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Violation For Linguistic Rights

The Effects on Tanzanian Education System and Work Places

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Tanzania is among the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with more than 137 local languages, a lingua franca-Kiswahili, and a foreign language, which is English ( Sa, 2007 ). The ability to use these languages in education is limited in the sense that they have never been given equal weight. English has become a cultural capital with symbolic and material value. It is about the notions, which are associated with English in Tanzania, such as equating English with education; and common metaphors such as, ‘English as a gateway to social rewards’ ( Neke, 2003 ).

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  1. Department of Educational Foundations, The Open University of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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John, J.C. (2014). Violation For Linguistic Rights. In: Babaci-Wilhite, Z. (eds) Giving Space to African Voices. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-734-6_10

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