Building English proficiency in schools

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Tanzanian Schools Will Teach Students in Swahili, Not English
Global Voices Online
School children in Arusha, Tanzania. Photo released under Creative Commons by Flickr user Colin J. McMechan. Tanzania is set to make a historic shift away from English and replace it with Swahili as the language of instruction in the country's schools.

Citifmonline
Tanzania drops English as the language of instruction in secondary schools
Citifmonline
Tanzania on Saturday announced a new educational overhaul plan, one that will extend basic education to Form 4, instead of the current Standard VII. “It's our hope that when students complete this basic education, which is compulsory up to Form 4, they will ...

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Tanzania ditches English as the language of instruction in secondary schools!
Starr 103.5 FM
Tanzania on Saturday announced a new educational overhaul plan, one that will extend basic education to Form 4, instead of the current Standard VII. "It's our hope that when students complete this basic education, which is compulsory up to Form 4, they will ...

Quartz
Tanzania dumps English as its official language in schools, opts for Kiswahili
Quartz
Tanzania is set to become the first sub-Saharan African country to use an African language as the medium of instruction throughout the schooling years. As part of far-reaching plans to reform education, President Jakaya Kikwete's administration announced ...

Daily News
Pinda lays stress on building of trade schools
Daily News
PRIME Minister Mizengo Pinda has ordered districts in the country to construct at least one trade school with a view to combating unemployment. The premier gave the directive when laying a foundation stone for Gonja Mheza Vocational Training Centre in ...

Bukoba mulls building two modern secondary schools
Daily News
BUKOBA District Council has set aside a total of 632.2m/- for construction of two modern secondary schools in Kemondo ad Nyakibimbili Wards. Bukoba District Executive Director, Ms Graides Ndyamvunye, named the two schools as Bujunangoma, which ...

Organised jointly by the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health, Ifakara, Tanzania, and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute with the financial support of the Impact malaria, a Sanofi Access to Medicines program and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the Malaria course is a tutorial that is aimed at strengthening competence of researchers, public health personnel and care givers to fight Malaria in Africa. Participants are taught how to conduct...

 English is the most popular language in the world, with roots going thousands of years and influenced by German, Latin, French more! By our time, the language has been enriched by a plethora of new words for expressions. This Quiz will let you test your knowledge of English.

1. What is a Sciolist?

A. A fake intellectual

B. A scissors tester

C. A scientist that works alone

 

2. The term “Pygalgia” is used for

A. Describing a pig sty

B. The dwelling of Pygmies

C. A pain in the Buttocks

 

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