Undergraduate Course: Culture and Society of Tanzania with Swahili Language for Beginners (Summer School) (AFRI08006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Culture and Society of Tanzania with Swahili Language (Beginners) provides a contemporary, exciting, immersive and intensive introduction to the Swahili language and to various aspects of modern and traditional East African culture during four weeks in Tanzania. |
| Course description |
Culture and Society of Tanzania with Swahili Language (Beginners) is a summer school course which provides a strong and effective grounding in the crucial concepts of Swahili grammar and 500 widely used items of vocabulary for learners with little or no prior experience in the language. It also presents an introductory insight into both traditional and contemporary elements of East African culture and society and aims to be challenging, stimulating and interactive, providing students with ample opportunity for practice in speaking, reading, writing and listening. Students will be based at the family home of the first president of independent Tanzania, Julius Nyerere, in the small village of Butiama, and will have the benefit of full-immersion in a Swahili-speaking environment steeped in history. Cultural insights will take the form of a number of interactive activities, such as drumming and dancing lessons, cooking lessons, visits to local healers and clay pot making sessions.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 16,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 56,
Summative Assessment Hours 8,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
116 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Continuous weekly examinations (80%)
Examinations will be conducted weekly on Friday mornings and will cover all material from the previous week. Each examination will last two hours in total and will contain a mixture of reading, writing and listening exercises. All results are counted and the overall grade will consist of their overall average
5-minute oral presentation with questions (20%)
These presentations will take place in the final Friday of the month. Students will be expected to present in Swahili, in front of the class, on a selected theme for between five and ten minutes. They will then be required to answer two or three questions from the teachers. Marks will be allocated according to language accuracy/suitability, spoken fluency, responsiveness to questions and accuracy of answers, presentations skills and evidence of preparation.
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| Feedback |
Feedback is provided on a continuous and simultaneous basis during class hours, especially during tutorial sessions, when homework and examinations are reviewed in detail. The course tutor will set guidance and feedback hours, although in any case both the course tutor and convener will be onsite and available at all times in Tanzania to help deal with any issues that arise. Students will also have the benefit of several local teachers, who will be willing to provide extra feedback and support if required. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand over 500 items of Swahili vocabulary, including important verbs, adjectives and nouns in both singular and plural forms
- Gain an ability to use four key tenses in both the affirmative and the negative
- Develop in using the first ten Swahili noun classes, including how to make agreements within sentences
- Cultivate an awareness of key figures in East African society
- Develop a working knowledge of both traditional and contemporary cultural norms in the East Africa region
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Reading List
Keyswahili Book One (unpublished), by Stephen Kaye
Simplified Swahili, by Peter Wilson
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Research & Enquiry:
To have an interest in learning Swahili and utilizing it in a correct environment.
The desire to develop a deep(er) insight into how Swahili functions in daily life and how it relates to culture.
Personal & Intellectual Autonomy:
The ability to engage with completely new patterns of grammar, including noun classes and agglutination.
The ability to utilize and develop what one has learnt outside of the classroom in more natural environments.
The ability to develop linguistic coping mechanisms when confronted with speakers using unfamiliar language and structures.
The ability to work independently, especially in terms of memorizing new vocabulary.
Communication skills
Communicate effectively with other people, using verbal and written means and through all class activities, such as oral presentations.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Stephen Kaye
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Course secretary | Miss Rachel Martin
Tel: (0131 6)51 5086
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