KISW 202   2 Credit Hours

Kiswahili Grammar and Translation II

This information is for second semester 2017/2018 academic year

Teacher responsible

Dr. Sarah Marjie-Okyere

Availability

This course is available open to all visiting students but only as a second semester course. It is advisable for students to take this course only after they have taken a year and a semester of Kiswahili courses.

Course Content

This course is a continuation of 201 and it is intended to give students a deeper understanding of Kiswahili grammar. This includes strengthening aspects of Kiswahili grammar already covered such as going further on to look at compound adjectives, special adjectives etc. It will also look at additional functional aspects of Kiswahili grammar such as functions of adverbs, use of auxiliary verbs and their grammatical relations between nouns and verbs in Kiswahili. Emphasis will be placed on improving students’ basic skills in translation. At this stage, students should be able to translate simple Kiswahili texts and documents with particular attention to basic Kiswahili grammatical rules learnt in class. The aim of this course is to introduce students to various aspects of Kiswahili grammar in order to strengthen their ability to construct and internalize complex constructions in the language. The course is also to equip students with intermediate skills in translating simple texts paying particular attention to topics covering various aspects of soccer, entertainment and business terms in Kiswahili.

Teaching

Thursday, 7:30 -9:20 am for 12 weeks

Teaching will be mainly interactive in order to increase students’ participation. They will be encouraged to attempt resolution of problems in various topics of discussion through:

1.                                           Home assignments

2.                                           regular in -class exercises

3.                                           Students will do group work (Translation)

Formative Coursework

At the end of the course, students should be able to make meaning grammatical sentences in Kiswahili. They are also expected to display confidence in their ability to express themselves on various topics. Students should be to explain basic translation strategies. The students should be able to apply such strategies in translating texts from and into Kiswahili.

Student’s general performance is assessed through class participation, group presentations, written assignment, class tests and final end-of Semester Examination.

Indicative reading                                                                   

Kalfan, M.,& Mazrui, A. (2007). Swahili: A complete course for beginners (Spoken World).

Berlin: Living Language.

Mohammed, M. A., (2001). Modern Swahili Grammar; East Africa Educational Press.

Russell, Joan, (1996).   Teach yourself Swahili: Hodder and Stoughton.

Wilson, Peter (1999). Simplified Swahili: Longman.

Assessment and Grading

Mid-Semester Test/Interim Assessment             25%

Class Participation                                            5 %

Final Exam                                                       70 %

Total                                                                100 %

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