Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
ELEMENTARY SWAHILI I
Term session
0
Term
2014C
Subject area
AFRC
Section number only
680
Section ID
AFRC180680
Meeting times
TR 1200PM-0200PM
Meeting location
WILLIAMS HALL 217
Instructors
MSHOMBA, ELAINE
Description
The elementary Swahili course can be taken to fulfill a language requirement, or for linguistic preparation to do research on East Africa/Africa-related topics. The course emphasizes communicative compentence to enable the students to aquire linguistic and extra-linguistic skills in Swahili. The content of the course is selected from various everyday life situations to enable the students to communicate in predictable commom daily settings. Culture, as it relates to language use, is also part of the course content.
Students will acquire the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills at the mid-high novice level, based on the ACTFL scale. The mid-high level proficiency skills that the students acquire constitute threshold capabilities of the second semester range of proficiency to prepare students for Elementary Swahili II course materials.
Students will acquire the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills at the mid-high novice level, based on the ACTFL scale. The mid-high level proficiency skills that the students acquire constitute threshold capabilities of the second semester range of proficiency to prepare students for Elementary Swahili II course materials.
Course number only
180
Cross listings
AFST180680
AFST580680
Use local description
No