Language Skills for Higher Education in Tanzania
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2017
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University of Namibia
Abstract
This paper argues that there are two radical policy options available
to the higher education establishment in Tanzania with regard to
the issue of the language medium of instruction. The first option
requires the establishment of a strict filtering mechanism in order
to exclude all applicants who do not possess the English language
skills required in an English medium university. The second option
seeks to develop a bilingual language policy for higher education.
This would allow partial use of Kiswahili in the system e.g. in
lectures, seminar discussions and examinations, even while most
literature has to be accessed in English. The paper presents an
account of the conditions that call for such a radical departure from
current practice, showing that the much utilized ‘University of Dar es
Salaam Model’ of Communications Skills courses has not had the
expected impact.
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Language skills
Citation
Rugemalira, J. (2017). Language Skills for Higher Education in Tanzania. JULACE: Journal of University of Namibia Language Centre, 2(2), 2-25.