YORUB 1108

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YORUB 1108
Introduction to Yoruba I

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

A two-semester beginner's course in Yoruba Language and Culture. Organized to offer Yoruba language skills and proficiency in speaking, reading, listening, writing, and translation. Focus is placed on familiar informal and formal contexts, e.g., home, school, work, family, social situations, politics, etc. Course uses Yoruba oral literature, proverbs, rhetoric, songs, popular videos, and theater, as learning tools for class comprehension. First semester focuses on conversation, speaking, and listening.  Second semester focuses on writing, translation and grammatical formation. Through the language course students gain basic background for the study of an African culture, arts, and history both in the continent and in the diaspora. Yoruba language is widely spoken along the west coast of Africa and in some African communities in diaspora.  Yoruba video culture, theater, music, and arts has a strong influence along the west coast and in the diaspora.A two-semester beginner's course in Yoruba Language and Culture. Organized to offer Yoruba language skills and proficiency in speaking, reading, listening, writing, and translation. Focus is placed on familiar informal and formal contexts, e.g., home, school, work, family, social situations, politics, etc. Course uses Yoruba oral literature, proverbs, rhetoric, songs, popular videos, and theater, as learning tools for class comprehension. First semester focuses on conversation, speaking, and listening.  Second semester focuses on writing, translation and grammatical formation. Through the language course students gain basic background for the study of an African culture, arts, and history both in the continent and in the diaspora. Yoruba language is widely spoken along the west coast of Africa and in some African communities in diaspora.  Yoruba video culture, theater, music, and arts has a strong influence along the west coast and in the diaspora.

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6184 YORUB 1108   SEM 101

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  • This course is part of the Shared Course Initiative and will be streamed from Cornell University to Columbia University using videoconferencing technology.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7115 YORUB 1108   SEM 102

  •  

  • This course is part of the Shared Course Initiative and will be streamed from Cornell University to Brown University using videoconferencing technology.