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Course Criteria
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12.00 Credits
Lecture, 20 hours (eight weeks). Enforced requisite: course 1C or 15. Intensive instruction (equivalent to courses 2A, 2B, 2C) in Swahili, major language of East Africa, particularly Tanzania. Letter grading.
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12.00 Credits
Lecture, 20 hours (eight weeks). Intensive instruction (equivalent to courses 7A, 7B, 7C) in Zulu, most widely spoken of the Nguni languages of South Africa, mutually intelligible with other members of this group. Letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture/screenings, six hours. South African apartheid and postapartheid written literatures and cinema, including lectures and discussion of written texts and films in English. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, three hours. Recommended requisite: course 7A. Knowledge of African languages not required. Introduction to South Africa centered around language, using variety of disciplinary perspectives as lenses to examine variegated landscape of South Africa's languages. What does South Africa's multilingual past and present tell us about culture and politics To what extent does language inform volatile debates about race, sexuality, economics, and healthcare Why does language of those debates matter In keeping with multilingual dynamics of South African society, course is based on multiple forms of information and requires multiple levels of interaction. P/NP or letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. Recommended requisite: course 11A, 25, 29, or 41A. Knowledge of African languages not required. Introduction to Nigeria centered around language. How does language shape ethnic identities in Nigeria (one of Africa's most multilingual nations) and Nigerian diaspora Analysis of historical, cultural, political, and linguistic circumstances to allow students to assess different arenas of language interaction such as contemporary politics, religion, literature, and performing arts and to gain indepth understanding of Nigeria's diversity of languages and cultures, with focus on four major languages: Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, and Nigerian Pidgin English. P/ NP or letter grading.
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12.00 Credits
Lecture, 20 hours (eight weeks). Enforced requisite: course 7C or 17. Intensive instruction (equivalent to courses 8A, 8B, 8C) in Zulu, most widely spoken of the Nguni languages of South Africa, mutually intelligible with other members of this group. Letter grading.
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4.00 Credits
Tutorial, four hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Individual intensive instruction at advanced level or supervised research, based on needs of individual students, in any language or group of languages for which appropriate facilities are available. Scheduled meetings to be arranged between faculty member and student. Assigned reading and tangible evidence of mastery of subject matter required. May be repeated for credit. Individual contract required. P/NP or letter grading.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, five hours. Course 1A is enforced requisite to 1B, which is enforced requisite to 1C. Major language of East Africa, particularly Tanzania. P/NP or letter grading. 2A-2B-2C. Intermediate Swahili. (4-4-4) Lecture, four hours. Enforced requisite: course 1C. Course 2A is enforced requisite to 2B, which is enforced requisite to 2C. P/NP or letter grading. 4. Conversational Swahili. (1) Seminar, one hour. Enforced requisites: courses 1A, 1B. Practice in Swahili conversation on topics of general interest, including east African current events, for Swahili students at intermediate level. May be repeated for credit. P/NP grading.
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12.00 Credits
Lecture, 20 hours (eight weeks). Intensive instruction (equivalent to courses 11A, 11B, 11C) in Yoruba, major language of western Nigeria. Letter grading.
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12.00 Credits
Lecture, 20 hours (eight weeks). Enforced requisite: course 11C or 25. Intensive instruction (equivalent to courses 12A, 12B, 12C) in Yoruba, major language of western Nigeria. Letter grading.
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