- Volume 10, Number 4 (2023)
DISCOURSE CROSSROADS: POWER DYNAMICS IN CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM DEBATES WITHIN THE TANZANIAN CONTEXT
Ibrahim Juma Mwita
This paper explores the linguistic dimensions of the Christian-Muslim debates in Tanzania to assess whether the country's lack of unity can be attributed to the Ujamaa ideology. The political ideology of Ujamaa sought to consolidate a non-discriminatory and secular state by separating religion from government and allowing citizens to uphold their religious affiliations. Nonetheless, deep-seated suspicions persisted between Christians and Muslims, prompting an investigation of two separate debate meetings, using Conversation Analysis and Lacan's Divided Subject. The analysis showed that rather than being a friendly conversation, the dialogue had a competitive atmosphere, with parties competing for control of discourse resources,...
STRATEGIC CURRICULUM CRAFTING: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF NEEDS ANALYSIS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION FOR GENERAL DUTY NURSING STUDENTS AT ISTM KINSHASA
Nzuzi Mbuyi
Assessing the needs of learners is an essential step in designing an appropriate syllabus that takes into account the real needs of students. This study aimed to investigate the English learning needs of ISTM Kinshasa general duty nursing students, using a qualitative approach and triangulated sources of data including students, current nurses, experienced content teachers, and the head of nursing section. The data were analyzed using a coding system that produced frequency scores of categories for the four sources. The findings revealed that the main topics to include in the English course content for general duty nursing are identification of...