Course Description
A continuation of Intermediate Swahili I. Practical application of Swahili language skills and culture with native Swahili speakers residing within or near the Athens local community. Introduction to literary texts, poetry, newspapers and magazines, and everyday language use.
Athena Title
Intermediate Swahili II
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in SWAH 2020
Non-Traditional Format
During the semester, students work hand in hand with non-profit organizations such as Bethany ministries in Athens to connect with Swahili-speaking refugees to assist them with daily needs such as shopping and other healthcare needs. Students will offer such services by practicing their Swahili language skills, especially healthcare interpreting and intercultural communication pertaining to healthcare-related forms. Students will engage in such services depending on the needs of the organization and the refugees. If the organization can only accommodate less than 20-40 hours, more interpreting practice will be done in class.
Prerequisite
SWAH 2010
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- At the end of this course, students will understand how to serve the local and broader community by assisting Swahili-speaking refugees with their day-to-day needs.
- At the end of this course, students will have gained hands-on experience communicating effectively with Swahili speakers.
- At the end of this course, students will be able to reflect on language and cultural experiences communicating with a non-English speaking, multi-age population.
- At the end of this course, students will be able to understand issues relating to the daily needs of Swahili speakers within an English-speaking context.
Topical Outline
- Introduction to intercultural communication and principles of interpretation
- Additional information on history, culture, geography, environment, and globalization issues
- Intermediate conversational structures: cultural and social codes in conversation, understanding the role of metaphors, idioms, and proverbs in everyday language use
- More on parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, prepositions, conjunctions as used in simple literary texts
- Sentence structure (focusing on complex grammatical relations of the units that build up simple and complex sentences)
- Advanced use of voice: active and passive, causatives, reflexives
- Goal- and culture-based reading and writing tasks
