Spring 2027

Second Semester Swahili

Second Semester Swahili is a beginner-level language course focusing on speaking, listening, reading, and writing proficiency within cultural contexts.

offering recorded5 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed

Summary

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Past student reviews · Kevin Wamalwa

Students were responsible for homework listed in the syllabus, and the course was rated as having low difficulty.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify the general topic and some basic information in both very familiar and everyday contexts by recognizing practiced or memorizedwords, phrases, and simple sentences in texts that are spoken or written.

  • Communicate in spontaneous spoken or written conversations on both very familiar and everyday topics, using a variety of practiced ormemorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions.

  • Present information on both very familiar and everyday topics using avariety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences through spoken or written language.

  • Identify products and practices to help understand perspectives in your own culture and in Swahili cultures.

  • Interact at a survival level in some familiar everyday contexts in a Swahili-speaking community.

  • Develop a level of proficiency in the different “ways of knowing” Africa and the diaspora through language and cultures.

  • Develop or improve speaking, listening, writing, reading skills in Swahili and integrate these skills to communicate effectively.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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AFRICAN 331

AFRICAN 332 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

No instructors recorded for this selection.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

KEVIN WAMALWA is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Online (some classroom)0 / 150

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Kevin Wamalwa

Kevin Wamalwa was described as an engaging teacher who encouraged student involvement and cared about their success.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=9 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Kevin Wamalwa

Students were responsible for homework listed in the syllabus, and the course was rated as having low difficulty.

Past student reviews · Kevin Wamalwa

Reviewers found the instructor flexible, understanding, and supportive, noting that he wanted students to enjoy the class.

Topics

  • Cultural context in Swahili communication
  • Perspectives in Swahili cultures

Skills

  • Speaking, listening, reading, and writing proficiency in Swahili
  • Integrating language skills for effective communication

Grades

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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AFRICAN 332 · Spring 2027

Second Semester Swahili

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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