research and other creative activities 1994- date

Authored Books:

  • Schleicher, Antonia and Lioba Moshi. The Pedagogy of African Languages: An Emerging Field. Ann Arbor, MI: Cushing-Malloy, 2000. 
  • Moshi, Lioba.  KiSwahili, Lugha na Utamaduni (Swahili, Language and Culture). Hyattsville MD: Dunwoody Press, 1998.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Abdul Nanji, Magdalena Hauner, and John Mtembezi Inniss (eds.), Mwalimu wa Kiswahili: A Language Teaching Manual. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGCS, 1999.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Tuimarishe Kiswahili Chetu: kitabu cha wanafunzi wa mwaka wa pili/tatu (Building Proficiency in Kiswahili: a textbook for second/third year Swahili students).  Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1988.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Mazoezi ya Kiswahili:  Kitabu cha Mazoezi kwa Wanafunzi wa Mwaka wa Kwanza  (Swahili Exercises: a workbook for First year Swahili students) Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1988.

 

  • Edited Volumes:
  • JALTA: Journal of the African Language Teachers Association (2000 v. I.2:31-57). Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGCS (v. I 2:31-57), 2000.

 

  • Reviews:
  • Moshi, Lioba, Women’s Voice in A Man’s World, by Lidwien Kapteijns and Maryan Omar Ali. Women’s Studies International Forum (v. 23.4:519-520), 2000.
  • Moshi, Lioba, English in Africa, An Introduction, by Josef Schmied. Journal of English Linguistics (v. 26.4: 368-370), 1998.

 

  • Scholarly Articles and Other Works:
  • Moshi, Lioba, The right of passage to world knowledge: Education and Socialization. Gender Tales from Africa, Voices of Children and Women Against Discrimination. Changu Mannathoko, Bontshetse Mazile, and Michelle Commeyras, eds. UNCEF Publication, 2001.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Content- based instruction in African languages.  JALLT: Journal of African Languages Learning and Teaching. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGCS (v.1.1: 89-111), 2001.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Reciprocals in Kivunjo-Chaga. Languages of Tanzania (Studies dedicated to the memory of Professor Clement Maganga). K. Kahigi, Y. Kihore, and M. Mouse, eds. Berlin: Leiden University, WDEG GMBH & Co. KG (139-156), 2000.
  • Moshi, Lioba and Akinloye Ojo, A Student-centered WebCT for African language instruction. JALTA: Journal of the African Language Teachers Association. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGS (v. 1.2:31-57), 2000.
  • Moshi, Lioba, The Field of African Languages: Perspectives for the 21st Century. JALTA: Journal of the African Language Teachers Association. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGCS (v.1.2: 1-11), 2000.
  • Moshi, Lioba, The role of culture in a language classroom. JALTA: Journal of the African Language Teachers Association. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGS (85-134), 1999
  • Moshi, Lioba, The implementation of the language-learning framework: The case of materials development in the less commonly taught languages, JALTA: Journal of the African Language Teachers Association. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGS (155-168), 1999.
  • Dwyer, David, Lioba Moshi, Antonia Schleicher, The role of culture in the language classroom, JALTA: Journal of the African Language Teachers Association. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGS (85-134), 1999.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Word order in multiple object construction in Kivunjo-Chaga, Journal of African Languages & Linguistics. Leiden University, Berlin: WDEG GMBH & Co.KG (v. 19: 137-153), 1998.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Foreword, Women and Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, Marianne Bloch, Josephine Beoku-Betts & B. Robert Tabachnick, eds.  Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998.
  • Moshi, Lioba, The manifestation of gender in African languages. Womanist: A Journal of Theory and Research, Barbara McCaskill (ed.). University of Georgia (v. 2:11-20), 1997.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Locatives in KiVunjo-Chaga. Trends in African Linguistics: Theoretical Approaches to African Linguistics, Akinbiyi Akinlabi (ed.). Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press Inc. (v.1: 129-145), 1995.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Time reference markers in KiVunjo-Chaga. Journal of African Languages and Linguistics, Gerrit Dimendaal (ed.). Dordrecht: Holland, Foris Publications (v. 15: 127-145), 1994.
  • Moshi, Lioba, The teaching of African languages. Penn-Language News, A Publication of the University of Pennsylvania Language Center, 1994.
  • Moshi, Lioba, A Successful Language Teacher.” In Teaching Ideas and Resources for African Languages, Robert Botne (ed.). Indiana University (v. 9:36-37), 1992.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Time Stability, the case of property concepts in Chaga, Studies on African Languages, Salikoko Mufwene and Lioba Moshi (eds.). Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company (163-184), 1993.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Ideophones in KiVunjo-Chaga, Journal of Linguistic Anthropology 32, Ben Blount (ed.). University of Georgia (v.32: 55-86), 1993.
  • Moshi, Lioba, The Category Adjectives in KiVunjo-Chaga, Afrika und Ubersee (Band 75: 111-131), 1992.
  • Bresnan, Joan and Moshi, Lioba, Object Asymmetries in Comparative Bantu Syntax, Linguistic Inquiry  (v.20 .4:147-185), 1990.
  • Moshi, Lioba, A functional typology of 'ni' in KiVunjo (Chaga), Studies in the Linguistic Sciences (v. 18.2:105-134) 1988.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Totality and integrity in Swahili discourse, Current Approaches to African Linguistics, (v. 4:267-279), 1987.
  • Moshi, Lioba, Anthony Davey, and Ian Maddieson, Liquids in Chaga, Working papers in Phonetics. University of California, Los Angeles (v. 54: 93-108), 1982.

 

  • In Press or Review
  • Moshi, Lioba, Alwiya Omar, and Vasu Renganathan: KIKO, teaching Kiswahili using the Internet. JALTA Journal of the African Language Teachers Association. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGS (v.4).
  • Dwyer, David and Lioba Moshi. Primary and Grammaticalized Ideophones. JALTA: Journal of the African Language Teachers Association. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGS (v.4).
  • Moshi. Lioba. Using Video as a Teaching Tool for African Languages. JALTA Journal of the African Language Teachers Association. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGS (v.3).
  • Moshi, Lioba and David Dwyer (in press), Academic African Language Programming in the United States, to appear in JALLT: Journal of African Languages Learning and Teaching. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGCS (v. 2).
  • Dwyer, David and Lioba Moshi (in press), Primary and Grammaticalized Ideophones. JALTA: Journal of the African Language Teachers Association. Binghamton, NY: Global Publications, IGS (v.4).
  • Moshi, Lioba (in review), African women in the academy, and a voice of authority: The case of African women in language & linguistics disciplines (in review for Africa Today published by Indiana Press).

 

§         Multimedia and Creative Works:

  • Moshi, Lioba. KIKO (Kiswahili Kwa Kompyuta): Teaching Swahili using the Internet: A Multimedia three-level teaching and learning materials (A US Department of Education, funded Project, cf. www.africa.uga.edu/Kiswahili/doe for Part 1, completed 2001).
  • Moshi, Lioba. KIKO (Kiswahili Kwa Kompyuta): Teaching Swahili using the Internet: A Multimedia three-level teaching and learning materials (A US Department of Education, funded Project, cf. www.africa.uga.edu/Kiswahili/doe for Part II, completed 2002).

§   Moshi, Lioba, KiSwahili Lugha na Utamaduni: A 23 Lesson Video Series for the Teaching KiSwahili Language and Culture. University of Georgia, OISD, 1996.

§   Moshi, Lioba. KIKO (Kiswahili Kwa Kompyuta): Teaching Swahili using the Internet: A Multimedia three-level teaching and learning materials (A US Department of Education, funded Project, cf. www.africa.uga.edu/Kiswahili/doe for Part 1, completed 2001).

 

  • Invited Presentations and Workshops

 

  • KIKO (Kiswahili Kwa Kompyuta): Teaching Kiswahili on-line. Michigan State University Conference on “The use of technology in Less Commonly Taught Languages”, February 1-3, 2002, Washington D.C.
  • On-line Resources for Kiswahili Language Teaching and Learning (KIKO Team: Lioba Moshi, Alwiya Omar  (UPenn), and Vasu Ranganathan (UPenn)). Annual International Conference on the Teaching of African Languages. ALTA, March 14-17 Ohio University.

§         Primary and Grammatical zed Ideophones (co-presenter: David Dwyer, Michigan State University). Annual International Conference on African Linguistics, March 15-17, 2002.

  • The role of the African Studies’ Title VI Centers in the field of African language instruction. NALRC Workshop for Title VI Center Directors, November 2-3, 2001, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  • Cooperation between the field of African language and African Studies Programs: Challenges and perspectives. ASA Conference, November 15-18, 2001.
  • Classroom Management and Evaluation. NALRC Summer Language Workshop, July 1-6, 2001. University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  • Faculty Development Seminar for Faculty at Clark Atlanta University African studies Center, Clark Atlanta. July 12, 2001.
  • Time Marking in KiVunjo-Chaga. 32nd ACAL annual international conference on African Linguistics. University of California, Berkeley, March 21-25, 2001.

§         Institutional Linkages Symposia, a project tour to Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Tanzania. The University of Georgia Office of the Associate Provost for Public Service and Outreach funded the tour and symposia. December 1-20, 2000.

§         Symposium Speaker, Middlebury College: Voices of Africa, The Politics of Plurilingualism in Africa, October 2000.

  • Teaching with Video in the Less Commonly Taught Languages. Annual International Conference on African Languages Teaching and Research. University of Pennsylvania, April 1999.
  • African Studies in Georgia. A presentation at the Georgia Association of International Educators Winter Conference, February 16-18, 2000. Savannah, Georgia.
  • African Women in the Academy: the case of Linguistics. Annual African Studies International Conference, November 1999.
  • Teaching with Video in the Less Commonly Taught Languages. University of Pennsylvania, November 1999.
  • Franklin College Outreach Program, speaker for Brunswick Community Library: “Black History Month, a Personal Perspective.” February 8, 1999.
  • Conference Chair: 1999 International Conference on African Languages. Howard University, Washington D.C., April 15-18.
  • Using African Film and Video in the Teaching of Language & Literature. New Orleans workshop for national and international Africanist faculty.  March 3-6, 1998.
  • Discussant: Roundtable on Women and Education in Sub-Sahara Africa, Power, Opportunities, and Constraints. Annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, California. April 11-14, 1998.
  • Participant: Annual Conference of the Association of African Studies Programs. Washington DC. April 22-23, 1998.
  • Web-based African Languages Instruction, the case of Swahili and Yoruba at the University of Georgia. Annual Conference on the Teaching of African Languages. Michigan State University, April 23-25, 1998.
  • Participant: National Council on Less Commonly Taught Languages Annual Conference. Philadelphia, September 24-27, 1998. 
  • Participant: Annual Conference on African Studies (ASA). Chicago, October 28- November 2, 1998. 
  • Participant:  South East Model Organization of African Unity Conference. Macon, Georgia. November 5-7, 1998.
  • African Languages Instruction in the 21st Century, Vision & Reality. 27th Annual Conference on African Languages and Linguistics Para session. Gainesville, Florida, March 28, 1996.
  • Reciprocal in Kichaga-Vunjo. 27th Annual Conference on African Languages and Linguistics.  Gainesville, Florida, March 30, 1996.
  • The implementation of the Language Learning Framework: the case of Materials Development in Less Commonly Taught Languages. Annual NCOLCTL meeting. National Foreign Language Center, Washington D.C., January 1996.