Fall 2004 Course Offerings

WEST AFRICAN LANGUAGES
(contact: nlawal@fas.harvard.edu)
Note: not open to auditors
African and African American Studies: ELEMENTARY TWI.
Instructor: Nike Lawal (nlawal@fas.harvard.edu)
Full course: Hours to be arranged.
A study of Twi, one of the major languages of Ghana and surrounding areas. Emphasis on oral fluency, reading, comprehension, and writing. For proficiency guidelines: See Twi.
African and African American Studies: ELEMENTARY YORUBA.
Instructor: Nike Lawal (nlawal@fas.harvard.edu)
Full course: Hours to be arranged.
A study of YORUBA one of the major languages of Nigeria, surrounding countries, and the diaspora. Emphasis on oral fluency, reading, comprehension, and writing. See Yoruba

EAST & CENTRAL AFRICAN LANGUAGES
(contact: mugane@fas.harvard.edu)
Note: not open to auditors
African and African American Studies AAAS 121. ELEMENTARY SWAHILI
(Catalog No. 1878)
Instructor: John Mugane
Full course: M.W.F., at 10-11am.
A study of the lingua franca of East Africa at the Beginning level. Contact hours supplemented by online learning resources and language lab sessions. Swahili
African and African American Studies AAAS 121ar. Readings Swahili
(Catalog No. 8503)
Instructor: John Mugane (mugane@fas.harvard.edu)
Half course: Hours to be arranged.
A study of the lingua franca of East Africa at the intermediate and higher level. Contact hours supplemented by multimedia online learning resources.

INDIVIDUALIZED AFRICAN LANGUAGE COURSES
(contact: mugane@fas.harvard.edu)
AAAS 90r. African Language Tutorials
(Catalog No. 7010)
contact: afrilang@fas.harvard.edu
Note: not open to auditors
Under the direction of John M. Mugane
Languages Available: Bamana; Igbo; Twi II; Yoruba II & III; Kikongo; Kikuyu; Malagasi; Krio (Sierra Leone); Hausa; Swahili II & III.
Individualized study of an African language at the elementary level. Contact hours with language coach. Emphasis on oral fluency, reading comprehension, and written expression. africanLangTutorials
The following languages can be taken within the Tutorial Program:
West Africa

  • Bamana (bamana@fas.harvard.edu...........................................(Beginning & Intermediate)

  • Hausa (hausa@fas.harvard.edu)...............................................(Beginning & Intermediate)

  • Igbo (igbo@fas.harvard.edu) ...................................................(Intermediate)

  • Twi (twi@fas.harvard.edu)........................................................(Intermediate)

  • Yoruba (yoruba@fas.harvard.edu)............................................(Intermediate to Advanced)

  • Krio (afrilang@fas.harvard.edu)................................................(Beginning)
East Africa

  • Kikongo (kikongo@fas.harvard.edu).........................................(Beginning to Advanced)

  • Gikuyu (gikuyu@fas.harvard.edu).............................................(Beginning)

  • Swahili (swahili@fas.harvard.edu) ...........................................(Beginning to Advanced)
Madagascar

  • Malagasi (malagasi@fas.harvard.edu)...................................(Beginning & Intermediate)
Southern Africa

  • Xhosa (xhosa@fas.harvard.edu)...........................................(Beginning & Intermediate)

  • Zulu (zulu@fas.harvard.edu)................................................(Beginning & Intermediate) 

The following African Languages are offered in the Near Eastern Studies Languages Program

  • Arabic

  • Amharic

  • Gez

Note: not open to auditors
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