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Shani Khalfan

Faculty of Languages & Literatures
Literatures in African Languages

Shani Khalfan

Swahili Lecturer
Currently replacing Dr. Serena Talento

formerly worked as Swahili Instructor at State University of Zanzibar (SUZA)

Education Background

2017 - 2019	Master of Education in Teaching Kiswahili for Speakers of Other Languages (M.Ed. TEKSOL) The State University of Zanzibar
1st Mar – 30th Mar 2013	University of Siena (Italy), Italian Language (A1 – A2 Certificate)
5th Jan – 28th April 2011	Indiana University (USA), Swahili Language Teachers Professional Development Program
2007 – 2010	B. Ed in English/History (The State University of Zanzibar)
1998 – 2000	Diploma in Language with Education (Spanish Language) Institute of Kiswahili and Foreign Languages (IKFL) – Zanzibar
1996 – 1998	Certificate in Language with Education (Spanish Language) Institute of Kiswahili and Foreign Languages (IKFL) – Zanzibar

Workshop

12th May 2012	Workshop on the Development of Kiswahili Teaching Materials for Second Language Learners – (SUZA)
6th May - 12th May 2013	Workshop for Trainers of Second Language. (Swahili) Ms TCDC – Arusha
7th July – 9th July 2017	Workshop on Foreign Language Teaching. Nkrumah Campus (SUZA) Zanzibar
20th Feb – 23rd Feb 2018	Workshop on Dictionary Writing Skills – Nkrumah Campus (State University of Zanzibar.
19th Nov – 21st Nov 2018	Second Research Workshop on Language Education, Youth, Gender and Development. Agency for Development Education Management (ADEM) Bagamoyo, Tanzania
14th Dec 2018	Workshop on Teaching Kiswahili for Foreigners, State University of Zanzibar

Research Interests – Language Teaching and Learning

“Changamoto zinazowakabili walimu katika Ufundishaji wa Kiswahili kama Lugha ya Kigeni katika Stadi ya Kusoma” (http://repository.suza.ac.tz)

Publication

Participated in writing

Zungumza - Kiswahili Hatua ya Kwanza (2013) Education Publishers Ltd (Dar es Salaam) (Under SUZA

Manuscripts

Participated in writing

Shani Khalfan
Swahili Lecturer