The African Language Program Contacts - LRC · 2020. 8. 19. · Pulaar: The most geographically...
Transcript of The African Language Program Contacts - LRC · 2020. 8. 19. · Pulaar: The most geographically...
TheAfricanLanguageProgramThephilosophybehindtheAfricanlanguageprogramisthatanyseriousunderstandingofAfricabeginswithlanguagestudy.Africanlanguagecoursesaredesignedtohelpstudentsworktowardbothcommunicativeandculturalcompetence.Theoverallaimoftheprogramistohelpstudentsgainthelinguisticskillsnecessarytofunctiononinallareasofpracticalneed,andpreparethemforadvancedstudyofhistory,culture,andliterature.Regularclassroominstructionisofferedinfourlanguages:Pulaar,Swahili,Wolof,andZulu.YorubaisofferedviaDistanceLearning.Swahili:SpokenprincipallyinKenyaandTanzania,SwahilialsoservesasaregionallinguafrancathroughoutEasternandCentralAfrica.Wolof,themainlinguafrancaofSenegalandTheGambiaisspokenasafirstorsecondlanguagebythemajorityofpopulationsinthosetwocountriesinmostsocialcontexts.ItisalsospokenbyasignificantminorityinMauritania.Zulu:ThedominantlanguageinKwaZulu-Natal,thelargestprovinceinSouthAfrica,Zuluisthelanguagewiththelargestnumberofspeakersinthecountry,andisalsospokenbypopulationsinMalawi,southernSwaziland,andLesotho.Pulaar:ThemostgeographicallywidespreadlanguageinAfrica,PulaarisspokeninvariousareasfromthewesternmostpointoftheAfricancontinent(Senegal)southwardtoSierraLeone,andeastwardacrossMalitoSudan.TheprominentroleplayedbyPulaarpeopleinWestAfricanhistoryisreflectedthroughtheirrichwrittenandrecordedheritage
COURSESElementaryl,IITheseelementarylevelcoursesofferanintegrativeapproachtothefourlanguageskills:reading,writing,listening,andspeaking.Studentslearntorecognizeallcontrastivesoundsanddistinguishquestionandanswerintonation,expressbasicfeelingsandneeds,aswellasaskandanswerquestionsrelatedtotheseneedsandfeelings.Atthecompletionofthesecondsemesterstudentswillbeabletocommunicateusingbasicstructures,expressbasiccourtesy,correctlyspell,read,andinterpretwrittentextinareasofpracticalneed,andbegintodevelopculturalinsight.IntermediateI,IIThesecoursefocusonfurtherdevelopingstudents’awarenessandunderstandingofthelanguagesandcultures,aswellasimprovingmasteryofgrammar,writingskills,andoralskills.CoursematerialsIncorporatevarioustypesoftextincludingtales,cartoons,aswellasmultimediasuchasfilms,videos,andaudiorecordings.Studentswillbeabletounderstand,andinterpretbothwrittenandspokenlanguageinavarietyofsituations,elaborateondescriptions,anddiscusslikesanddislikes,comprehendspeechonfamiliartopics,discussopinions,andculturaldifferences,recognizevarioustypesofspokenandwrittenlanguage,andexpandculturalknowledge.AdvancedI,IIThesecoursesfocusonfurtherdevelopingstudents’linguisticcompetenceinawidevarietyofsocialcontext,andwrittentext.Studentswillbeabletocreatedetaileddescriptionsusingcomplexsentencestructures,narrateevents,understand,andinterpretcomplexculturallychargedlanguagesuchasthatgenerallyfoundintales,andhistoricalnarratives.Studentswillacquirethenecessaryskillstopresentananalysisofauthenticoralorwrittentexttoanaudience,respondspontaneouslytoquestions,andformulateanddefendaposition,andgainfurtherknowledgeintothehistories,politics,andsocialsettingsofthespeakersofthelanguageofconcern.
Contacts
MariameSyLecturerinWolofandPulaar,Coordinator
310KnoxHall212-851-2439
[email protected]://www.columbia.edu/cu/mesaas/languages/african/
MESAAS
JessicaRechtschaffer401AKnoxHall
606West122ndStreetNewYork,NY10027
212-854-2556http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mesaas/
TheInstituteofAfricanStudies
201KnoxHall606West122ndStreetNewYork,NY10027
212-854-4633JinnyPrais
Fall 2020 African language courses
TheAfricanLanguageProgram
Swahili,Wolof,Zulu,Pulaar,andYoruba
WolofSENEGAL, GAMBIA,
MAURITANIA
Elementary Wolof I Intermediate Wolof I
Advanced Wolof I
Instructor: Mariame Sy [email protected]
Pulaar SENEGAL, GAMBIA, MALI, MAURITANIA, GUINEA, CAMEROON, BURKINA FASO…SUDAN
Not offered
Instructor: Mariame Sy [email protected]
Zulu SOUTHAFRICAMOZAMBIQUEZIMBABWE,ZAMBIAVia Distance Learning through YaleElementary Zulu I Intermediate Zulu I Advanced Zulu I Contact LRC Director Stephane Charitos [email protected] Yoruba
Via Distance Learning through Cornell Elementary Yoruba Intermediate Yoruba Contact LRC Director Stephane Charitos [email protected]
SwahiliKENYA,TANZANIA,ZAMBIA,MOZAMBIQUE,SOMALIA,UGANDARWANDA,BURUNDI,MALAWI
Elementary Swahili I Intermediate Swahili I Advanced Swahili I Instructor: Abdul Nanji [email protected]