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TUDARCo

TUDARCo TO DOCUMENT ENDANGERED AND THREATENED EAST AFRICAN LANGUAGES

I t is now widely rec-

ognized that lan-

guages is not only a tool of com-

munication but also is of symbi-

otic value and depository of the

world’s view and history of a

speech community. Most lan-

guages in East Africa are not docu-

mented and research on them re-

quires a long-term commitment to

document more languages, training

graduate students and younger fac-

ulty to celebrate the study of lan-

guages, and mentor them in field-

work, publication and authorship.

A project to document en-

dangered and threatened East Afri-

can Languages is being imple-

mented. Principal partners’ re-

searchers involved in the project

are United States International Uni-

versity-Africa, Michigan State Uni-

versity and Tumaini University Dar

Es Salaam College. As a result, the

representatives of these institutions

had a meeting earlier this year to

propose a joint research project on

documenting endangered and

threatened East African languages.

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Newsletter

Visit our website at www.tudarco.ac.tz

By Warren Gerson

From left : Mr. Gauwo and Mr Faki -Speakers of Kisegeju (Kidaiso)

from Tanga and the implementers of the project; Prof. Angelina Ki-oko from Kenya, Prof. Josephat Rugemalira and Prof. Deo Ngon-yani from Tanzania and Prof. Ann Biesteker from USA.

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The project will study and

publish materials on endangered

and threatened languages of

Kenya and Tanzania. The part-

ners, all with background in lin-

guistics and languages and have

extensively worked on endan-

gered or threatened East African

languages will initiate a program

to mentor young researchers in

East Africa. To start with, this

project has conducted a research

and documented the Kisegeju

(kidaiso) language in Tanga.

However, hundreds of lan-

guages are reported as dying

every decade. The death of any

language is the loss of identity

and knowledge of how the com-

munity survived in a particular

environment.

According to Prof. Jo-

sephat Rugemalira, one of the

partners involved in this project

said the reason why this project is

limited to just Kenya and Tanza-

nia languages is that this initial

project is limiting itself to only a

few languages even within Kenya

and Tanzania. The time frame and

the funds influenced this choice.

Good progress in this phase will

determine future efforts and di-

rections.

The project could how-

ever face a number challenges in

the long-term commitment to

documenting these materials on

endangered and threatened lan-

guages of Kenya and Tanzania.

“The main challenge in

many countries is the threat from

the bigger and more dominant

languages, for instance in Tanza-

nia, Swahili will swallow many

of the smaller languages. The

other challenge comes from gov-

ernment policies that undermine

the indigenous languages, exam-

ple in Tanzania the languages

cannot be used in public commu-

nication - in the media, in politi-

cal mobilization, in education”,

said Prof. Rugemalira.

There’s a great need of

maintaining endangered threat-

ened languages of Kenya and

Tanzania, as well as other more

countries from East Africa and

Africa in general, by encouraging

more research involvement from

more scholars in this field ensur-

ing a long-term sustainability of

the next generation.

NEW DEANS & DIRECTORS

The following are the

New Deans and Directors of dif-

ferent faculties and directorates

respectely:

Dr. James Kazoka con-

tinues to be the dean of Faculty

of Arts and Social Sciences

(FASS) while Prof. Josephat

Rugemalira will head the Fac-

ulty of Education replacing Mr.

Marco Magasila who has com-

pleted his term.

The new dean for the

Faculty of Business Manage-

ment is Dr. Lazaro Swai replac-

ing Dr. Deus Mwita who has

also completed his term.

Dr. Masumbuko Lamwai

retains his position as the dean,

Faculty of Law whereas the Di-

rectorate of Quality Assurance

will continue to be headed by

Dr. Julius Tweve.

Head of Library: Mrs.

Wilfreda Mulalike is the new

Director of Library that was for-

merly supervised by Ms. Mar-

geth Sarai .

Dr. Peter Mtesigwa con-

tinues to be the Director of Post-

graduate Studies, Research and

Cons u l t an c y Di r ec to r a t e

(PSRC).

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STUDENTS AFFAIRS /COLLEGE NEWS October—October, Issue 26

Gray Paul.

St udents that had failed to get required

pass marks for one reason or another,

sat for special and supplementary examinations

in August 2017. The participants have received

the results positively.

The results that were released early Sep-

tember have delighted many students and hope to

proceed on to the next level of their program.

Doreen Pangani, as second year student taking

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication stu-

dent is one of the students that sat for special and

supplementary examinations, says the examina-

tions exercise was smooth.

“Though exams were little hard, I man-

aged to perform well. During the exams every-

thing went smooth and invigilators were present

to ensure that everything is ok. There were little

challenges before the examinations, such as pay-

ing for special and supplementary fee and getting

the receipts on time, otherwise everything was in

place”.

“I am glad I passed well and I will do my

best to avoid them in the coming year of study.

There is always pressure when doing exams, but

I was well prepared to face them”. Ms Pangani

added.

Sarah Bedah also a Mass Communication

class finalist who sat for the examination shared

her experience with this newsletter. "Sitting for

SPECIAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMS RESULTS RECEIVED WELL

special exams especially when you are a finalist is a

nervous feeling. I was worried because a single

mistake would ruin my plans of graduating this

year", says Ms Bedah and adds; "I prepared myself

well and I am glad I passed all the supplementary

that had held me up. Personally, the examinations

were quite fair comparing the tests that we sat for

earlier. "

Ms Bedah advises ongoing students to study

hard and avoid supplementary examinations as they

have potential to ruin their set plans. She went fur-

ther to says students should do their best in studies

especially on their final year in order to avoid any

complications that may arise and cause any hin-

drances and cause them to problems.


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Ms. Ashiseta Lema and Mr. Enock

Chenya retained their positions as Dean of Stu-

dents and ICT Coordinator respectively.

The Institute of Continuing and Profes-

sional Education has been moved to Postgradu-

ate Studies, Research and Consultancy (PSRC)

and The Directorate of Planning was withdrawn

till further changes.

NEW DEANS AND DIRECTORS…

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FLORENCE: HER LOVE FOR JOURNALISM WINS HER TOP AWARDS

ALUMNI COLUMN October-November, 2017 October, Issue 26


I ntensive reading, hard

work and persistence

are three virtues that describes well

Ms. Florence Majani a former

mass communication student at

TUDARCO and currently the As-

sistant news editor at Mwananchi

Newspaper. Ms Majani is also

the overall winner of Excellence in

Journalism Awards Tanzania

(EJAT) 2017 in Journalism

Awards Tanzania organized annu-

ally by the Media Council of Tan-

zania (MCT) aims to encourage

and motivate open and accurate

journalism in Tanzania.

Florence describes that be-

ing a good journalist one needs

persistence and perseverance com-

bined with hard work, reading

widely and thinking creatively. “I

can’t stop thanking

God for multiple ac-

complishments I have

gotten throughout my

career. I have gained

lot of knowledge from

my daily responsibili-

ties as well as meeting

people of various

status such as minis-

ters, high ranked peo-

ple but also rubbed

shoulders with disabled, or-

phans, HIV positive gay and sex

workers”.

Ms. Majani acknowl-

edges TUDARCo as the pri-

mary source and foundation of

the person she has become. “I

was mentored at TUDARCo on

how to write a lead paragraph,

to produce feature and it was

the first place where my talent

in writing was discovered by

By Rachel Mgeni

Godwin Gondwe and Nancy

Mwendamseke”.

Florence says she often

get support from her editors and

was well mentored great people

like Nancy Mwendamseke,

Ajuaye Mdegela, Godwin

Gondwe and Danford Kitwana.

“I can simply say the seed of be-

ing a good journalist was planted

in TUDARCO”.

Continues on Page 5

Florence Majani (second right) holding a trophy and

certificate after she was announced an overall win-

ner in the 2017 EJAT Awards. Photo Courtesy of Florence Majani Album

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Ms Majani says that there is

no easy road to success as she faced

multiple challenges that were just salt

to her heart and made her work bet-

ter.

“I have won a total of ten

awards since I began my career plus

being the overall AJAT winner not to

mention being the best employee in

2012. I thank almighty God for being

the overall winner this year. It is not

that I am too bright than others but I

choose not to rest to my laureate but I

pray, read and being creative all the

time”, emphasizes Ms. Majani.

Kelvin Matandiko a fellow

journalist at Mwananchi Communi-

cations limited who works with Flor-

ence describes her as a distinct jour-

nalist who is determined to leave a

mark in the industry as well society

she serves. “There are journalists in

Tanzania that became jour-

nalists to make a living, but

Majani is far different”.

Matandiko says Flor-

ence is quick-witted with a

nose for news. He commends

her for her writing style that

uniquely portrays a soft spot

for different people in the

community such as women,

people with disabilities and

those that are violated by the

society.

“Majani is coura-

geous and confident which

has made her shine in her po-

sition. If you are lucky to be

under her supervision, then

you can thank your lucky

stars, she guides and nurtures

one to produce good stories.

Receiving more acco-

lades for her guidance, Ma-

jani has mentored many. “She

taught me to be ready all the time

and do any work assigned and

never give up on being a journal-

ist as good stories come from tol-

erance and creativity” narrates

Lightness Mndeme a field practi-

cal student at Mwananchi Com-

munications.

“My advice to young and

upcoming journalist is that they

should know that becoming a

good journalist doesn’t come as a

miracle; first you need to love

what you are doing. Embrace

every moment of your responsi-

bility, be yourself and read

widely. As Vinci Lombardi once

said: ‘The price of success is hard

work, dedication to the job at

hand, and the determination to

win’, concludes Ms Majani.

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“SELF-EMPLOYMENT IS THE REAL DEAL”

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nalist has had a bitter

taste of the employ-

ment-search chaos

since graduating

from TUDARCO last

year. Even though

she has applied for

different posts spot-

ted on newspaper ad-

verts, she has not

been lucky to get any

employment so far.

“After

graduation, I was

hopeful of getting an

opportunity to keep

me busy, but that has

not been the case. So

I decided to organize

my own small food enterprise

in Mwanza which is what has

been keeping me busy since

then”, narrates Ms Adams.

Ms. Adams advices fi-

nalists not to rely much on find-

ing employment but come up

with a plan B. She says it is

high time university students

start thinking of self-

employment rather than white-

collar jobs in different organi-

zations.

“This will be a good

way to counter attack unem-

ployment situation in our coun-

try as large number of gradu-

ates enters the streets every

year. Self employment is just as

paying as those white-collar

jobs if someone is committed

and with a good strategy”,

noted Ms. Adams

She also observed that

many students are depending

much on white-collar jobs and

not blue – collar jobs as devel-

oped in our education curricu-

lums. “The curriculums put little

emphasis on self- employment

or entrepreneurship skills lead-

ing to many graduates to eagerly

wait for employment opportuni-

ties”.

Another finalist of

Bachelor of Arts in Education,

Glory Mahay feels that many

students have become lazy

when it comes to thinking about

what to do after college.

“Most of us stay at home

and wait to hear employment

posts and apply while we can

spend our free time searching

within different organizations

for internships or volunteering

opportunities rather than just

waiting. We think of being paid

on the first instance than prov-

ing ourselves. We lose patience

since good things do not come

over a blink of an eye”, she

says.

Continues on Page 7

E very journey has a land-

mark and one landmark

is the beginning of another journey.

This is no exceptional to TU-

DARCo’s 2017 finalists who are

about to commence another journey

after completion of their studies.

While at the University, the

top most goal of every student is to

pass their examinations to allow

them move a step further in the pur-

suit for a better life. After managing

the examination hurdle, TUDARCo

2017 finalists are already gearing up

to tackle yet another hurdle; employ-

ment.

“It is a known fact that em-

ployment market has become tough

nowadays, therefore one needs to be

creative and innovative to enable

them compete for limited available

opportunities instead of spending

much of their time at home waiting

for employment posts”, narrates

Flora Cosmas, a Mass Communica-

tion finalist, 2017.

She believes to be able to

face life after university, preparation

and planning oneself is essential,

putting into perspective different

skills attained while pursuing their

three years degree.

“As students of Mass Com-

munication program, we have learnt

a lot on writing and broadcasting,

which offers several ways to com-

pete in the industry. I believe a good

student would never seat back and

wait for employment as there are

several activities like photographing,

writing articles and sell to news/

media houses that one can engage

in”, added Ms Cosmas.

Mariam Adams, a 2016 fi-

By Borrice Bwire

A Mass Communication graduate Mariam Adams

(right) (2016) prepares food for her customers.

Mariam decided to start her own business juncture

following unemployment crisis to many college

graduates. Photo Courtesy of www.instagram/MsosiKwanza

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From Page 6

Ms Mahay advises the

finalists to attach themselves to

different organizations to allow

them gain first- hand experi-

ence, which could eventually

lead to getting a post at the or-

ganization rather than camping

at home.

Mushi Everest a Mass

Communication finalist empha-

sizes on talent based power to

overcome unemployment op-

portunities. “We all have differ-

ent talents. Why sit back and

wait for a job while you have a

talent and you know you are

good at something? Some are

good photographers, good de-

signers, good preachers,

musicians and good writers but

they are just idle. They should

seek a platform to kick-start off

their career instead of waiting to

be employed”, laments Mushi.

is fulfilling someone’s personal

dreams.

SELF EMPLOYMENT . . According to Mushi being em-

ployed is fulfilling your boss’

dreams while self- employment

“As a youth who is still ener-

getic, we should research op-

portunities surrounding us since

they are everywhere we live.

We should find out what is

missing and work on that as a

perfect ground to hit rather than

putting our dreams on the hands

of the bosses”, advises Mushi

demic staff to attend this train-

ing since it is the requirement

of a University and TCU to

make sure all university/

university college academic

staff to be given up-to-date in-

novative pedagogy in order to

improve their teaching and

learning expertise”, insisted the

Director of Quality Assurance

Dr. Julius Tweve. He further

added that the scheduled train-

ing is also aimed at enhancing

quality of teaching so as in turn

to produce competent profes-

sionals.

According to Dr.

Tweve, external experts will

facilitate the training which in-

tends to cover three themes

namely Teaching Methodology,

Examination Setting and

Teacher Ethics and Profession-

alism.

T he Quality Assur-

ance Unit (QAU)

at TUDARCo has organized a

two days training on Capacity

Building for Academic Staff on

3rd and 4th October this year at the

college premises.

“I wish to invite all aca-

TUDARCo ORGANISES

CAPACITY BUILDING

WORKSHOP FOR ACA-

DEMIC STAFF


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