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Education in Tanzania
Started Jul 25, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hello, everyone!As part of my master's thesis, I am researching the multicultural facets of education in Tanzania and their applicability to other areas of the world. Does anyone have familiarity…Continue
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Hello, everyone!As part of my master's thesis, I am researching the multicultural facets of education in Tanzania and their applicability to other areas of the world. Does anyone have familiarity with the Tanzanian education system, its use of Swahili as the language of instruction, and the use of schools as meeting places for exchange and understanding among Tanzania's many language and cultural groups? It would be wonderful to be in touch at your convenience.Many thanks,MatthewSee More
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- Subjects I teach:
- Currently I teach middle-school writing and K–8 music. I have also taught language arts in grades 3–5 and have been self-contained in fourth grade.
- Grade levels:
- K–8; graduate students
- My professional interests:
- Multicultural education; educational experiences outside the classroom; curriculum development; teacher training
- If you're not a teacher, please describe your professional role below:
- For the past several years, I have worked as clinical faculty with a university that offers a graduate-level teacher-training program. I offer first- and second-year teachers formative feedback on their instructional units based on my own experiences in the classroom.
In addition to my work in the classroom, I am pursuing graduate work in international studies. My thesis is a comparative analysis of educational development in Tanzania and the Rio Grande Valley of Texas on the U.S.–Mexico border.
I also serve on the board of a local nonprofit that works with high-school juniors and seniors to develop leadership traits through a series of outside-the-classroom cultural and teamwork opportunities. I am working with another board member to formalize the program's curriculum and bring elements of best instructional practice to the wonderful work the organization has done for the last twenty years.
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- At 3:45am on August 26, 2012,
Pellagius S. Tesha said…
The Kiswahili language is used as the medium of instruction in all primary schools except in the so called international or English medium primary schools which are mostly privately owned. English is taught as a subject in this level. there are seven years in primary education i.e. standard one to seven. thereafter students set for the primary education examination so as to qualify to join secondary education. The secondary education consists of two phases form one to four then sit for certificate of secondary education examination CSEE. Those that gates division one to three with at least three credits qualify to join secondary advanced level for form five and six for years. The form six leaver can join college or university for diploma of first degree.
In secondary and above, the language of instruction is English. Kiswahili, in secondary, Ordinary level -form 1 to 4- is taught as a compulsory subject.
No vernacular language is used as the medium of instruction at any level of education in Tanzania. The vernaculars are used at family to ethnic group only but not otherwise.
there are about 120 ethnic groups with their vernacular languages. The Kiswahili is used by about 95% of Tanzanians.
Welcome to Tanzania to enjoy Kiswahili the only African language that is spoken by more than 60 million people and is spread to East and Central African countries.
The AU (African Union) Kiswahili commission headquarters is in Zanzibar, the United Republic of Tanzania Isles.
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26/08/2012.
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