Master of Education in Teaching Kiswahili to Speakers of Other Languages (TEKSOL)
This is an 18-month programme, which is divided into three semesters of 17 weeks, including classroom interaction, course works and research writing. The students are required to go for an eight-week field observation and practice in the site of their choice once at the end of the second semester. The programme matrix is as shown below:
| Year | Semester | Course Status | Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | Core | RM 6101 | Research Methods in Language Teaching | 15 |
| 1 | I | Core | AW 6102 | Academic Writing | 15 |
| 1 | I | Core | TK 6101 | Theories of Language Acquisition and Learning | 15 |
| Total (Semester I) | 45 | ||||
| 1 | II | Core | TK 6205 | TEKSOL Methodology and Curriculum Design | 15 |
| 1 | II | Core | TK 6206 | Language Assessment | 15 |
| 1 | II | Core | TK 6207 | Pragmatics and Second Language Acquisition | 15 |
| 1 | II | Core | TK 6208 | TEKSOL Practicum | 15 |
| Total (Semester II) | 60 | ||||
| 1 | I | Elective | TK 6102 | Translation | 15 |
| 1 | I | Elective | TK 6103 | Kiswahili in Education | 15 |
| 1 | I | Elective | TK 6104 | Kiswahili Language, Culture and Society | 15 |
| 1 | II | Elective | TK 6209 | Language Policy, Planning and Practices | 15 |
| 1 | II | Elective | TK 6210 | Technology in Second Language Teaching | 15 |
| 1 | II | Elective | TK 6211 | Interpretation | 15 |
| Total option courses | 30 | ||||
| 2 | I & II | Core | TK 7312 | Dissertation | 60 |
| Total Credits | 195 | ||||