lecturers- lecturers

    FACULTY
    The Swahili program at Stanford University is under the stewardship of two Walimu     (Swahili for teachers), namely; mwalimu Sangai Mohochi, and mwalimu Yussuf
   Hamad.

Mwalimu Sangai Mohochi

Sangai Mohochi holds a PhD (Swahili Language Attitudes), an MA (Swahili Studies), and a BA (Hons) (Swahili and Sociology) from Egerton University, in Njoro Kenya. He joined Stanford, where he teaches Swahili Language, Literature and Culture in September 2006. Dr. Mohochi came to Stanford from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York where he taught Swahili between August 2004 and May 2006. Prior to coming to the US, Mohochi taught Swahili Language and Literature at his alma mater (Egerton University) for 9 years. He has been actively involved in the development of Swahili language as a teacher, researcher, and theatre practitioner. He is an active member of CHAKITA (the Kenya National Swahili Association) and CHAKAMA (the East African Swahili Association). He is also a member of the ASA (African Studies Association), ALTA (African Languages Teachers Association) and ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages). His areas of research interest include: language attitudes; motivation and language learning; Language and the media; language choice for identity and development; Swahili literature (with particular interest in the short story), and lately the role of technology in the teaching of African languages. He has published and made several conference presentations in those areas.

Mwalimu Regina Fupi

Regina Fupi earned her B.A (Hons) in language studies majoring in linguistics, Kiswahili, and English with French as a minor at the University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania in 2006. In the same year she enrolled for her MA degree in Linguistics for which she is now working on a thesis titled “Electronic Media Translations in Tanzania”.

In her academic life and teaching career, she has been actively involved in the teaching of Swahili for foreign students and English for Indigenous students in Tanzania concurrently at the University of Dar es salaam and Zanaki high school respectively since 2003. Creating harmonious relationship between English and Swahili language and the learners of the aforesaid languages as well as arousing interest amongst indigenous students to love learning English and enhancing mutual understanding amongst people from diverse background is her foremost concern.

Her sense of courage, determination, and enthusiasm to promote language teaching and learning along with her potential knowledge and skills contributed to her being a successful grantee of Fulbright program for the year 2008/2009 at Stanford University, California, USA. At Stanford she is working as a Fulbright language teaching assistant (FLTA) teaching Swahili language and culture. Her focus is to enhance and promote Learning of Swahili as well as enhancing the goals of the Fulbright program of working as a cultural ambassador of her country; Tanzania.

PREVIOUS LECTURERS/INSTRUCTORS

The following have made immense contributions to the development of the Swahili Program at Stanford University in the past. Many continue to work in collaboration with the current team:

1. Angaluki Mwaka ( Lecturer, 1999-2006 )
2. Jacob Lubuva (FLTA 2005- 2006)
3. Michael G. Wairungu (FLTA 2006- 2007) - mgw4r@virginia.edu
4. Yussuf Hamad (FLTA 2007-2009) - yushatolly@yahoo.co.uk