ABSTRACT For every action that someone does, desires a motivation and a goal for that action. Students in secondary schools when learning a foreign language should have good environment and an ample time to motivate them in order to fulfill their learning orientations. This study was focused on the assessment of instrumental and integrative orientations among learner of English language in ward secondary school in Musoma District and Butiama District. In addition, the study anticipated to di...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to investigate the effective use of cohesive devices in essay writing by undergraduate students particularly the second year students of the State University of Zanzibar (SUZA). The objectives of this study were: To examine the use of CDs by SUZA students in writing essays, to analyze appropriate and inappropriate use of Cohesive Devices in students‟ essays and to propose the techniques for improving students‟ ability in using cohesive devic...
ABSTRACT The study generally investigates the Challenges of the Language used in Campaigns against HIV/AIDS in Tanzania, using a case study of Bariadi district in Shinyanga region. The study examined the language used by campaigners against HIV/AIDS whether is understood by youths, addressed the views of youths on the language used in campaigns against HIV/AIDS and assessed the appropriateness of the language used in campaigns against the disease in the Tanzanian context. The researcher coll...
ABSTRACT Tanzania is priviledged with the enormous linguistic diversity. It is estimated that there are more than 150 Ethnic Community languages in Tanzania, many fall under Bantu languages. Other groups are Nilotics, Cushites, Swahili, Khoisans, Arabs, Indians and others. Osogo (1979), the largest language group in terms of number is the Sukuma with over five million native speakers. Next to it is Nyamwezi, Ha, Chagga and Makonde to mention a few. Wanyaturu who speak Kinyaturu ranks number...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to design and develop English Language Supportive Material (ELSM) to improve students‟ vocabulary and reading comprehension proficiencies. It therefore addressed the problem of low level of proficiency in vocabulary and reading comprehension among students in secondary schools in Tanzania. This study was conducted in Kagera Region and involved Community Secondary Schools. It was conducted in 11 schools and recruited 414 Form II students and 11 English teachers duri...
ABSTRACT This research examine the role of foreign policy to the national economy in Tanzania. The study focuses on attaining determination of the use of foreign policy and its impact to the national economy. The study involved the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Tanzania Economic Processing Zone and two Universities colleges. A surveying interviews and questionnaire methods were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using both qualitative and quantitative methods which w...
ABSTRACT This thesis examines the practices involved in the design and use of costumes in Bongo Movies. Previous studies had generally concluded that there were malpractices in costume design and use but none had cared to conduct a systematic enquiry to find out why the situation had persisted. Hence, this study aimed at filling this knowledge gap. Employing a Semiotic theory, the study selected and reviewed three films namely Lerato, Godon and Heshima ya Ndoa in order to examine how costume...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the status of Ekiehe in the direction to know whether the language is surviving or disintegrating to a lower status. In particular, the study examined the use of Ekiehe in the informal domains, the Hehe attitude towards their ethnic language and the status of the transmission of Ekiehe to the next generations. The UNESCO‟s Language Vitality and Language Framework by Ad Hoc Expert Group on Language of 2003 guided this investigation. The three factors of lang...
Abstract Tanzania has embarked on several radical measures to restructure its economy and governance structures, including local governments. For more than four decades, Tanzania has been striving relentlessly for effective decentralisation measures, yet the progress has been slow. The country has passed through several phases of decentralisation, with each phase inheriting some criticised characteristics that have been difficult to dismantle in the successive phases. For example, previously...
Abstract The objective of the study was to analyze factors affecting consumption of value added products of sweet potato. The study was conducted in Shinyanga rural and Mwanza urban. Using cross sectional design, the study employed individual interviews, focused group discussions; review of relevant practical documents and discussions in data collection from a total of 200 surveyed households. Data collected was summarized using Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) windows versions 1...
ABSTRACT This dissertation reports the findings of a critical assessment of the influence of Diplomatic Relations (DRs) in promoting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The findings reported in this dissertation are organized under one broad theme, namely the extent which diplomatic relations influence Foreign Direct Investment in Zanzibar. The study was guided by the Theory of Economic Internationalism, Theory of Economic Nationalism, and the Theory of Economic Diplomacy....
Abstract Health systems in developing nation especially low and low-middle income countries is characterised with numerous challenges which ranges from inefficient health information system, poor health delivery system, mortality and morbidity rate of disease and ailments, inadequate health manpower etc. The growth of ICT especially in developing nations has been on the increase bringing about a lot of invention amongst which mobile technology is one. Mobile technology as a significant ICT t...
Summary: It is widely believed that a very large number of word forms in many languages are traceable to the outputs of morphological processes which broadly include affixation, compounding and reduplication. In this paper, we carry out a comparative analysis of agent noun formation rules in French and in Yoruba using Lexeme-Base Morphology model. Our findings show that while French employs suffixation and compounding, Yoruba makes use of prefixation and reduplication. The study also reveals ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) owner-manager‘s social competence on networks formation. Similarly, the study examined the interrelationship of three constructs namely: entrepreneurial networks, social competence, and business performance. Specifically, it investigated how entrepreneur‘s social competence made up of social perception, social adaptability, social expressiveness, impression management, and persuasiveness i...
ABSTRACT This dissertation reports the findings of the assessment of the impact of virtual diplomacy tools on the conduct of diplomacy in Tanzania. Specifically, the study examined the status of diplomacy conduct in the study area, identified the dominant virtual diplomacy tools, and assessed the impact of virtual diplomacy tools on the conduct of diplomacy. Dar es Salaam and Dodoma cities were selected to be the study areas. A cross-sectional research design was adopted coupled withpurposiv...