First Semester Swahili
First Semester Swahili for beginning learners of Standard Swahili, emphasizing proficiency through speaking, listening, reading, and writing in cultural context.
Summary
Past student reviews · Kevin Wamalwa
One reviewer rated the difficulty as 1 out of 5, suggesting the course was not particularly challenging.
What you’ll be able to do
Communicate about familiar topics in Swahili using memorized and practiced phrases and sentences.
Present information about themselves and some other very familiar topics.
Use a variety of practiced and memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions in both written and spoken Swahili.
Identify products and practices in their own cultures and in Swahili culture.
Recognize a few memorized words and phrases when spoken.
Perform interactional functions at the novice sub-levels (mid to high) in some familiar everyday contexts.
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
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Professors
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Historical instructors & teaching patterns
KEVIN WAMALWA is recorded teaching in Fall 2013. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Kevin Wamalwa
Past students described Kevin Wamalwa as an enthusiastic and hilarious teacher who fostered a laid-back environment for exploring language and culture.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.58 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Kevin Wamalwa
One reviewer rated the difficulty as 1 out of 5, suggesting the course was not particularly challenging.
Past student reviews · Kevin Wamalwa
Students appreciated that Wamalwa actively ensured everyone contributed to class discussions and encouraged involvement.
Topics
- Standard Swahili language skills including speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
- Swahili culture and cross-cultural identification of products and practices.
Skills
- Communicating about familiar topics in Swahili using memorized and practiced phrases and sentences.
- Using practiced and memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions in written and spoken Swahili.
- Recognizing memorized words and phrases when spoken.
- Performing interactional functions at novice sub-levels in familiar everyday contexts.
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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