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Course description

This course introduces students to the lingua franca of East and Central Africa. The course is designed with an emphasis on oral fluency, reading comprehension, and written expression through exercises, elementary readings, and simple grammatical structures. Aspects of Swahili and African culture also are introduced to build cultural awareness and communicative competence.
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Instructors

John Mugane

Professor of the Practice of African Languages and Cultures and Director of the African Language Program, Harvard University
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