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/Dr. Vincent Jenjekwa
Dr. Vincent Jenjekwa

Position: Lecturer

Department: English and Communication
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Dr. Vincent Jenjekwa has a Doctoral degree in Linguistics from Unisa.

Research Interests:

  • Sociolinguistics
  • Onomastics
  • Linguistic Landscapes
  • Language Planning and Policy
  • Indigenous Knowledge Systems
  • Language in Education
  • Academic and Professional Communication

Publications:

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Jenjekwa, V. 2023. COVID-19, kovhidhi, dzihwamupengo: Language use, language change and pandemic perceptions among Shona-speakers in Gweru, Zimbabwe. The African Journal of Information and Communication, 31(2023): 1-17. Available on DOI: https://doi.org/10.23962/ajic.i31.13995
  2. Jenjekwa, V.  2023. Remnants of colonial place-names in Gutu, Zimbabwe: Objectifying history or sustaining the frontiers of ‘othering’? The Dyke, 15(2021): 1-22. Available on 
  3. Jenjekwa, V. 2022. Language visibility in the public space: the linguistic landscape of Masvingo, Zimbabwe. South African Journal of African Languages, 42(2): 103-112. Available on DOI: 10.1080/02572117.2022.2094085
  4. Jenjekwa, V. 2021. Post-2000 revitalisation of Shona place names in Zimbabwe: recovering voices from the past. Nomina Africana: Journal of African Onomastics 35(1): 1-14. Available on https://doi.org/10.2989/NA.2021.35.1.1.1356 
  5. Jenjekwa, V. & Barnes, L.2018. Changes in the linguistic landscape resulting from Zimbabwe’s post-2000 land reforms: Recasting the First and Second Chimurenga Narratives. Language Matters 49(3): 67-85. Available on https://doi.org/10.1080/10228195.2018.1539119.
  6. Jenjekwa, V. & Lawrie Barnes, L. 2017: The transition from KwaMudzviti to the town of Mupandawana: A toponymic perspective. Nomina Africana 31(2): 127-139. Available on https://doi.org/10.2989/NA.2017.31.2.3.1314
  7. Jenjekwa, V. 2016. Locating indigenous knowledge systems: discourse on corruption in Zimbabwe. Africology: The Journal of Pan African Studies. 9(1): 188-201 Available on http://www.jpanafrican.org/docs/vol9no1/9.1-12-Jenjekwa.pdf
  8. Jenjekwa, V., Rutoro, E., and Runyowa, J. 2013. Inclusive Education and the primary school teacher education curriculum in Zimbabwe: The need for a paradigm shift. The International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies 1(3): 21-28. Available on www.theijhss.com
  9. Jenjekwa, V. 2013. Access and quality in education in resettlement schools: The case study of Zvivingwi Secondary school in Gutu district, Masvingo Province.  International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies 5(2): 15-21.
    1. http://www.academicjournals.org/ijeaps/PDF/Pdf2013/May/Jenjekwa.pdf

   Books and book chapters

  1. Jenjekwa, V. (Ed.). 2024. Zimbabwe’s History, Heritage and Culture: A Names Perspective. Gweru: MSU Press and Publications.
  2. Jenjekwa, V. 2024. Introduction: What’s in a Name? In: V. Jenjekwa. 2024. Zimbabwe’s History, Heritage and Culture: A Names Perspective (pp1-14). Gweru: MSU Press and Publications.
  3. Jenjekwa, V. 2023. Managing References in Academic Writing. Gweru: Dream Discovery Publishers.
  4. Magwa, W., Jenjekwa, V. & Moyo, M. (Eds.). 2021.  Sociolinguistics and Multilingual Education in Zimbabwe. Gweru: MSU Press and Publications.
  5. Jenjekwa, V. 2021. Introduction: In: W. Magwa, V. Jenjekwa & M. Moyo (Eds.). 2021. Sociolinguistics and Multilingual Education in Zimbabwe (pp. xi-xiii). Gweru: MSU Press and Publications.
  6. Jenjekwa, V. 2021. Language Planning and Policy in Africa. In: W. Magwa, V. Jenjekwa & M. Moyo (Eds.). 2021. Sociolinguistics and Multilingual Education in Zimbabwe (pp. 22-41). Gweru: MSU Press and Publications.
  7. Jenjekwa, V. 2021. Sociolinguistics: An Overview. In: W. Magwa, V. Jenjekwa & M. Moyo (Eds.). 2021. Sociolinguistics and Multilingual Education in Zimbabwe (pp. 1- 20). Gweru: MSU Press and Publications.
  8. Jenjekwa, V. 2018. Published Abstract: Discourses of displacement and restoration: trends in Zimbabwe’s post-2000 land reform toponymy. Meeting Handbook LSA. 2018 America Names Society (ANS) Annual Conference Salt Lake City, Utah 4-7 January 2018. Available on https://www.linguisticsociety.org/sites/default/files/LSA%202018%20Annual%20Meeting%20Handbook.pdf

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