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DR MICHAEL JOEL KALENGE

Name
Michael Joel Kalenge

Academic Rank
Lecturer

Department
Languages and Literature

Biography

Biography

Dr Michael Joel Kalenge is a lecturer in literature at Mkwawa University College of Education (MUCE), a Constituent College of the University of Dar es salaam. Dr Kalenge holds a PhD. in Literature, Master of Arts in Literature and a Bachelor of Arts with Education (Literature & History) from the University of Dar es salaam, respectively.

Dr Kalenge’s academic skills include:

  1. Qualitative research; and mixed methods research approaches, 
  2. Teaching Literature courses,
  3. Literary studies curriculum development and designs, 
  4. Academic Texts Writing and, 
  5. Editing and Translation.

Dr Kalenge is also a Poet (author of Likomeza Poems), Novelist (author of Gullible Land & Moto Mchangani) and Radio Personality. 

Contacts

Email:

Email Address
michael.kalenge@muce.ac.tz

Research Interest

Research Interest
Oral Literature and the Environment, Oral Literature in Education, Oral Literature in the Digital Age, Poetry & Creative Writing

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Projects

Projects

Principal Investigator (PI) for the project titled, “Promoting Endogenous Knowledge through Oral tales in Tanzania Primary Schools: A Case of Sangu People in Mbarali District” being conducted in Mbarali, Mbeya region from 23/03/2023 to-date.

Publications

Publications

Kalenge, M, J. (2022). Sangu Plant Tales: An Eco-portrayal of Human Floral Dependency. Umma 9 (2), 93-112.

Kalenge, M, J. (2022). “Endogenous Environmental Conservation Awareness in Sangu Oral Tales”, The Journal of Geographical Association of Tanzania for JGAT Vol. 42(2), 53-70.

Kalenge, M, J. (2023). Climate Change, Remodelling of Oral Tales and the Changing Ways of Life: The Case of the Sangu of Tanzania. Umma 10 (2), 88-132.

Kalenge, M, J. (2025). “Culture, Art and Sports Teachers’ Cultural Intelligence in Primary Schools in Mbarali District: A Situational Analysis”, International Journal of Language and Education Research Vol. 7(3) 117-131.

 

MANUSCRIPT ARTICLES

John, P., Kalenge, M., & Mkimbili, S. (2025). “Teachers’ Perception on Use of Oral Tales in Teaching Kiswahili Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic Skills (3Rs) in Tanzania’s Early Grades”, a paper ACCEPTED for publication in the Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Kalenge, M, J. (2026). “Not Out of Fashion: Sangu Animal Tales as Sources of Environmental Knowledge”, a paper SUBMITTED for publication in the Journal for Cultural Research.

Kalenge, M. J. (2026). “Integrating African Oral Literature Performance in Primary Education in Tanzania: The Case of Mbarali District, Mbeya Region”. A paper SUBMITTED for publication in Scrutiny2.

Kalenge, M. J. (2026). “A Cultural Shift from Oral to Digital Literature: A way Forward for the Sangu Oral Literature”. A paper SUBMITTED for publication in the Journal of African Cultural Studies.