ABSTRACT The study was carried out to examine the factors affect effective teaching and learning English in ward secondary schools at Rungwe Districts in Mbeya Region. Seven ward community secondary schools and district educational office (secondary) were visited. 404 respondents were selected randomly and purposefully to form the population sample for the study. For the sake of confidentiality, the researcher used alphabetical letters A, B, C, D, E, F, and G to represent the names of those s...
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ABSTRACT This study concerns with the use of pronouns in manifesting power and solidarity in Nyakyusa spoken discourse. The main focus has been to examine the use of Nyakyusa pronouns beyond their referential and deictic functions and especially the way pronouns may be used to manifest power and solidarity among and between interlocutors. The study was guided by two specific objectives which are; to identify Nyakyusa pronouns which are used in spoken discourse and to identify Nyakyusa pronoun...
ABSTRACT This dissertation informs about the value of the flora, fauna, and, gender differences in Matengo names and address terms. It specifically informs about the naming act by reviewing the objects used, time for naming, necessary conditions for naming, and people involved in the naming act. It further informs how personal names are drawn from flora and fauna. The dissertation is furthered into a description and discussions of the gender markings on the use of personal names. Data were ob...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to provide an analytical description of noun phrase structure in Nyiha. In its endeavour, this study documents the morphological forms and the lexical items related to the noun phrase constructions in Nyiha. The primary data for this study was collected from Ruanda village in Iyula ward in Mbozi district, Mbeya region.The target population was all the native adult speakers of Nyiha aged between 35 to 70 years. Sources of data included oral literature, documentary and...
YALIYOMO IKIRARI ........................................................................................................................ i ITHIBATI .................................................................................................................... ii SHUKRANI ................................................................................................................ iii HIDAYA ..................................................................................................
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the role of language in business promotion by scoping the language used by machinga (petty-traders) in Mbinga District. The study is based on three themes, namely, the form and content of language used by machinga (petty-traders), the type of the language used by by machinga, and the impact of their language on the customers. The study draws and expands from the “speech act theory”, a discourse developed by John Austin (1962) and refined by John Searl...
YALIYOMO UTHIBITISHO ............................................................................................................. i IKIRARI NA HAKIMILIKI ........................................................................................ ii SHUKRANI ................................................................................................................ iii TABARUKU ............................................................................................................... v I...
YALIYOMO UTHIBITISHO/ ITHIBATI ..........................................................................................i IKIRARI /HAKIMILIKI ............................................................................................. ii SHUKRANI ............................................................................................................... iii TABARUKU ..............................................................................................................iv IKISIRI .....
YALIYOMO ITHIBATI .....................................................................................................................i IKIRARI NA HAKI MILIKI ...................................................................................... ii SHUKRANI ............................................................................................................... iii TABARUKU ............................................................................................................... v...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate factors influencing language shift from Iraqw to Kiswahili. The study was conducted in Hanang district at Measkron ward. Three villages were selected within the ward to get the respondents for answering the research questions. These are: Measkron, Getaghul and Mara. This study was guided by Gaelic Arvanitika Model under Causality based perspective. In order to fulfill the aim of the study, specific objectives were set. These are: to examine the domains...
ABSTRACT The central purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Kiswahili and English to Runyambo. The aim was to attempt to provide status of ECLs and Runyambo in particular. Runyambo is on pressure exerted from prestigious languages such as English and Kiswahili which has made the majority of Banyambo slowly abandon the use of Runyambo in most domains. If the situation goes on, there is a risk that in the future Runyambo will be among the most endangered languages. With refer...
YALIYOMO ITHIBATI ...................................................................................................................... i IKIRARI NA HAKI MILIKI ....................................................................................... ii SHUKURANI ............................................................................................................. iii TABARUKU ..................................................................................................................
ABSTRACT This study was designed to examine the challenges of learning spoken English in community based secondary schools in Tanzania; it was conducted at Lushoto district in Tanga region. The study was guided by three objectives which were focusing on the assessment of English speaking proficiency in community based secondary schools, examining the challenges of learning spoken English in community based secondary schools, and suggesting possible measures towards those challenges. The study...
ABSTRACT The study intended to examine the challenges facing Tanzanian Sign Language learners. It, specifically, focused on the examination of those challenges which Sign Language learners face while learning their language. It also focused on investigating the causes of challenges facing TSL learners. The study also aimed at finding out possible solutions towards eradication of the challenges. It was guided by the Linguistic Interdependence Theory propounded by Jim Cummins (1981). The study ...