Title

Culture: Learning Swahili

URL

http://www.bwanazulia.com/kenya/swahili.shtml

Brief description of site contents

Phrases in Swahili (General greeting, animals, food etc)

Site rating

P ¨ ¨ ¨

Possible use

Introduction to the topic. To familiarise the pupils with the language of the country that they are about to study and increase their awareness of other languages and cultures. They could practice greeting each other using the simple phrases identified.

Title

Images/paintings of Kenya

URL

http://www.wyattcon.net/the.htm

NC Reference

3 (c)

Brief description of site contents

Paintings of Kenyan wildlife, landscape and people. Each painting can be enlarged and copied.

Site rating

P ¨ ¨ ¨

Possible use

Images could be selected to highlight the different cultures, wildlife and vegetation (linked to climate) in Kenya. The selected images could then be labelled to show the key points.

Search engine

www.yahoo.com 

Last updated

N/A

Title

Photographs of Kenya

URL

http://www.leftbank.com/CosWeb/pictures/kenya.html

NC Reference

3 (c), Citizenship

Brief description of site contents

Various images of Kenya.

Site rating

P  ¨ ¨ ¨

Possible use

Useful as an introduction to show different aspects of Kenya’s culture, wildlife and landscape. The site contains link to other images.

Search engine

www.askjeeves.com 

Last updated

9/9/95

Title

Kenyan tribes: Kikuyu people

URL

http://www.kimlab.demon.co.uk/kikuyu/who.html

NC Reference

3 ( c), Citizenship.

Brief description of site contents

Where they are found (region), way of life and some facts. The site also contains links to other relevant information including the Kikuyu homeland and common phrases that the pupils could try.

Site rating

P ¨ ¨ ¨

Possible use

Link to work on Kenya’s regional differences and culture.

Search engine

www.yahoo.com 

Last updated

N/A