Tanzania drops English as the language of instruction in secondary schools

[mbewane]

You do realize we have been slaves for over 400 years, I dont know where you're getting this just over 100 years part.

Breh...you're mixing up things. You said "Africans have been speaking European languages for hundreds of years" which SIMPLY IS NOT TRUE. The slaves you're talking about were brought OUT of Africa to the Americas, where they eventually had to learn those languages, true. But this thread is about languages IN AFRICA, not about slaves in the Americas.

In Africa, European languages were only imported with the colonization, and as I stated that only started at the end of the 19th century. And, again, mostly used by the elites and in the cities. You make it sound like random villagers in Southern Chad have been speaking french for 400 years. Slavery and colonization are two different things (and yes, forced labor under the colonization can arguably be considered a form of slavery, but, again, colonization only started at the end of the 19th century).

 

[The Odum of Ala Igbo]

In Tanzania swahili is the unifying language not english

Yep. I'm aware. I didn't speak about Tanzania specifically.

 

[Strapped]

Bad move

 

[WheresWallace]

 

[PewPew]

TANZANIA STAND UP!

I was born in TZed so i am very proud of the recent strides my country has been making. I just hope we keep spending on our military in case any "arab spring" like event arises.

 

[the cac mamba]

No its not..

the Chinese dont speak a lick of English and have managed to become wealthy..fukk the propaganda. Those Francophone African nations owe France nothing and need to drop French as well..

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/China/china-pushes-english-language/story?id=12154435

idk. i think it goes both ways because i also heard that china pushed english since like 1980 but in the last couple years its on the decline. i still dont think theres any disputing english being an asset in this day and age

youre fukkin right about france tho

 

[BigMan]

i read that those African nations are actually the ones fueling French's survival as a international language due to its unifying ability

 

[Miggs]

If you don't plan on doing business with white folk then why bother? No african country should have to depend on europeans. Africa has way too many natural resources for all that. If anything, europeans should be learning african languages.

You dont need swahili,zulu,or tswana in global business,english you do....obviously it depends on what you decide on doing with your life...

 

[Miggs]

No its not..

the Chinese dont speak a lick of English and have managed to become wealthy..fukk the propaganda. Those Francophone African nations owe France nothing and need to drop French as well..

Chinese not speaking english is not true unless your a farmer who doesnt rely on global communications....Most chinese businessmen that work in global markets know english very well....

 

[intruder]

i read that those African nations are actually the ones fueling French's survival as a international language due to its unifying ability

Before English French was THE international language. People arent gonna just suddenly QUIT speaking a language. Imagine if today you went home and decided to talk to your kids in a new language

 

[BigMan]

Before English French was THE international language. People arent gonna just suddenly QUIT speaking a language. Imagine if today you went home and decided to talk to your kids in a new language

im a little confused at this response

 

[intruder]

im a little confused at this response

Rephrasing:

Before English became the international language of the world, French was considered THE international language of the world. People arent gonna just suddenly QUIT speaking a language.

 

[BigMan]

Rephrasing:

Before English became the international language of the world, French was considered THE international language of the world. People arent gonna just suddenly QUIT speaking a language.

That makes sense but idk what that has to do with Africa fueling the future of French

 

[MikelArteta]

The american dollar and euro are not backed by anything.
Africa sits on the largest reserves of gold and diamonds. If africa had a centralized bank, and backed a unified currency with gold, it would crush the monopoly money that US and europe plays with.

gaddafi tried and was taken out

 

[KOohbt]

There actually was a short-lived projet, I think in the 70s, to have Swahili taught all over Africa (plus the local languages obviously). Soyinka talked about it at a conference I went to.

I remember my mom talking about learning Swahili as a kid.