- Volume 11, Number 2 (2023)
STRATEGIC SOUNDS: COMPARING APPROACHES FOR EFFECTIVE ENGLISH VOWEL PHONEME INSTRUCTION IN TANZANIAN PRIMARY EDUCATION
Zainab Faridah Chande
This paper explores the structure of the determiner phrase (DP) in Kɨbhwanɉi, a Bantu language spoken in the southern highlands of Tanzania, using the Minimalist Approach. The study identifies the functional categories that head the DP and examines the order of modifiers in Kɨbhwanɉi DP. Data were obtained from vocabulary tests, document review, and focus group discussions. The findings reveal that the functional categories that head the DP in Kɨbhwanɉi are augments, prenominal possessive formative -nya, and prenominal demonstratives. Modifiers may range from one to six in different orders. The study employs the Minimalist Program (MP) and Abney's DP Hypothesis....
TALK THE TALK, SUCCEED THE CAREER: UNLOCKING THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL LANGUAGE SKILLS IN TANZANIA'S JOB LANDSCAPE
Amina Rashid Chande
This study explored how English language teachers assess oral language skills in Tanzanian secondary schools. Employing a phenomenological research design, this study used observations, interviews with teachers, and document reviews to investigate classroom practices. The findings indicate that oral language assessment in secondary schools is not comprehensive, and primary assessments are dominated by debates, group discussions, presentations, dialogues, dictation, interviews, questions and answers, and computer-assisted testing. Oral language assessment seemed more beneficial to smaller classes compared to larger classes due to time limitations. The study suggests that students' oral language proficiency could be improved by strengthening both classroom and national...
SCOREBOARD TO SOUNDWAVES: THE DYNAMIC CONNECTION BETWEEN SPORTS ANALYSIS, EMOTIONAL RESONANCE, AND RADIO REVENUE
Chukwuemeka Oluwaseun Okonkwo
This study explores the impact of sports analysis on radio, with a particular focus on enhancing emotional responses and generating revenue. The study analyzes the associative relations employed by basketball analysts on selected Nigerian radio stations, using Ferdinand de Saussure’s Paradigmatic and Syntagmatic Relations as the theoretical framework. The study uncovers 94 instances of associative devices used by basketball commentators to achieve cohesion in their presentations. The study suggests that basketball analysts should ensure their presentations are factually oriented and relaxed, balancing the semantic and cognitive processes employed in their commentaries. Sport analysis on the radio has become increasingly popular,...
COGNITIVE FOOTPRINTS: EXPLORING HUMAN EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE MYSTERIOUS LANDSCAPE OF LANGUAGE
Leila Mohammed Al-Hassan
The study of language and its various branches has been the subject of much debate and speculation among researchers and scholars. From the emergence of language to its current diversity, many theories have been proposed, yet the answers to fundamental questions such as how language began and how it developed remain elusive. This paper aims to address some of these questions and provide a better understanding of the topic. Through a journey across human evolution, from the larks with flat nails to the present-day inventors, this paper explores the importance of language and its role in human communication and civilization....