Course Description
Focus on developing fluency in spoken and written Hausa. Oral work geared towards building effective communication in day-to-day situations and functional tasks. Readings in authentic Hausa texts of increasing complexity. Advanced cultural discussion.
Athena Title
Intermediate Hausa I
Prerequisite
HAUS 1020
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students will build fluency in spoken and written Hausa.
- Students will complete oral work geared towards promoting effective communications in day-to-day situations and functional tasks
- Students will improve their oral proficiency by focusing on using the proper rendition of the language
- Students will increase their reading proficiency by completing authentic readings of gradually increasing complexity including some literary texts
- Students will expand their cultural knowledge through more detailed and nuanced cultural discussions
Topical Outline
- Feelings and emotions - Direct and indirect questions
- Conditionals
- Simple and complex verb formations
- Adverbs and adverbial expressions
- Repetition and reduplication
- Tense variations
- Hausa music and songs
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Personal names and titles
- Ceremonies and their preparations
- Simple proverbs and poems
- Weekly Course Outline will be provided as well as the assignments and exercises for the week and their due dates.
- The readings will be distributed throughout the course, and taken mainly from Nigerian/Hausa textbooks, newspapers, and creative writings.
