Students will be guided to appreciate the meaning, role and value of terminology development in the overall process of widening the scope and modernization of Kiswahili. A survey is made of the existing Kiswahili technical terminologies and the strategies that were used to derive them. Focusing on the opportunities, challenges and gaps identified in the process, strategies are proposed for further development of terminologies in the language.
1. To show the importance of terminology development as a component of language planning.2. To give an overview of the current situation in the discipline of terminology development in Kiswahili, highlighting the constraints encountered and the pending gaps.3. To chart the way forward in the development of Kiswahili terminology.