Is Kumam and Lango Luo or eastern Nilotic languages? What is the linguistic evidence? Based on a survey of basic vocabulary, the overall finding in the chapter is that the relationship of Lango and Kumam is overwhelmingly more skewed toward the southern Lwo group than to the Iteso-Ng’akarimojong cluster (eastern Nilotics).
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This book is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date works on language policy and education ... more This book is one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date works on language policy and education in Uganda. It helps us account for changes in language and education in Uganda. One captivating aspect that this book brings to the limelight is the linguistic transitions from one educational level to another and how we can account for such changes. Such a snowballing approach makes the book a useful tool for learning and instruction.
The book connects educational theories to language theories and makes the case for the necessity of such interconnection. It is a MUST read for students, teachers and researchers interested in interrogating the language of instruction conundrum in Uganda and other countries in the South.
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Basic reading book, picture illustrated, alphabet book in Dhopadhola. It is suitable for Primary ... more Basic reading book, picture illustrated, alphabet book in Dhopadhola. It is suitable for Primary One to Four.
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This book encourages one to work hard in life and strive for excellence.
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This is a very interesting story book in Dhopadhola. It is suitable for Upper Primary and Lower S... more This is a very interesting story book in Dhopadhola. It is suitable for Upper Primary and Lower Secondary children.
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An orthography that can be used across Lwo languages in East African and Southern Sudanese Luo la... more An orthography that can be used across Lwo languages in East African and Southern Sudanese Luo languages
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This manual provides a uniform framework for writing across Lwo languages.
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This is a book about the importance of African knowledge. It points out what Africans can do to p... more This is a book about the importance of African knowledge. It points out what Africans can do to preserve their cultures and use it to bring about development.
It is an interestingly philosophical book written by Mandivamba Rukuni and translated by Phillip Oketcho.
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This is a monolingual dictionary in Dhopadhola, a Lwo language in Uganda.
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A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements f... more A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Master of Arts in Linguistics of Makerere University
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The language situation in Uganda, 2014
The article looks at the saddening situation of indigenous language education in Uganda. There is... more The article looks at the saddening situation of indigenous language education in Uganda. There is great gap between policy and practice orchestrated by different actors.
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This paper gives an overview of what harmonised orthography is all about.
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Formal and Nonformal Education (NFE) are complementary and
interdependent. There is always a kind... more Formal and Nonformal Education (NFE) are complementary and
interdependent. There is always a kind of informal education attained by learners prior to acquiring formal education. Formal education thus builds on the NFE. On the other hand, NFE is partially a lifelong form of education that takes place before and after Formal Education (FE). FE is basically education acquired in normal ‘school set up’. Coombs (1973:11) possibly provides a more summative definition: “the hierarchically structured, chronologically graded educational system running from primary school through the university and including, in addition to general academic studies, a variety of specialized programs and institutions for full-time technical and professional training”. NFE on the other hand has been defined by Kleis (1973:6) as “any intentional and systematic educational enterprise (usually outside of traditional schooling) in which content is adapted to the unique needs of the students (or unique situations) in order to maximize learning and minimize other elements which often occupy formal school teachers (i.e. roll-calling, enforcing discipline, writing reports, supervising
study halls, etc.).”
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Uganda is undergoing a curriculum reform at secondary level. This paper makes propositions on how... more Uganda is undergoing a curriculum reform at secondary level. This paper makes propositions on how languages can be treated in this reform.
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The paper looks at the language situation in Uganda.
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The book connects educational theories to language theories and makes the case for the necessity of such interconnection. It is a MUST read for students, teachers and researchers interested in interrogating the language of instruction conundrum in Uganda and other countries in the South.
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It is an interestingly philosophical book written by Mandivamba Rukuni and translated by Phillip Oketcho.
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interdependent. There is always a kind of informal education attained by learners prior to acquiring formal education. Formal education thus builds on the NFE. On the other hand, NFE is partially a lifelong form of education that takes place before and after Formal Education (FE). FE is basically education acquired in normal ‘school set up’. Coombs (1973:11) possibly provides a more summative definition: “the hierarchically structured, chronologically graded educational system running from primary school through the university and including, in addition to general academic studies, a variety of specialized programs and institutions for full-time technical and professional training”. NFE on the other hand has been defined by Kleis (1973:6) as “any intentional and systematic educational enterprise (usually outside of traditional schooling) in which content is adapted to the unique needs of the students (or unique situations) in order to maximize learning and minimize other elements which often occupy formal school teachers (i.e. roll-calling, enforcing discipline, writing reports, supervising
study halls, etc.).”
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Find it online at: https://africanlangservices.gumroad.com/
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You can find the full chapter at: https://africanlangservices.gumroad.com/
The book connects educational theories to language theories and makes the case for the necessity of such interconnection. It is a MUST read for students, teachers and researchers interested in interrogating the language of instruction conundrum in Uganda and other countries in the South.
Find it online at: https://africanlangservices.gumroad.com/
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It is an interestingly philosophical book written by Mandivamba Rukuni and translated by Phillip Oketcho.
Find it online at: https://africanlangservices.gumroad.com/
You can find it online at:
https://africanlangservices.gumroad.com/
The full article can be accessed at:
https://africanlangservices.gumroad.com/
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interdependent. There is always a kind of informal education attained by learners prior to acquiring formal education. Formal education thus builds on the NFE. On the other hand, NFE is partially a lifelong form of education that takes place before and after Formal Education (FE). FE is basically education acquired in normal ‘school set up’. Coombs (1973:11) possibly provides a more summative definition: “the hierarchically structured, chronologically graded educational system running from primary school through the university and including, in addition to general academic studies, a variety of specialized programs and institutions for full-time technical and professional training”. NFE on the other hand has been defined by Kleis (1973:6) as “any intentional and systematic educational enterprise (usually outside of traditional schooling) in which content is adapted to the unique needs of the students (or unique situations) in order to maximize learning and minimize other elements which often occupy formal school teachers (i.e. roll-calling, enforcing discipline, writing reports, supervising
study halls, etc.).”
You can find it online at: https://africanlangservices.gumroad.com/
Find it online at: https://africanlangservices.gumroad.com/
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