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Dr Antony Somba Mangoka

Senior Lecturer- English Language and Linguistics · Kabarak University

https://researchid.co/drantonysomba
@kabarak.ac.ke
35Google Scholar Citations
3Google Scholar h-index
1Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Communication Pure and applied Linguistics, Language Acquisition by Hearing Impaired Learners, Quality Assurance in Higher Education

Biography

Dr. Antony Somba is the Registrar of Academic and Research at Kabarak University. He earned his PhD in English Language and Linguistics from Kabarak University, his Masters Degree in English and Literature from Egerton University, and his Bachelor of Education (Arts) in English and Literature from Kenyatta University. Currently, Dr. Somba serves as a senior lecturer at the School of Education, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Kabarak University. He is deeply passionate about quality teaching and quality assurance in Higher Education Institutions. Dr. Somba is actively involved in various professional networks, including the Kenya Universities Quality Assurance Network (KUQAN) where he holds the position of Vice President. Additionally, he is a member of the East African Quality Assurance Network (EAQAN). He is a member of the Association of Academic Registrars of Universities in Kenya (AARUK) where he is the Vice-Chairman.

Education

2011- 2019 PhD in English Language, and Linguistics Kabarak University 2005-2009 Masters Egerton University 1993-1997 Bachelors Kenyatta University 1988-1991 KCSE Kangundo High School- Machakos 1980-1987 KCPE Kitaingo Primary School- Makueni

Recent Google Scholar Publications

  1. Ethics in Teacher Education: Key to 21st Century African Development Agenda.
    Journal of Education and Learning https://doi.org/10.51317/jel.v4i1.688 4 … , 2025, 2025
  2. Learning-induced errors in the written English texts of hearing-impaired learners in primary school
    Journal of Languages and Linguistics (JLL) 3 (1), 1-13 , 2024, 2024 | Citations: 3.0
  3. An Interrogation of the types of Grammatical Cohesive Devices that are Prominent in the Writing of Hearing-Impaired Learners
    Editon Consortium Journal of Literature and Linguistic Studies (ECJLLS) 1 … , 2019, 2019
  4. An Analysis of the Grammatical Features and Lexical Features that the Hearing-Impaired Learners Use in Writing to Achieve Cohesion
    International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation (IJLLT … , 2019, 2019
  5. The use of Lexical Cohesion in the English written texts of Hearing Impaired High Students
    IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) 24 (10), 25-33 , 2019, 2019 | Citations: 3.0

Research Outputs

Mutie, S.M, Somba, A. M, Chemwei B, Mwithi, F.M &Mwakio. L (2015). The Ghost Within: A Literary Study of East African Nationalist Leaders’ Writings. In International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Vol. 5, No.

Grants / Consultancy

None 2023 May- present Vice-Chair – Association of Academic Registrar in Universities in Kenya 2021 to present Vice-President - Kenya University Quality Assurance Network March...

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