Kiswahili Courses at KU
KISW 110 Elementary Kiswahili I (5).Five hours of class. Basic Kiswahili grammar; greetings, common idioms, and lexical items; reading, writing, and translation of simple Kiswahili sentences. Language laboratory practice in conversation.
- KISW 110 FALL SYLLABUS.
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KISW 120 Elementary Kiswahili II (5).Five hours of class per week. Further study of Kiswahili grammar. Main emphasis oral. Dialogue, conversation, and extensive listening and speaking practice. Written translation from and into Kiswahili. Study of culture. Prerequisite: KISW 110.
- KISW 120 SPRING SYLLABUS
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KISW 210 Intermediate Kiswahili I (3).Three hours of class conducted in Kiswahili. Study of more complex grammatical structures. Colloquialisms and slang. Dictation and comprehension exercises. Oral project related to culture. Prerequisite: KISW 120.
- KISW 210 FALL SYLLABUS
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KISW 220 Intermediate Kiswahili II (3).Three hours of class conducted in Kiswahili. Continuation of KISW 210.
KISW 310 Advanced Kiswahili l (3) . Three hours of class. Must have completed 4 levels of Kiswahili or be a native or near native speaker.
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KISW 310 FALL SYLLABUS
KISW 320 Advanced Kiswahili ll (3). Continuation of Kis. 310
- KISW 320 SPRING SYLLABUS
KISW 401 Readings in Kiswahili l
KISW 402 Readings in Kiswahili ll
AAAS 502 Directed Language Study
LING 370 Introduction to the Languages of Africa (3) WH,NW. A survey of the indigenous languages of Africa from a linguistic perspective, covering the main language families and their geographic distribution, and focusing on the features and structure of the more widely spoken and representative languages in each family (e.g. Fula, Hausa, Maninka, Swahili, Yoruba). (Same as AF S 370.)
