Africa Courses<\/b><\/p>\n
GEOG 230: Geographies of Global Inequality<\/b><\/a> HSTAFM152: Introduction To African History, C. 1880 – Present\u00a0<\/b><\/a> JSIS A 362: The Political Economy of Africa<\/b><\/a> MELC 229: Introduction To Islamic Cultures And Thought<\/b><\/a> MELC 335: Language and Conflict And Identity In The Middle East And North Africa\u00a0<\/b><\/a> MELC 415: Holy People And Holy Place Of The Horn of Africa\u00a0<\/b><\/a> POLS 331: Government And Politics In The Middle East and North Africa\u00a0<\/span><\/a> Language Courses\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n AMHAR 102: Elementary Amharic II<\/b><\/a> ARAB 102: Elementary Arabic\u00a0<\/b><\/a> ARAB 202: Intermediate Arabic\u00a0<\/b><\/a> ARAB 302: Third Year Arabic\u00a0<\/b><\/a> FRENCH 101: Elementary French<\/b><\/a> FRENCH 102: Elementary French<\/b><\/a> FRENCH 103: Elementary French<\/b><\/a> FRENCH 201: Intermediate French<\/b><\/a> FRENCH 202: Intermediate French<\/b><\/a> FRENCH 301: Language In The Francophone World<\/b><\/a> FRENCH 302: Cultures of the Francophone World<\/b><\/a> PORT 103: Elementary Portuguese<\/b><\/a>
\nInstructor: TBD<\/span>
\n5 credits (DIV, SSc) | SLN 15209, 15210, 15211, 15212<\/span>
\nCourse Description<\/b>
\nAddresses increasing global inequalities by focusing on shifting spatial division of labor and the role of the international development industry in shaping economic and social inequality. Examines relationships between economic globalization, development industry, and rising global inequality: reviews the history and record of the international development project, and asks what it means to say that Western, advanced economies are not the norm.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Christopher Tounsel\u00a0<\/span>
\n5 credits (DIV, SSc) | SLN 15618<\/span>
\nCourse Description:\u00a0<\/b>
\nExamines Africa’s pasts from approximately 1880 to the present. Through the theme of the politics of wealth, explores the history of European colonization, African social and cultural life under colonial rule, anti-colonial movements and decolonization, and the changes and challenges of the post-colonial present.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Yasir Zaidan<\/span>
\n5 credits (DIV, SSc) | SLN 16165\u00a0<\/span>
\nCourse Description\u00a0<\/b>
\nFocuses on the political economy of governance, development, and conflict in sub-Saharan African countries since independence. Explores the political and economic choices made by Africa’s colonial and post-colonial regimes and connects them to current events in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Lillian McCabe<\/span>
\n5 credits (SSc or A&H) | SLN 17583<\/span>
\nCourse Description\u00a0<\/b>
\nCovers major developments in the formative, classical, and modern periods of Islamic cultures and thought from seventh century Arabia to the contemporary Muslim world. Looks at the development of Islamic religious thought and legal practice as well as the Muslim polities, cultures, and intellectual traditions of Asia, Africa, Europe, and America.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Hussein Elkhafaifi\u00a0<\/span>
\n5 credits (DIV, SSc or A&H) | SLN 17591<\/span>
\nCourse Description\u00a0<\/b>
\nExplores social and linguistic aspects of the languages and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa, focusing on the relationship between language and national\/ethnic identity from the perspective of group conflict. Considers language policies in colonial and post-colonial states, and individual strategies of accommodation and resistance to these policies.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Mehari Zemelak Worku<\/span>
\n3 credits (A&H or SSc) | SLN 17598<\/span>
\nCourse Description\u00a0<\/b>
\nOffers a comprehensive introduction to the holy men and women of the Horn of Africa, whose lives and legacies have shaped the region’s religious, political, and cultural milieu. Explores major sacred spaces and their constitutions in the region. Covers Ethiopian Christian saints to Somali Sufi mystics and Jewish Ethiopian heroes. Explores the hero formation processes in the different religious traditions of the region.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Asli Cansunar<\/span>
\n5 credits (SSc) | SLN 19521<\/span>
\nCourse Description\u00a0<\/b>
\nBreakdown of traditional society and the problems of building modern political systems.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Mehari Worku<\/span>
\n5 credits (A&H) | SLN 10255<\/span>
\nCourse Description<\/b>
\nEnables students to acquire the Amharic language including its unique writing script. Familiarizes students with major historical and cultural aspects of Ethiopia. Includes multiple practice sessions targeted at developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Khalil Ahmed<\/span>
\n5 credits (A&H) | SLN: 10334, 10335<\/span>
\nCourse Description:<\/b>
\nDevelops the four communicative language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Stresses communication skills and emphasizes the links between language and culture, using mainly Modern Standard Arabic, with exposure to Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. Second in a sequence of three. Maximum 15 credits allowed between ARAB 101; ARAB 102; ARAB 103; and ARAB 105. Prerequisite: ARAB 101.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Amina Moujtahid<\/span>
\n5 credit (A&H) | SLN 10336<\/span>
\nCourse Description\u00a0<\/b>
\nExplores aspects of Arab culture and emphasizes all skills of language acquisition: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students also learn more about Arab society in general and about features of Arab culture that influence the use of the language in daily life. Focuses on developing communication skills. Second in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Amina Moujtahid<\/span>
\n5 credit (A&H) | SLN 10337<\/span>
\nCourse Description\u00a0<\/b>
\nHelps students acquire an advanced proficiency in Arabic by focusing on developing all four skills of language acquisition: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Explores topics related to Arabic culture, Arabic society, Arabic music and arts, and Arabic literature.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Helene Collins, Emy Lyne Chevalier<\/span>
\n5 credits (A&H) | SLN 15013, 15014<\/span>
\nCourse Description<\/b>
\nDevelopment of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills to a basic level of proficiency. Teaches students to communicate in French and understand the cultural context of the language. Methods and objectives are primarily oral-aural. Oral practice in the language laboratory is required. First in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Claire Wagenseil, Helene Collins, Emy Lyne Chevalier<\/span>
\n5 credits (A&H) | SLN 15015, 15016, 15017, 15018<\/span>
\nCourse Description<\/b>
\nDevelopment of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills to a basic level of proficiency. Teaches students to communicate in French and understand the cultural context of the language. Methods and objectives are primarily oral-aural. Oral practice in the language laboratory is required. Second in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Sarah Kate Moore<\/span>
\n5 credits | SLN 15019<\/span>
\nCourse Description<\/b>
\nDevelopment of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills to a basic level of proficiency. Teaches students to communicate in French and understand the cultural context of the language. Methods and objectives are primarily oral-aural. Oral practice in the language laboratory is required. Third in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Hedwige Meyer<\/span>
\n5 credits (A&H) | SLN 15026<\/span>
\nCourse Description<\/b>
\nDesigned to bring students to an intermediate level of proficiency. Emphasis on experiencing the language in context through a multi-media approach. First in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Hedwige Meyer, Claire Wagenseil<\/span>
\n5 credits (A&H) | SLN 15028, 15029<\/span>
\nCourse Description<\/b>
\nDesigned to bring students to an intermediate level of proficiency. Emphasis on experiencing the language in context through a multi-media approach. First in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Sarah Kate Moore<\/span>
\n5 credits (A&H) | SLN:15030<\/span>
\nCourse Description<\/b>
\nIntroduces students to varieties of the French language across time and space. Considers language diversity in France and the uses and varieties of the French language in world regions where it plays an important role, with particular attention to the history of its establishment and the implications of its current status. Develops advanced language skills and cultural competency through oral and written production in the target language.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Matthew Skrzypcyzk<\/span>
\n5 credits (A&H) | SLN 15031<\/span>
\nCourse Description<\/b>
\nIntroduces the cultural history of the francophone world via a broad survey of literary, cinematic, and other cultural texts in French that inform debates on national culture in France as well as the legacies of the French Empire in the form of discourses on race, immigration, and more in France and its postcolonies. Develops advanced language skills and cultural competency through oral and written production in the target language.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor: Eduardo Viana Da Silva<\/span>
\n5 credits (A&H) | SLN 19584<\/span>
\nCourse Description\u00a0<\/b>
\nMethods and objectives are primarily oral-aural. Covers all major elements of Portuguese grammar. Third in a sequence of three.<\/span><\/p>\n