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 Yussuf Hamad

  Yussuf Hamad got his Bachelor of Arts with Education degree, majoring in English and Swahili at the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) in 2005. Before then, he taught at Kiponda high School between 2001 and 2002. He later taught at Laureate International School of Zanzibar from 2005 and 2006 where he promoted the study of English language through drama, debates, discussions and songs. In May 2006 he was employed as a Tutorial assistant at the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA). In Zanzibar, he was actively involved in teaching English and Swahili languages and participating in Arts (Drama &music). Later, in September 2006 he participated in a cultural exchange program held in Netherlands. In 2007 he was granted a Fulbright scholarship to work as a Swahili FLTA at Stanford University, California, USA where he served to June,2008.At Stanford he immensely engaged on developing teaching and learning materials. His projects on developing teaching and learning materials at Stanford’s studio, and writing Swahili text books useful in the teaching and learning of Swahili has been a tremendous success. His career goal is to work as a resourceful language teacher, academic technology specialist, a writer, and language materials developer particularly focusing on language curriculum planning and evaluation along with digitized technologies in enhancing teaching and learning in his home country after pursuing his Masters degree & PhD of Education studies in Communication and Technology.

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 2008 she completed her Masters degree in Linguistics at her alma mater. Her research thesis was on ``Electronics Media Translations in Tanzania; `` the area she intends to pursue on her PhD Studies.

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 fore most 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 2007/08 at Stanford University, California, USA. At Stanford she will work as a Fulbright language teaching assistant (FLTA) teaching Swahili language and culture consecutively. Her focus will be to enhance and promote Learning of Swahili as well as enhancing the goals of Fulbright program of working as a cultural ambassador of her country; Tanzania. To her, a warm welcome awaits at Stanford University this fall, 2008.

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