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Mrs. Purity Kiambi

Lecturer (Retired)

SOC SOC-STOC

Title and Responsibilities

  • Lecturer: 
  • An overview of your responsibilities: Lecturing, coordinating TPC students, Secretary of ERB, supervision of thesis, and practicum, mentoring TPC students, attending departmental and School Board meetings, participating in curriculum development and review; (PR), attending chapel and Bible study, doing research.
  • School and department:  My School is Communication and the departments are Language and Performing Arts and STOC.

Biography

I have been a high school teacher of English in several schools for 14 years, a Kenya Science Diploma college English teacher, a Member of Kenya Secondary Schools English Panel at Kenya Institute of education, 1986 – 1997, Member of the Book Vetting Committee for Secondary schools English and literature: 1991 – 1997, Examiner with KNEC, Assistant Chief Examiner of Literature with KNEC-1986-1991, head of English Department in Upperhill 1986-1992, Senior Lecturer – Kenya Science Teachers

College: 1994 -1997, Member of Parliamentary Language Proficiency Bard. In Daystar, I have been Chairperson, Practicum Policy Committee, 2006, Ag. Chairperson, Disciplinary Committee:  2006, Chairperson, of all the preliminary interview panels for the Faculty of Arts , Member of the Deans Committee  Of Daystar University: 2005 to 20115, Member of the Management Board, of Daystar University:  2005 to2015, Member of Daystar University Academic Division Board, Member of Senate: 1999 to 2017, Senate representative to Daystar University Council, 20082011, Member of the Staff Development Committee: 1999 to 2015, Chairperson, Risk Management Committee: 2006-2015, Chairperson of Faculty Board Meetings of The Faculty of Arts:

 2005-2010, Chairperson of School of Arts and Humanities Board, 2010-2015, Coordinator and Editor of student’s graduation Speeches: 1998 to2014, Editor of Daystar University bi annual Out Put and now  Daystar Connect graduation Magazine:  2000- to date, Member of the Secretariat for writing the Strategic Plan: 2004 – 2006, currently the Secretary of Daystar Ethics Review Board, I have been Dean Faculty of Arts, 2005-2010.I also acted as DVC Academic a number of times between October 2010-2014, and was the first Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities between 2010 and 2015.

I am trained in Bio ethics and am currently the secretary of Daystar University Ethics Review Board. As head of Department for Education, I chaired the Self-Assessment Review and wrote and presented the self- assessment report to the University Council of East Africa in Dar es Salaam in May 2017. 

Member of Kenya Fiction Writing Association (KENFAA)

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Academic Qualifications

MA: TESOL: (Teaching English to other Speakers of the Language here: 1990 Edinburgh University

B. Ed 1977 University of Nairobi

Publications (12 Publications)

Books

  • Ndungu, R. Njoroge, L. Kiambi, P.K. (2005). Macmillan secondary English Student’s Book Form 1. Nairobi: MacMillan Kenya 2004

  • Ndungu, R. Njoroge, L. Kiambi, P.K. (2005). Macmillan secondary English Student’s Book Form 2. Nairobi: MacMillan Kenya 2005

  • Ndungu, R. Njoroge, L. Kiambi, P.K. (2005). Macmillan secondary English Student’s Book Form 3. Nairobi: MacMillan Kenya 2005

  • Ndungu, R. Njoroge, L. Kiambi, P.K. (2005). Macmillan secondary English Student’s Book Form 4. Nairobi: MacMillan Kenya 2005

  • Kiambi,, P.K. (1995). A Guide to the Government Inspector. Nairobi: McMillan Kenya.

Journals

  • Oladipo and Kiambi, Language as a divine creation. Nairobi: Daystar Perspectives

  • Kiambi, P. K. (2008). Ashes my signature. Nairobi: Daystar University Perspectives Journal.

  • Oladipo and Kiambi, Poetry a divine art. Nairobi: Daystar Perspectives

  • A Linguistic Analysis of Cartoons in selected Kenyan Newspapers published in the PERSPECTIVES; An Academic Journal of Daystar University. June 2006. Vol. 1. No. 1

  • Development of Learners Strategies for Vocabulary Learning in Newsletter for English Teachers of Kenya – Issue No. 2. 1992

Book Chapters

  • Kiambi, P.K. (2015). Effects of students’ admission on the core values of Christian University. In Boyo (2015). Integration of Faith and Learning: Reflections of Christian higher education.

  • Kuria, M. J. & Kiambi, P.K.(2006) “The transmigration of the oral text into the digital age. In Our Landscapes, our narratives: proceedings of the Conference on East African Oral literature in Indangasi, Nyamato &Wasamba (Eds)

Poetry

  • Seventeen poems in Musonye, M.M. & Ndivo, L. (EDs). (2012). Heart to heart: Reflective poetry from Kenya anthology. Nairobi: Starbright Services

  • Kiambi, P. K. (2008). The Path I took. Nairobi: Daystar University Perspectives Journal

  • Kiambi, P. K. (2008). The agility of the moran. Nairobi: Daystar University Perspectives Journal.

  • Kiambi, P. K. (2008). The empty chair. Nairobi: Daystar University Perspectives Journal.

Research Interests

  1. The Link between Values Education and Environmental             Sustainability: Determining effective approaches in delivering            values education for environment sustainability among school going            children. Funded by  National Research Fund 2018-todate (This is ongoing) collaborative with Daystar Faculty
  2. .Investigation of the impact of the Advanced writing course in Daystar University (Collaborative with Prof. Oladipo, and Dr. Regina Gachari and funded by Daystar University
  3. An investigation of the impact of Charismatic churches in Kenya in 2012-Collaborative and funded by Daystar. 
  4. Digitisation of Oral Literature: data collected from the Chuka and Kamba Communities of Eastern Province that led to a paper on preserving the oral text digitally that was presented in a conference in Port Harcourt. (Done with Prof. Oladipo and funded by Daystar)
  5. Two Oral Literature researches in Kwale District of Coast  Province with Kenya Oral Literature  Association (KOLA) with members of KOLA
  6. The transmigration of the Oral text into the digital age from songs collected among some Kikuyu communities including some by Kamaru. With Prof Kuria. Yielded a website and a book chapter

Teaches

Undergraduate writing courses: 

  1. Advanced Writing
  2. Speech writing
  3. Creative writing
  4. Business writing
  5. Introduction to Technical and Professional Communication
  6. Technical and Professional writing Style
  7. Technical editing
  8. Technical Report writing
  9. Introduction to graduate studies for MBA students

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