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University of Dar es Salaam Education in Tanzania
  • A survey shows that school students in Tanzania face shame, and fear when speaking in English.
  • Unlike in many parts of neighbouring Kenya or Uganda, English is not used as a language of instruction in schools in Tanzania until the learners join secondary schools at the age of 14
  • How can Tanzania’s young people compete favourably with peers for global work opportunities?

A startling finding in Tanzania could see policymakers in the education sector go back to the drawing board after a survey revealed that school students face shame, and fear when speaking in English.

Unlike in many parts of neighbouring Kenya or Uganda, English is not used as a language of instruction in schools in Tanzania until the learners join secondary schools at the age of 14.

With most teachers translating many lessons into the national language Swahili, English is not used as a language of instruction in Tanzania’s …