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    Ethno-ornithology and onomastics in the Natta community, Serengeti district, Tanzania
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2019-01-25) Chiwanga, F. E.; Mkiramweni, N. P.
    This paper presents ethno-ornithology, the study of birds in a society, in relation to onomastics, the study of proper names. The study was conducted in villages of Mbisso and Motukeri in Serengeti district, Tanzania aiming to find out how the Natta community name and classify birds in their language and to identify anthroponyms and toponyms derived from names of birds. Purposive sampling was used to select 64 respondents who participated in focus group discussions, birding and interview. Data were analysed thematically with the aid of tables. The particular ethno-ornithological data depict two avifauna naming systems from which Natta proper nouns were derived after the removal of prefixes of avifauna names. Male avifauna anthroponyms (50%) were found with positive connotations; female counterparts (20%) denoted negative meanings, whereas avifauna toponyms (30%) signified abundance of the respective birds. This paper is of particular interest and value, given the widespread concern at the global loss of natural history knowledge in local communities, in both traditional and postindustrialised societies. It thus makes the world aware of the anthroponyms and toponyms, encourages conservation efforts for tourism, and provokes more ethno-ornithological studies in relation to names of people and places in other ethnic groups.
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    Is the learner-centred approach indeed adopted in the teaching-learning of French in O-level state secondary schools in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania?
    (International Research Journals, 2017) Iddy, S.; Chiwanga, F. E.
    This paper addresses the application of the learner-centred approach (LCA) in the French language teaching (FLT) in O-level state secondary schools. The study aimed at finding out the extent to which French language teachers put into practice the LCA which was adopted in 2005 in the FLT. Particularly, the study envisioned ascertaining teaching techniques that teachers use in the FLT, the roles the teachers play in the FLT, and how the teachers organise learning tasks in the FLT. The study was conducted in Dar es Salaam region from March to May 2014 covering 50% of state O-level secondary schools found in Ilala district. Data were collected through questionnaires, classroom observation and documentary methods, and interpretive content analysis was used with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Guided by constructivist and multiple intelligence theories, this study found that the teachers largely used the teacher centred approach (TCA) as they encountered transitional challenges such as insufficient instructional materials, overcrowded classes, and poor proficiency of French which seemed to prevent them from effectively applying the LCA. Besides, it was found that, although many teachers had received training in the LCA, their actual understanding of the approach was questionable. The study recommends that the government should ensure effective training to its teachers; availability of relevant instructional materials and language laboratories, the teacher-student ratio should be restricted to 1:40, and the teachers and learners should be exposed to the Francophone community for proficiency in French.
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    Understanding the language of tourism: Tanzanian perspective
    (International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2014) Chiwanga, F. E.
    Different from other languages such as newspeak, journalese and many others, tourism has its own linguistic line. The language of tourism necessitates tourism practitioners and tourists to endlessly learn it. It covers all forms of touristic communication at every stage of journey, safari and stay. This paper seeks to engage in the mediation between expertise about language and the actual language use in the tourism domain and highlights areas that need clear understanding. It not only helps tourism practitioners sell effectively available tourism products and services, and communicate competently with tourists and colleagues in the industry but also government officials in curricula and policy matters.We have found, through ethno-methodological and textual data, more features of language of tourism through Tanzanian tourism practitioners.