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October-November, 2017 October, Issue 26
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
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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
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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
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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”.
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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.
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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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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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