Wolof courses
at KU
WOLO 110 Elementary Wolof I. H.
Five hours of class per week. Basic level of oral fluency
and aural comprehension. Vocabulary acquisition, pronunciation,
grammar and writing. Reading of simple texts. Not open
to fluent speakers of Wolof. Fall 2002 Syllabus
WOLO 120 Elementary Wolof II.
H. Five hours of class per week. A continuation of WOLO
110. Readings in cultural texts. Prerequisite: WOLO 110.
Spring 2002 Syllabus
WOLO 210 Intermediate Wolof I.
H. Three hours of class per week conducted in Wolof. Intermediate
oral proficiency and aural comprehension. Systematic review
of grammar. Writing skills beyond the basic level. Introduction
to modern wolof texts and discussion in Wolof. Prerequisite:
WOLO 120. Fall 2002 Syllabus
WOLO 220 Intermediate Wolof II.
H. Three hours of class per week conducted in Wolof. A
continuation of WOLO 210. Discussion in Wolof of texts
studied. Prerequisite: WOLO 210.
WOLO 310 Advanced Wolof. U. A
practical Wolof language course involving advanced study
of the grammar, reading of texts on a variety of subjects,
conversation, and composition. Taught in Wolof. Designed
for students who have had two or more years of Wolof study.
Open to native speakers. Prerequisite: WOLO 220 or consent
of the instructor.
WOLO 320 Advanced Wolof II. U. A continuation of
WOLO 310. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of WOLO
310 or consent of instructor.
WOLO 401 Readings in Wolof. U.
Designed for native and near-native speakers, this course
involves reading newspapers and other publications in
the language intended for native speakers, conversation,
oral presentations, and advanced grammar. Prerequisite:
Native or near-native speaker proficiency or consent of
instructor.
WOLO 402 Readings in Wolof II. U.
Continuation of WOLO 401.
Related Courses
AAAS/LING 370 Introduction to the Languages of Africa.
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, Marinka, Swahili, Yoruba)
AAAS / LING 470 Language and Society
in Africa WH, NW. Examines issues and problems associated
with language use in sub-Saharan Africa from a sociological
perspective. Topics covered include and overview of the
languages spoken on the continent: indigenous languages,
colonial languages, pidgins and creoles, and Arabic as
a religious language; problems associated with the politics
of literacy and language planning, writing and standardization
of indigenous languages; and the cultural and ideological
dilemmas of language choice. Prerequisite: AAAS 103, AAAS
305, LING 104, LING 106 or consent of the instructor.
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