The Teaching of Communication Skills Module: A Research Experience from Tanzania

Description

This book is specifically designed to guide facilitators and students of Communication Skills module in Higher Education institutions in Tanzania. The book provides a successful guide to acquisition of knowledge and Skills through use of English language in Communication. The Communication Skills module was introduced in Higher Education institutions in Tanzania to help students develop and improve communication skills in English language while learning in their areas of academic specializations. However, the students have been facing difficulties while expressing themselves using English language even after undertaking the module. The main question has been: How is the module implemented in Tanzania in terms of teaching/learning, resources and assessments? The contents of this book provide understanding on the implementation of the Communication Skills module in Tanzania’s Higher learning institutions. The book further highlights the challenges facing the implementation of the module associated with poor background of students and facilitators, the curricula and syllabi, the teaching and learning process and resources, suggesting how such challenges can be addressed by the facilitators and the students.

Dr. Jonathan Kasenene Shishiwa is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha in Tanzania. He holds a PhD in Communication Studies from Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya and Master of Education Degree in Educational Management and Administration from Abo Akademi University in Finland. Besides, he holds a Bachelor of Education Degree in English and Education from the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania and a Diploma in Education in English Language and History from Marangu Teachers College, Moshi, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Dr. Shishiwa has been teaching in higher institutions of education since 2002. In addition, he has engaged in administrative work in various posts including; Academic Officer cum Admission Officer, Head of Department of Research and Publications, Campus Manager (Institute of Accountancy Arusha, Mwanza Campus), Director of Undergraduate Studies and Director of Postgraduate Studies. Currently, the author is the Chief Editor of the Editorial Board of the Accountancy and Business Review Journal of the Institute of Accountancy in Arusha, Tanzania. His academic interests include Educational Communication, Communication Studies and Qualitative Research. Dr. Jonathan Kasenene Shishiwa has published widely in both national and international journals as well as attended conferences.