This course has been designed for persons wishing to advance and improve their working general knowledge of Swahili, especially expatriates, foreign investors, volunteers, missionaries, exchange programme students, researchers, diplomats etc. It is intended for participants who have completed the beginner’s course or who in other ways have acquired a corresponding level of Swahili. The intermediate course builds on foundation acquired at beginner’s level. It focuses more on conversation practice to enhance communicative skills, expand vocabulary and enable the learner to use current Swahili in different situations Topics to be covered have been carefully selected, in order to enable students acquire conversational, reading and writing skills sufficient enough to engage in meaningful Swahili speech activities. The course will focus on comprehension, interpretation of Swahili oral and written texts so as to develop advanced grammatical and expository writing Course Objectives: ? To enhance participant’s converse with ease and confidently exchange basic information in the community related to work, recreation and social situations. ? Exchanging greetings and talking about transport systems, family, Kenya and its natural resources, talking about weather and agricultural activities, businesses in Kenya, health issues, education system in Kenya, community development projects, office activities, official meetings, ones feelings, sport and other recreational activities Target Group: ? This course has been designed for persons wishing to achieve a quick working general knowledge of the language, especially development workers, missionaries, doctors, expatriates, researchers, tourists, students and anyone who requires learning Swahili language at intermediate level. Course Objectives: ? To enhance participant’s converse with ease and confidently exchange basic information in the community related to work, recreation and social situations. ? Exchanging greetings and talking about transport systems, family, Kenya and its natural resources, weather and agricultural activities, talking about businesses in Kenya, health issues, education system in Kenya, community development projects, office activities, official meetings, ones feelings, talking about sport and other recreational activities. Learning Outcome Speaking - Kuzungumza By the end of the semester a students should be able to: ? Hold a conversation in a clearly participatory manner in order to communicate information on autobiographical topics, as well as topics of community, national, or international interest. ? Handle topics concretely by means of narration and description in the major time frames of past, present, and future. ? Deal with social situations with an unexpected complication. ? Have abundant Swahili language output, her / his oral paragraph being the measure of length and discourse. ? Have control of basic structures and generic vocabulary that they use should be understood by native speakers of the Swahili, including those unaccustomed to non-native speech. Writing - Kuandika By the end of the semester a students should be able to: ? Write routine informal and some formal correspondence, as well as narratives, descriptions, and summaries of a factual nature. ? Narrate and describe in the major time frames of past, present, and future, using paraphrasing and elaboration to provide clarity. ? Students should be able to produce connected discourse of paragraph length and structure. ? Show good control of the most frequently used structures and generic vocabulary, allowing them to be understood by those unaccustomed to the writing of nonnative writers of Swahili. Listening - Kusikiliza By the end of the semester a students should be able to: ? Understand the main ideas and most supporting details in connected discourse on a variety of general interest topics, such as news stories, explanations, instructions, anecdotes, or travelogue descriptions. ? Compensate for limitations in their lexical and structural control of the language by using real-world knowledge and contextual clues. ? Derive some meaning from oral texts at higher levels if they possess significant familiarity with the topic or context. ? Understand speech that is authentic and connected. ? Demonstrate the ability to comprehend language on a range of topics of general interest. Reading -Kusoma By the end of the semester a student should be able to: ? Understand the main idea and supporting details of authentic narrative and descriptive texts. ? Compensate for limitations in their lexical and structural knowledge by using contextual clues. ? Support their comprehension by knowledge of the conventions of Swahili language (e.g., noun/adjective agreement, verb placement, etc.). ? Should be able to derive some meaning from straightforward argumentative texts (e.g., recognizing the main argument). ? Students should be able to understand texts that have a clear and predictable structure. ? Demonstrate independence in their ability to read subject matter that is new to them since they will have sufficient control of standard linguistic conventions to understand sequencing, time frames and chronology. At the beginning, the middle and the end of the course, you will be required to fill out evaluation forms about the course. Course delivery approach A communicative approach will be used. All four skills (speaking, reading, listening & writing) will be practiced. Enough interaction will be accorded to ensure complete comprehension of the course. Virtual lessons will be conducted according to agreed schedules. Students will also be offered guidance in self-study and set learning practice tasks. The study (tuition) timetable is tailor-made to suit student’s availability. Learning resources Your online teacher will supply necessary and relevant learning materials, both tailor-made and taken from other sources (textbooks, newspapers, internet etc.) to supplement the subject matter. Notes will be shared to enable learners’ have self-study and revision at their own time and pace. There will be a variety of text materials available for learners to use throughout their study period. Participation includes: ? Online attendance 3 times a week, through the e-learning platform ? Prompt completion of all reading/assignments and assessment ? A concentrated study of at least 4 hours per week is recommended. ? It is estimated that within 5 months period, the contents of this Programme will be mastered.
