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MOZAMBIQUE INSTITUTE 3. 9 OCTOBER 1964 matter being taught in the current courses. The approach the Mozambique Institute has taken in solving this problem is to create an intensive tutoring system within the hostel. The tutors work directly on the material given in class, coordinating their teaching with that of the staff of the refugee school. In this way the tutors can help to fill in the background knowledge necessary to an understanding of a subject without taking precious time from the classroom. Another function of the tutors in relation to the classroom v/ork is to make sure that the student understands well the points given in the classroom. A majority of the Mozambican students are having classes in spoken English for the first time, and in many cases the lecture delivered is not fully comprehended. Aside from the classroom tutoring, but related to it, are the classes and private instruction to be held in English composition and comprehension. Two methods of instruction are being studied: one, a well-tested "language lab", and the other a play-back tape system. One or both of these systems will be used. Although the lab equipment will not be immediately available, classes held by the tutors will begin as soon as the hostel is occupied at the end of this month. In addition to the English language program, another series of classes will be conducted on "How To Study". These courses were begun "under the auspices of the Mozambique Institute, but could not continue due to lack of facilities. V/ith the opening cf the Mozambique Institute hostel, these important classes can continue. The emphasis is on note-taking, that is, getting the important points from a lecture or discussion, outlining and simple library research. Prom the short time the course was held earlier in the year, there was a noted improvement in classroom performance, and the school staff agreed that such a course of instruction is imperative. The refugee school is hoping in the future to conduct classes in commercial and administrative training. When this special course begins, we will set up a tutoring lab to accompany such instruction. Somev/here in the schedule of the hostel must be fitted training in hygiene and rudimentary first aid. The Mozambique Institute now has one resident full-time tutor and one part-time tutor, and will probably add a third part-time tutor to the staff by the end of October, as well as there already being a tutor-administrator staff of tv/o. In addition, as a result of explorations during a recent visit to the United States, plans are under way to obtain qualified teachers from Brazil who can communicate with the students in their first European language, Portuguese, as well as in English. Within the next month and a half, the Institute should know with certainty if these teachers are available. 2. Now that a large lecture room in the hostel is available to us, it is our intention to organize programs of educational and cultural interest that v/ill broaden the students' knowledge of himself and his world. It is hoped that the various information services and qualified persons from different organizations in Dar es Salaam will consent to present such programs. They might include: a) lectures by University College staff on their special topic of interest, for instance, "The Place of History in Solving Today's Problems", etc.
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Full text | MOZAMBIQUE INSTITUTE 3. 9 OCTOBER 1964 matter being taught in the current courses. The approach the Mozambique Institute has taken in solving this problem is to create an intensive tutoring system within the hostel. The tutors work directly on the material given in class, coordinating their teaching with that of the staff of the refugee school. In this way the tutors can help to fill in the background knowledge necessary to an understanding of a subject without taking precious time from the classroom. Another function of the tutors in relation to the classroom v/ork is to make sure that the student understands well the points given in the classroom. A majority of the Mozambican students are having classes in spoken English for the first time, and in many cases the lecture delivered is not fully comprehended. Aside from the classroom tutoring, but related to it, are the classes and private instruction to be held in English composition and comprehension. Two methods of instruction are being studied: one, a well-tested "language lab", and the other a play-back tape system. One or both of these systems will be used. Although the lab equipment will not be immediately available, classes held by the tutors will begin as soon as the hostel is occupied at the end of this month. In addition to the English language program, another series of classes will be conducted on "How To Study". These courses were begun "under the auspices of the Mozambique Institute, but could not continue due to lack of facilities. V/ith the opening cf the Mozambique Institute hostel, these important classes can continue. The emphasis is on note-taking, that is, getting the important points from a lecture or discussion, outlining and simple library research. Prom the short time the course was held earlier in the year, there was a noted improvement in classroom performance, and the school staff agreed that such a course of instruction is imperative. The refugee school is hoping in the future to conduct classes in commercial and administrative training. When this special course begins, we will set up a tutoring lab to accompany such instruction. Somev/here in the schedule of the hostel must be fitted training in hygiene and rudimentary first aid. The Mozambique Institute now has one resident full-time tutor and one part-time tutor, and will probably add a third part-time tutor to the staff by the end of October, as well as there already being a tutor-administrator staff of tv/o. In addition, as a result of explorations during a recent visit to the United States, plans are under way to obtain qualified teachers from Brazil who can communicate with the students in their first European language, Portuguese, as well as in English. Within the next month and a half, the Institute should know with certainty if these teachers are available. 2. Now that a large lecture room in the hostel is available to us, it is our intention to organize programs of educational and cultural interest that v/ill broaden the students' knowledge of himself and his world. It is hoped that the various information services and qualified persons from different organizations in Dar es Salaam will consent to present such programs. They might include: a) lectures by University College staff on their special topic of interest, for instance, "The Place of History in Solving Today's Problems", etc. |
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