Browsing by Author "Mwakapina, Job Wilson"
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Item Communication skills teaching methods and learning strategies : their use and effectiveness in universities in Tanzania(University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM)) Mwakapina, Job WilsonItem Grammar for successful written discourse: are the ESL/EFL students in Tanzania universities truly learning?(2016-03) Mwakapina, Job WilsonGrammar of a language is one of the key factors to successful writing at college or workplace. This study thought to investigate whether English grammar taught to undergraduate students in Tanzania helps them write well. 120 students were drone from one university and subjected to a writing test before and after grammar training. Thereafter, their texts were evaluated using rubrics, and scores analysed using Paired T-Test. The overall analysis reflected that there is a significant difference (t (119) = - 4.398, p<0.05). However, this does not mean each grammatical item is statistically significant. A slight / no difference was realised on some grammatical items. The study recommends instructors to put much effort on all the grammatical components, but with a special focus on sentences construction and punctuation skills, tenses, linking signals and paragraph crafting, since these are the areas which the study showed that students have serious weaknessesItem Implementation of english language competence –based curriculum in Tanzanian secondary schools: a case Mtama District(Education Journal, 2024) Issa, Zamda Abaki; Mwakapina, Job Wilson; Nyinondi, Onesmo SimonThe study assessed the implementation of the English language Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) in Tanzanian secondary schools, with a focus on Mtama District. The study employed the Communicative Competence Model (CCM) to guide the study. Data were collected in Mtama District in April 2023, where the study used a mixed methods design involving random and purposeful sampling. The study focused on 21 English teachers and 380 students, employing a complementary research design that integrated qualitative methods such as interviews with quantitative techniques like Likert scale questionnaires. The findings revealed that English teachers in Mtama District implement CBC at a medium level; the study sheds light on the practical aspects of CBC performance, providing an understanding of approaches, strategies, and methods. The study concludes that the successful implementation of the CBC is a collective responsibility, and it is crucial for English teachers to be proactive in their training and development. The study also recommends the effectiveness of different models of English teacher training and professional development programs, specifically to CBC methodologies and innovative teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches that enhance the integration of CBC principles in English language teaching.Item Language change in bongo movies in tanzania: a reflection of identity deconstruction and globalization resulting from socio-cultural and economic transformations(Academic Research Publishing Group) Mwandelile, Edwin Philemon; Mwakapina, Job WilsonItem The influence of language of instruction on students’ academic outcomes: the experience of secondary schools in Morogoro, Tanzania(SUA, 2014) Mwakapina, Job Wilson; Mhandeni, Abdulkarim ShabanMany have ascribed the poor performance that secondary school students in Tanzania have suffered in various school subjects in the national examinations to the students’ weakness in English, the Language of Instruction (LoI). This brief paper seeks to determine the influence of LoI on students’ academic success in secondary schools. An English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) and students’ academic archival reports provided the data and a Statistical Package for Software System (SPSS) facilitated data analysis. Analysis brought to light the finding that proficiency in LoI affects performance only to a slight extent. Non-ELP factors exert a stronger influence on performance in subjects other than English while – not surprisingly – English proficiency does indeed exercise much influence on English achievement. The study concludes that academic performance is a function of several variables and that ELP plays a role in performance but not the major role. The study recommends that the government (1) emphasize the improvement of ELP, since the greater the improvement, the more a positive influence may be anticipated; and (2) consider using ELP as an additional eligibility criterion for admission into higher education.