Wana-Diaspora....Tuwafunze watoto wetu Kiswahili

Hivi karibuni, Jumuiya ya waTanzania hapa DMV imeanzisha madarasa ya kiSwahili kwa watoto.
Mkakati huo ni muenedelezo wa kusaidia kukuza lugha kwa watoto waliozaliwa ama kukulia huku.

Katika hili, mwanaharakati Abou Shatry wa SWAHILIVILLA BLOG alianza kuandaa madarasa kwa njia ya video ili kuwezesha kuelewa kwa urahisi.
Hapa, ameanza kwa kutengeneza video ya majaribio inayoonyesha baadhi ya Wanyama na Ndege na anakaribisha maoni ya namna ya kuboresha mkakati huu.

Ni jambo jema na la kujivunia kuona idadi kubwa ya watoto wakihudhuria madarasa haya, jambo linaloonyesha mwamko wa wazazi kuwafunza watoto lugha yao ya asili Madarasa haya yamegawanywa katika makundi kulingana na mahitaji ya watoto na yanaendelea kila Jumamosi

Baadhi ya watoto waliohudhuria darasa hili la watoto la kiswahili kama walivyonaswa na kamera ya Blogu ya Vijimambo

Blogu kama "shule msumeno"

Nakumbuka msemo wa "sheria ni msumeno, unakata pande zote". Ina maana aiwekaye na awekewaye wote waathirika ama kulindwa na shetia hizo hizo.
Na blogu ni vivyo hivyo. Inaelimisha wamiliki na wachangiaji. Na kwa watu kuchangia wanasababisha maswali mengi ambayo huendeleza uelimishaji. Lakini wakati mwingine kwa sisi wasomaji hujifunza meeengi tunaposoma maoni ya wachangiaji wetu na wa wenzetu ambao ni wenzetu.
Niliwahi kuandika kuwa Blogu ni shule. Wafunzao ndio wafunzwao (Irejee hapa) na hapo niliandika niliyojifunza kutoka kwa wachangiaji kutokana na mada niliyoiweka.
Hivi karibuni nilipokuwa natembelea Blogu mbalimbali nikagota kwa Prof Mbele na kuvutiwa na mada ihusuyo Kiapo cha Uraia wa Marekani.
Kilichonifurahisha na kunielimisha zaidi ni maoni na majibu ya Profesa Mbele kwa maswali ya Kaka Kamala.
Ama kwa hakika wamenipanua fikra na nakualika kujiunga nao kwa kusoma mada na maoni yote HAPA

Ok!!! Let's face it

Septemba 19 (HAPA) niliandika kuhusu lugha ya kiingereza na wapo waliodhani kuwa nilikuwa nikimtetea KANUMBA. Lakini si kweli. Nilikuwa nazungumza ukweli ambao wengi wetu tumeupitia. Na leo nawaletea MKANGANYO HUU wa lugha kama ambavyo nilitumiwa na rafiki yangu Rae a.k.a Kenyan Shawty

Let's face it

English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins weren't invented in England or French fries in France . Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig

And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth, beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index, 2 indices? Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend? If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?

If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell?

How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which, an alarm goes off by going on.

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.

PS. - Why doesn't "Buick" rhyme with "quick"

Can you read these right the first time?

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.

2) The farm was used to produce produce

3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse .

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.

6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.

7) Since there is no time like the present , he thought it was time to present the present .

8) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.

9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.

10) I did not object to the object.

11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.


12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row .

13) They were too close to the door to close it

14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.

15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.

16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.

17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

18) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.

19) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.

20) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?

You lovers of the English language might enjoy this .

There is a two-letter word that perhaps
Has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that is "UP."

It's easy to understand UP , meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP ? Why do we speak UP and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report ?

We call UP our friends. And we use it to brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, we warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and some guys fix UP the old car . At other times the little word has a real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special .

And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is stopped UP We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night.

We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP ! To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP , look the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4th of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP , you may wind UP with a hundred or more. When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out we say it is clearing UP .

When it rains, it wets the earth and often messes things UP

When it doesn't rain for awhile, things dry UP .

One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP , for now my time is UP , so........... Time to shut UP .....!

Space Shuttle Endeavour yaondoka salama

Endeavour ikiondoka toka launching pad 39 A ya
Kennedy SPace Center. Florida

Baada ya kuahirishwa mara 5, hatimaye Space Shuttle Endeavour imeweza kuondoka na kufika kwenye Orbit bila kuonesha matatizo yoyote. Japo itachukua muda wa ziada kwa wataalamu kuzisoma video zilizochukuliwa wakati wa kupaa kujua kama kuna hatari athari zozote zilizotokea wakati wa kuondoka na pia kusubiri uchunguzi wa awali kuona kama kuna hatari yoyote kwenye shuttle hiyo.
Endeavour itakuwa kwenye space station kwa siku 16 kumalizia ujenzi wa maabara ya kiJapani.
Binafsi ni "mlevi" wa mambo ya Space na nayapenda na kuyafuatilia saana (unakumbuka nilivyorejea kutoka "shamba" nikaeleza kuhusu Dr Don Thomas ambaye ameshakwenda huko kwenye space station mara nne? Jikumbushe HAPA). Ukitaka kuona jinsi ilivyo raha (na hatari vilevile) hebu angalia zinavyoondoka katika video hii hapa chini ya Shuttle ya mwisho kuelekea huko Space station mwezi wa tano mwaka huu.

Ama waweza kuangalia hapa jinsi Space Shuttle Endeavour ilivyokuwa ikifanya mzunguko wa kuwawezesha wataalamu kuikagua kama kuna hatari yoyote na kisha uone inavyotia nanga katika Space Station

Ama pia waweza kuangalia moja ya SPACE WALKS walizofanya waliokwenda huko mara ya mwisho kufanya ukarabati wa Hubble

Ama nilipokwenda kwenye makumbusho ya mambo ya anga na kujionea moja ya Space Shuttle zilizowahi kwenda huko kwenye Space Station na kurejea salama. Ni Space Shuttle Enterprise

NONDOZI-MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE SCHOLARSHIPS

Management and Finance Scholarships

Key features

These scholarships are offered in conjunction with the launch of new Masters degrees in the area of Management and Finance at Sussex in 2009:
MSc Corporate and Financial Risk Management
MSc International Accounting, Finance and Strategy
MSc International Management
MSc Management and Entrepreneurship
MSc Management and Finance
MSc Managing Knowledge and Intellectual Property
MSc Science and Technology Policy
MSc Technology and Innovation Management

The scholarships will be offered as a reduction in tuition fees of £3,500
Open to international students paying the overseas (non-EU) rate of fee.
The scholarships will be awarded to students who possess the highest academic ability and potential (not made on the basis of financial need).

Eligibility

Applicants must:

Be applying for one of the above Masters degrees
Commence the degree in October 2009 (awards cannot be deferred to subsequent years)
Be classified as paying "overseas" (non-EU) tuition fees

Notes:

Current Sussex undergraduate students are eligible to apply.
Students awarded one of these scholarships may not also hold a Chancellor's International Scholarship.
Students progressing from the Pre-Masters offered at the Sussex International
Study Centre are not eligible to apply.

Application procedure:

Applications should be made on Management and Finance Scholarships form [pdf 32k]
Closing date: 1 May 2009.

SOURCE http://www.sussex.ac.uk/scholarships_and_bursaries/pg/overseas/management_finance.php

MAKULILO Jr,

NONDOZI - MAREKANI (MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY)

2009-2010 Graduate Scholarship Application

Master's Degree, Educational Specialist Degree, and Post-Baccalaureate Certification Students(Not School of Social Work Students, Speech-Language Pathology Students, andPhysician Assistant Students)All material must be submitted by February 14, 2009.

Dear Scholarship Applicant,

All scholarship applications from prospective students received after the close of business on 2/14/2009 will be considered as late applications. Marywood University will review these applications on a discretionary, funds-available basis. By University policy we cannot accept late scholarship applications from current students and prospective international students.

Awards will be made on the basis of three factors: academic promise, normally represented by a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00 or a graduate GPA of 3.50; professional focus and commitment; and financial need (required for specific scholarships).

File a complete admissions application. It is fully expected that each prospective student who is a scholarship applicant will have a complete admissions application on file with the Office of Graduate Admissions by February 14, 2009. The admissions application provides the supporting documentation necessary to evaluate a scholarship application.

Complete the online application electronically. The scholarship application itself is on a secure server. You must press "yes" if your browser asks you if you wish to display secure items, otherwise Marywood University will not receive any of the information you type on the application upon submission.

If you declare full-time status on the scholarship application, enrollment in nine or more credits in the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 semesters or what your graduate department defines as full enrollment in structured programs, and are awarded a full-time status scholarship and enroll for less than full-time registration in either of these semesters your scholarship award will be reduced.

If you declare part-time status on your scholarship application, The Committee on Graduate Scholarships expects part-time status students who are scholarship recipients to enroll in and maintain at least six credits in the fall semester and at least six credits in the spring semester. Part-time status scholarship recipients who fail to meet this requirement in a semester will have their scholarships rescinded for that semester.

Email a scholarship essay as a Microsoft Word document. Please type an essay (300-500 words) clarifying the relationship between your life-goals and graduate education at Marywood. Your essay will also be judged on depth of expression and use of the English language. Your essay must clearly address the following areas:

1: Describe your professional work background and experience.

2: Describe your community leadership activities. Indicate if a volunteer activity.

3: Describe any commendations and appreciation awards as well as undergraduate and graduate academic awards and honors.

4: Describe any special projects, demonstrations, workshops, recitals, exhibits, or whatever may be appropriate to your area to indicate your abilities and interests.

5: What are your short and long range career goals and objectives?

6: What attracted you to your Marywood program as a vehicle for achieving your goals?

Email the essay in Microsoft Word to gradscholarship@marywood.edu. Your essay should contain your name, social security number, and field of study at the top of the page.

If you have any questions about completing these forms, please contact Mr. Frank Falcone at gradscholarship@marywood.edu or (570) 348-6211 ext. 2356.

Scholarship selection results will be mailed in early April 2009. Scholarships are available for use beginning Fall 2009; they may only be used to defray tuition for Marywood courses.Students awarded graduate assistantships for the 2009-2010 academic year who accept those positions are not eligible to receive scholarship awards as well.

Marywood University undergraduate students who are enrolled in formal five-year programs are automatically eligible for at least forty percent of their undergraduate merit award or higher for their fifth year of study at the graduate level provided they are admitted to the master's level by their academic department.

Neither scholarship nor assistantship awards are renewed automatically each year. It is the responsibility of the student to reapply each academic year.

If you have questions about graduate scholarship and graduate assistantship opportunities at Marywood University please contact me.

Frank T. Falcone, MS, MBA

Coordinator of Graduate Affairs

Office of the Provost/Academic Vice-President

(570) 348-6211 ext. 2356

Liberal Arts Center Room 200

gradscholarship@marywood.edu

SOURCE https://www313.safesecureweb.com/marywood/Grad_FinAid/MasterCert/mastercertschol.html

MAKULILO Jr,

http://www.makulilo.blogspot.com/

E-Mails scholarships101@aol.com

makulilo@marshall.edu

Cellphone +1 304 633 0978

NONDOZI - Scholarships for International Students at University of Sussex

New Sussex scholarships for 2009 (International Relations, Security and Development)

New scholarships will be offered in conjunction with the launch of new Masters degrees at Sussex in 2009:
-MA Conflict, Security and Development
-MA Geopolitics and Grand Strategy
-MA International Security
-MA Strategic and Security Studies
-MSc Security Technologies and Systems
-LLM Law and International Security

- Scholarships will be offered as a reduction in tuition fees of £3,500
- Scholarships will be awarded to students who possess the highest academic ability and potential (not made on the basis of financial need)

Eligibility:
Applicants must:
- Be applying for one of the above Masters degrees
- Commence the degree in October 2009 (awards cannot be deferred to subsequent years)
- Be classified as paying “overseas” (non-EU) tuition fees
-Students awarded one of these scholarships may not also hold a Chancellor’s International Scholarship
-Current Sussex undergraduate students are eligible to apply
-Students progressing from the Pre
-Masters offered at the Sussex International Study Centre are not eligible to apply

Application procedure
Applications should be made on the application form:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/scholarships_and_bursaries/pg/overseas/international_security.php
The closing date is 1 May 2009

For More OpportunitiesMAKULILO Jr,
http://www.makulilo.blogspot.com/
E-Mails: scholarships101@aol.com
makulilo@marshall.edu
Cellphone +1 304 633 0978