LANGUAGES ACROSS CURRICULUM: SWAHILI PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES & DISCOURSES Kiswahili LAC Course, Spring 2010 Dr. Waithera Karim-Sesay.

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LANGUAGES ACROSS CURRICULUM: SWAHILI PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES & DISCOURSES Kiswahili LAC Course, Spring 2010 Dr. Waithera Karim-Sesay

Kiswahili: A Language of Diversity

AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHERE KISWAHILI IS SPOKEN

SIGNIFICANCE OF KISWAHILI  Individuals with academic and research interests in East and Central Africa find Swahili a useful tool in the field.  Archaeologists digging for fossils in the Great Rift Valley, to linguists studying African languages, and researchers find Swahili invaluable in their work.  Others study Swahili in order to participate in Study abroad programs in East Africa.  Given the multiplicity of languages spoke in East and Central Africa, researchers find the knowledge of Swahili important as they are able to communicate with speakers of other languages through the regions’ lingua franca.

The Structure of the Kiswahili LAC Course allows Students to achieve knowledge by:  Incorporating real world applications into lessons.  Utilizing and Embracing the experiences of fellow students by blending in different disciplines into the lectures – Global health, State Defense, Law, and Business.  Reinforcing grammar techniques and contextualization of the language. Learning Strategies

Real-World Application  Listening to the BBC news   Reading local newspapers  Reading children story books to learn relevance  Listening to cultural songs to reinforce language context Current EventsCultural Lessons

Student Experiences In the LAC course, students share their experiences in a variety of fields. Students learn the necessary vocabulary and current trends that are occurring in these fields.  Health  HIV/AIDS updates  Peace & Reconciliation  combating ethnic tensions  Business  focus on Agriculture  Law  Political trends, Global Cultures

Assignments  Reading newspaper articles  allows for translation practice and specific vocabulary development.  Listening to the news  further develops listening comprehension skills.  Students compose essays in Swahili on topics of interest and share them with the class  learn about regional issues affecting the continent of Africa.  Final portfolio of work completed in the class.