This is one of the most vibrant and recommended international Languages in Archbishop Flynn Secondary School. The language is one of the most enriching academic field of discipline cherish by most learners as evidence, their number of enrollment.
The department is well equipped with highly committed qualified teachers and has been excelling academically since its inception to date.
The French club of the school always joins the rest of the world in celebrating ‘’ La Francophonie ‘’ a very fantastic intellectual activity in French.
Our teaching and mode of instruction includes: classroom teaching, project works, seminars etc. Some of these are supported by various partners such as, APFO (Association of Teachers of French in Uganda) AFK, FIPF, and Bonjour Kampala. We also offer some basic French knowledge to adults who wish to learn the Language for easy communication.
The knowledge of French is a requirement for international jobs such as UN and African Union.
English is one of the core Subjects Language in Ordinary Level (O’Level). And it’s a principal subject for grading students in division one and two.
At Archbishop Fynn, English speaking is compulsory, and we emphasize this through teaching, debating, interaction between teachers and learners.
With the cultural diversity, English language has helped a lot to bridge communication among us.
ARCHBISHOP FLYNN SECONDARY SCHOOL
Dear readers I would like to start with the background of Kiswahili language in Uganda and outside Uganda. The government of Uganda through Hon.minister Chris Baryomunsi passed a resolution to start teaching Kiswahili language right from primary level to higher secondary in a bid to develop it for African integration .Swahili is spoken by over 100million people in Africa, Swahili is made up of Bantu language and Arabic therefore it is spoken by many communities that inhabit the Great Lakes region and other areas of South Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda,Rwanda and Mozambique. It`s particularly useful to have knowledge of Kiswahili if doing a business in Africa.
Kiswahili language is the national or official language of Tanzania, Kenya,Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo as well as being being one of the official languages of East African Community and African Union. It is a language of influence politically, economically and socially and knowledge of it can deepen business relationships.
UNESCO has empowered Kiswahili language by scheduling 7, July as the international kiswahili day and it plays an important part in education in several African Countries .Uganda made Kiswahili a required subject in schools in 1992 and it`s now compulsory in lower secondary as directed by Uganda National Curriculum Centre early 2019.In 2013 ,Kiswahili was made compulsory to all Primary Teachers Colleges in Uganda, more still it was mainstreamed in most business and Technical institutions in Uganda as a compulsory course unit examined by UBTEB.
Kiswahili language at Archbishop Flynn secondary school.
Kiswahili started in 2021, after the introduction of the new lower secondary curriculum in Uganda, therefore it is being taught in senior one, senior two and senior three and it will continue up to upper classes as senior three are pioneers where Kiswahili is compulsory from senior one to senior two and optional from senior three to senior four.
Since Kiswahili was introduced, students are enjoying the language because of the competent staff and the support from the administration. This is seen when they are greeting each other in the compound “Habari zako rafiki yangu?” which means “how is you my friend?”, and singing Kiswahili songs like;
Habari ya asubuhi mwalimu} 2
Habari ya asubuhi} 2
Habari ya asubuhi mwalimu.
Habari ya mchana mwalimu }2
Habari ya mchana }2
Habari ya mchana mwalimu.
Habari ya jioni mwalimu} 2
Habari ya jioni} 2
Habari ya jioni mwalimu.
This means;
Good morning teacher
Good afternoon teacher
Good evening teacher
A Kiswahili teacher teaching Kiswahili language.
They also acquire knowledge through teaching and learning in their respective classrooms and interclass debates competitions in order to acquire four generic skills for instance reading, writing, listening and speaking .
Students learning Kiswahili language
By;
Mwalimu mwebaze Petro Paulo.
Mwebazepl17@gmail.com.