INTRODUCTORY TOPICS IN AFRICAN LANGUAGES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the names of major African language families and important African languages, and important terms for the study of African languages Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate their understanding of major theories, approaches, concepts, and current and classical research findings in the study of African languages Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop a level of proficiency in the different “ways of knowing” Africa and the diaspora through languages and cultures. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand their own learning processes and possess the capacity to intentionally seek, evaluate, and learn from information, and recognize and reduce bias in their thinking. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Effectively retrieve and comprehend primary sources and secondary sources from a range of disciplines. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Communicate effectively through essays, oral presentations, and discussion, so they may share their knowledge, wisdom, and values with others across social and professional settings. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Discuss linguistic analysis and examples from various theoretical and critical perspectives, formulate ideas and make connections between linguistic and social concepts and themes. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize the names of major African language families and important African languages, and important terms for the study of African languages Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate their understanding of major theories, approaches, concepts, and current and classical research findings in the study of African languages Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop a level of proficiency in the different “ways of knowing” Africa and the diaspora through languages and cultures. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand their own learning processes and possess the capacity to intentionally seek, evaluate, and learn from information, and recognize and reduce bias in their thinking. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Effectively retrieve and comprehend primary sources and secondary sources from a range of disciplines. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Communicate effectively through essays, oral presentations, and discussion, so they may share their knowledge, wisdom, and values with others across social and professional settings. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Discuss linguistic analysis and examples from various theoretical and critical perspectives, formulate ideas and make connections between linguistic and social concepts and themes. Audience: Undergraduate