Routledge Revivals: Language in Tanzania (1980)

Originally published in 1980, Language in Tanzania presents a comprehensive overview of the Survey of Language Use and Language Teaching in Eastern Africa. Using extensive research carried out by an interdisciplinary group of international and local scholars, the survey also covers Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Zambia. The book represents one of the most in-depth sociolinguistic studies carried out on this region at this time. It provides basic linguistic data necessary to policy-makers, administrators, and educators, and will be of interest to those researching the formulation and execution of language policy.

Edgar C. Polome is Christie and Stanley E. Adams Jr. Centennial Professor, College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin.

Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Languages of Tanzania 1. The Languages of Tanzania 2. The Bantu Language of East Africa: A Lexicostatistical Survey 3. The Nilotic Languages of Tanzania 4. Swahili in Tanzania Part II: Language Use in Tanzania 5. Tanzania: A Socio-linguistic Perspective 6. The Ecology of Tanzanian National Language Policy 7. Language Use among Ilala Residents 8. Library Users and their Reading Preferences 9. The Use of Language in the Law Courts in Tanzania Part III: Language in Education 10. The Historical Background to National Education in Tanzania 11. Language Teaching in Primary Schools 12. Language Teaching in Secondary Schools 13. Language Teaching in Higher Education 14. Some Developments in Language and Education in Tanzania Since 1969 Index