Admission requirements
This course is available for all students who passed Swahili 1.
Description
During this course you will gain more in-depth knowledge of Swahili, grammar wise and vocabulary wise. After a quick revision we will look at different topics like various professions, sport, famous African people, wildlife, climate change, governments in Africa, economics, politics, corruption and some medical vocabulary (body parts and diseases). You will read newspaper articles in Swahili and write and talk about these topics.
Course objectives
This course enables the student to achieve level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
This course is the second course in a series of three language acquisition courses. The final objective of this course series is to obtain an intermediate level of proficiency in Swahili aimed at communication with people in the region in everyday social situations and enabling students to follow current affairs in the region via various media.
Skill CEFR-level:
Reading: B1
Writing: A2+
Listening: A2
Speaking: A2
Timetable
The timetables are avalable through My Timetable.
Mode of instruction
Three lectures per week (total 6 hours)
Assessment method
Weighing
Participation: 20%
Written exam: 40%
Listening exam: 20%
Oral exam: 20%
If the End Grade is insufficient there is a possibility of retaking the full 80% of the exams. No resit for the tutorial (participation and homework) is possible.
Inspection and feedback
How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.
Reading list
Course material: ‘Tuongee Kiswahili. A practical Swahili course’ (part 2) by Lowani Afrika Talencentrum. Please contact your teacher to obtain the course material.
Registration
Enrolment through [My Studymap] (https://mijn.universiteitleiden.nl/login?fromUrl=%2F) is mandatory.
Registration Studeren à la carte en Contractonderwijs
Registration Studeren à la carte.
Registration Contractonderwijs.
Not applicable.
Contact
For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Reuvensplaats
Remarks
This course uses an integrated communicative language learning approach. Therefore, active participation in the classroom activities is essential for successful learning outcomes.