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Publication details [#12307]

Mulokozi, Mugyabuso M. 1991. English versus Kiswahili in Tanzania's secondary education. In Blommaert, Jan, ed. Swahili Studies. Essays in Honour of Marcel Van Spaandonck. Academia Press. pp. 7–16.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

education | language planning | language policy | political system | power

Language as a subject

English | Kiswahili

Annotation

This paper, which surveys debates and efforts for the adoption of Kiswahili in Tanzanian education during the period 1967-1988, argues that the major obstacle was political, not technical.