First-year Yoruba (Elementary Level)
AF 371 and AF 372
Yoruba is one of the three main languages of Nigeria. There are about 20 million speakers of the language in the south western part of Nigeria. It has about twenty dialects which show phonological and lexical differences. Some of these dialects are also spoken around the border of Nigeria and the Republic of Benin and part of Togo. The language has also survived in Cuba (where it is called Lukumi) and in Brazil (where it is called Nago).
Aside from these various dialects, there is Standard Yoruba, which is used for educational purposes, (e.g., in the newspapers, on the radio, and in schools). This Standard form is understood by speakers of the various dialects.
This course provides an introduction to the Standard Yoruba language and culture. The primary goal of the course is to provide the students with the spoken knowledge of the language. However, by the end of the course, students should have also acquired some knowledge of reading and writing in the language.
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Second-year Yoruba (Intermediate Level)
AF 373 and AF 374
This course is a continuation of First-year Yoruba. It basically picks up from where First-year Yoruba ends. Emphases will be on reinforcing the basic structures that were learned in the first year program through oral and aural activities, and increasing the level of active vocabulary through more reading and writing. More authentic texts will be provided for reading activities to expose students to authentic Yoruba writings and cultures. By the end of the course, students are expected to have reached the intermediate middle or intermediate high level in oral proficiency.
AF 373 Course Information
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Special Fourth Semester Yoruba
AF 475
The purpose of this course is to assist students to reach advanced level proficiency in speaking, listening, writing, and reading in Yoruba. Students will be introduced to Yoruba language structures that will help them to describe, narrate, and present information in the present, past, and future. Students will be provided the opportunity to discuss their academic interests in Yoruba and discuss familiar topics in the present, past, and future. By the end of the course, students will be able to listen to and understand radio or television programs, produced for native speakers of Yoruba. They will also be able to read and understand novels written for native speakers of Yoruba.
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AF 476
The purpose of this course is to assist students to reach advanced level proficiency in speaking, listening, writing, and reading in Yoruba. Students will be introduced to Yoruba language structures that will help them to describe, narrate, and present information in the present, past, and future. Students will be provided the opportunity to discuss their academic interests in Yoruba and discuss familiar topics in the present, past, and future. By the end of the course, students will be able to listen to and understand radio or television programs, produced for native speakers of Yoruba. They will also be able to read and understand novels written for native speakers of Yoruba.
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First-Year Interest Group
AF 230: YORUBA LIFE AND CIVILIZATION
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the language, life, and culture of Yoruba speaking people of West Africa, Cuba, Brazil, and Haiti. Course will discuss the importance of Yoruba culture in the Americas. There will be readings on Yoruba history, politics, language, economics, sociology, literature, art and esthetics, religion, and music. There will be some discussions on the role of language in culture. Various changes that have taken place since the nineteenth century will also be discussed. All readings will be in English.
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