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 2020S
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 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 the 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
