Kamara, Renatus2021-11-092021-11-092020Kamara, R. (2020) LI Swahili scaffolding in learning EFL in the Tanzania secondary school classroom. Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam. Dar es Salaamhttp://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16380Available in print form, East Africana Collection ,Dr.Wilbert Chagula Library,Class mark (THS EAF PG 1011.T34K363)The study set out to examine first language (LI) Swahili scaffolding in learning English as a foreign language (EFL) in the Tanzania secondary school classroom. Specifically, it sought to (i) identify the role of LI Swahili scaffolding in EFL learning in the Tanzanian secondary school classroom, (ii) analyse the outcomes of LI Swahili scaffolding in EFL learning in the Tanzanian secondary school classroom and (iii) determine learners’ perceptions on LI Swahili scaffolding in EFL learning in the Tanzanian secondary school classroom. Also, the study adapted in the sociocultural theory guide it. The study was a qualitative study and it used the case study design since it involves explaining a specific phenomenon in its real-life context to understand it well. It was also conducted at Kagonngo Secondary school in Biharamulo District, Kagera Region. This study employed ten LI Swahili-speaking learners of English from the school. Classroom observation, comprehensibility-writing tasks and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from the participants. This study employed Sociocultural Theory to analyse the data. Findings show that the learners use Kiswahili and English to clarify the latter so that they could understand the content covered. The findings also show that the LI enabled the learners to understand the texts. Besides, the learners participated more actively in the learning process when both languages were used than when only English was used. The findings of this study suggest that Tanzania needs to implement the use of both languages, especially to or by beginner and intermediate learners of English.enLanguagesSwahili LanguageStudy and teachingEnglish languageSecondary school classroomTanzaniaThesis