learn swahili in dodomaKILELE SWAHILI LANGUAGE Treat: 2015

WELCOME TO KSLT

Swahili as a Second Language @ (KSLT)

Day, Evening and Saturday Programs

If learning Swahili in Dodoma. is your goal, you have come to the right place! We offer a wide variety of Swahili programs ranging from our intensive day program with 25 hours per week and 12 different levels to customized private lessons with your own private Swahili tutor. KSLT has become known for its excellent teaching and friendly atmosphere and is committed to providing quality language instruction as well as the help, services, and support our students need to study the language.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

KSLT FOR NO "JUST TEACHER" BUT FRIENDS...

WITH NIELS, GERMANY VOLUNTEER AT MATUMAINI CENTRE IRINGA 2014

ANOTHER REASON TO WHY KSLT?

Selective Coursework. Students can tailor their studies to align with their particular interests and career goals, particularly in the fields of business, health care, and pastoral ministry.This flexible and individualized opportunity empowers students to choose the concentration that suits them best.

AN IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ALL PRIVATE SWAHILI STUDENTS...

A note to all of those who decide to only have private Swahili lessons: avoid getting too comfortable with your particular Swahili teacher. Students taking private lessons might have it more difficult to practice their Swahili outside of the classroom because they feel shy when talking Swahili with anyone else besides their teacher. They could also get used to their teacher's tone of voice and particular accent or way of talking and become frustrated when they can't understand anyone else besides their own Swahili teacher. This is why we tend to have guests in your class every time you complete a swahili level. This is why we are going to take your class into streets, it is so important to practice your Swahili outside of the classroom as well. This is why KSLT will make sure that our students effectively practice their Swahili with other people. We cannot stress how important it is to practice your Swahili in the real world.

ABOUT SWAHILI

Swahili is traditionally regarded as being the language of coastal areas of Tanzania and Kenya, formalised after independence by presidents of the African Great Lakes region. It was first spoken by natives of the coastal mainland and spread as a fisherman's language to the various islands surrounding the Swahili Coast. Traders from these islands had extensive contact with the coastal peoples from at least the 2nd century A.D. and Swahili began to spread along the Swahili Coast from at least the 6th century. There is also cultural evidence of early Zaramo people settlement on Zanzibar from Dar-es-salaam in present-day Tanzania. The African population of the island holds the tradition that it is descended from these early settlers

NOW it is the most widely spoken African language in the world, with over 50 million speakers. It is used as a lingua franca or trade language by many people in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, southern Somalia and northern coastal Mozambique. A version of Kiswahili is spoken as a first language by several million people in the eastern part of D.R. Congo. Most people in Kenya today speak at least some Kiswahili, and throughout Tanzania it is fast replacing local tongues as the first language of the new generation of children. If you plan to live, work, or travel in any of these areas, some knowledge of Kiswahili will help you communicate the way you want to.