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The Challenges of Teaching English in Africa: With Reference to Tanzania Public Secondary Schools

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dc.creator Qorro, Martha
dc.date 2019-10-05T10:37:41Z
dc.date 2019-10-05T10:37:41Z
dc.date 2011
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-03T13:06:34Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-03T13:06:34Z
dc.identifier Qorro, M. 2011. The Challenges of Teaching English in Africa: With Reference to Tanzania Public Secondary Schools UTAFITI, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp 35-52.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5318
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/5318
dc.description English Language Teaching (ELT) in Anglophone Africa is faced with various challenges, some of which have been overlooked. Among these is lack of clarity on the status given to English when making important decisions on language planning and policy. This has led to unrealistic objectives of ELT, inappropriate teaching and learning materials, and inadequate teaching methods. This paper examines the different contexts in which English language is taught, in order to determine, at policy level, what objects are realistic and what methods and materials are appropriate for which context. This would contribute towards addressing the challenges facing ELT in Anglophone Africa. Finally, the paper calls for a need for African language planners and policy makers to go back to the drawing board and take stoke of ELT contexts and make policy on the basis of the contexts that prevail on the ground.
dc.language en
dc.publisher UTAFITI
dc.relation ;Vol. 8, No. 2
dc.subject Teaching English, ELT, English in secondary schools in Tanzania
dc.title The Challenges of Teaching English in Africa: With Reference to Tanzania Public Secondary Schools
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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