Tathmini ya Mfumo wa Swahilihub katika Ukuzaji wa Kiswahili Nchini Kenya
Keywords:
Swahilihub, Kiswahili, Kenya, Arhefs, Similarweb, Msambao wa UvumbuziAbstract
Swahilihub ni tovuti iliyozinduliwa katika mwaka wa 2012 kwa lengo la kukuza Kiswahili mtandaoni. Makala haya yalitokana na utafiti uliolenga kutathmini mradi wa Swahilihub katika ukuzaji Kiswahili. Ili kulifikia lengo hili, utafiti huu ulikusudia kubaini namna mfumo wa Swahilihub unavyochangia katika ukuzaji Kiswahili nchini Kenya. Mwelekeo mseto wa utafiti unaohusu matumizi ya mbinu za kimaelezo na kijarabati kwa pamoja ulitumika katika utafiti huu. Data ya utafiti huu ilikusanywa kwa kutumia uchanganuzi wa matini mtandaoni, mahojiano nyanjani pamoja na hojaji na mijadala miongoni mwa watumiaji wa Swahilihub katika baadhi ya vyuo vikuu nchini Kenya. Aidha utafiti huu ulitumia ARhefs na Similarweb ambavyo ni vifaa vya tathmini ya tovuti ili kutathmini viwango vya ukubalifu na ustahilifu wa Swahilihub miongoni mwa watumiaji wake. Data ya utafiti huu ilichanganuliwa kutokana na malengo ya utafiti na kuongozwa na mihimili ya Nadharia ya Msambao wa Uvumbuzi ya Rodgers (2003). Matokeo ya utafiti huu yaliwasilishwa kwa njia za maelezo, majedwali, picha, michoro na chati. Aidha utafiti huu ulizua tasnifu kuwa utanuzi wa teknolojia pamoja na ustawi wa Swahilihub ni nafasi nzuri ya uundaji wa dira ya ukuzaji endelevu wa lugha ya Kiswahili mtandaoni.
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