Course Description
Continuation of Elementary Amharic I. Introduction to more aspects of Amharic language and culture. Emphasis on reinforcing the mastery of the sound system, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. There will also be emphasis on speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Athena Title
ELEM AMHARIC II
Prerequisite
AMHA(AFST) 1001
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of the semester, students will be expected to have achieved adequate competence to be able to name objects, form short grammatical and culturally acceptable sentences, compose short paragraphs of text addressing simple day to day activities, and read and understand simple stories at the level above novice abilities. Students will be expected at this point to develop creative ways of producing new structures and reproducing previously learned structures while paying attention to linguistic and cultural acceptability.
Topical Outline
Traditional Houses The use of the verb of existence and being Ordinals Commands More on the use of the jussive/imperative forms of the verb Nationalities and Age, expressing age Object pronouns Color terms, beauty, Descriptions and Comparisons, Vocabulary of descriptions More on infinitives Days of the week Useful expressions for talking about the future, subordinate clauses
General Education Core
CORE IV: World Languages and Global CultureSyllabus