Dr. Vincent Jenjekwa

Dr. Vincent Jenjekwa has a Doctoral degree in Linguistics from Unisa.  His research interests are in Sociolinguistics, Onomastics, Linguistic Landscapes, Language Planning and Policy, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Language in Education, and Academic and Professional Communication.

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.
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   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