African language and culture 3600-7-AF2-JKA(Z)
The aim of the course is to improve receptive and productive language skills at the intermediate level. Students extend the vocabulary and increase language proficiency through listening of Hausa recordings, reading short stories and dialogues, discussing various topics, modeling contextually accurate dialogues and composing written and oral texts. In addition to revising of grammatical structures learnt during the first year, further grammatical forms are introduced, enabling the students to construct both simple and complex sentences. The lessons cover also some aspects of Hausa culture. Instruction is based on videos, popular songs, and texts concerning Hausa customs, festivals, traditional occupations, social relations, and everyday life.
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge:
- has extensive knowledge of Hausa, knows its vocabulary,
collocations, idiomatic expressions and grammatical rules relevant
for the communication at the B1 level of proficiency (K_W12).
- is aware of the complex nature of Hausa, its place and
significance in the cultural and historical context of West Africa
(K_W13)
- has rudimentary knowledge of translation rules from Hausa into
Polish (K_W15).
Skills
- can read the Hausa text and write it properly when heard, uses
the Hausa vocabulary and phrases according to the rules of
Hausa grammar and communication patterns; discusses various
topics with the use of relevant lexical and grammatical material
and appropriately places them in their cultural context (K_U06);
- can properly function in the linguistic and cultural environment
of western Africa (K_U17)
- has a skill in presenting detailed aspects within the scope of
cultural issues of western Africa in Polish and in Hausa taking into
consideration the intellectual tradition of chosen regions of Africa
(K_U21)
- has a skill at formulating own opinions and conclusions in
writing and in speech both in Polish and in Hausa (K_U22)
- can use electronic and internet tools both in Polish and in Hausa
(K_U22)
Social competence:
- understands the need to learn all one’s life (K_K01);
- can establish relations and cooperate with representatives of other
cultures (K_K02);
- recognizes the need of dialogue between cultures (K_K06)
Assessment criteria
- attendance
- homework
- written and oral tests
Practical placement
none
Bibliography
Lecturer's own materials.
Hausar Baka [electronic resource] : "Gani ya kori ji" : Elementary and intermediate lessons in Hausa language and culture. Russell G. Schuh and Abdullahi Bature, Windsor, CA : World of Languages, 2008.
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