GHLS 111 — Ghanaian Language Proficiency for Beginners

Linguistics · University of Ghana

This is a beginners‘ course for non-native speakers of Ghanaian languages. The course introduces the student to the Ghanaian language and gives brief demographic and linguistic information about the language. It looks at the location of the language, its administrative boundaries, the regions it occupies and the population of the speakers. The course will also discuss the number of dialects, if any. The sound system and the orthography (spelling) of the language will be taught with emphasis on what is common to the language and English. The basic grammar of the language such as: word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and determiners), tense, aspect, negation and questions will be taught. There will be oral drills, pronunciation and written exercises to help students to consolidate what they have been taught. Areas to be covered are: greetings, description of day-to-day activities, bargaining, giving directions, talking about food, clothing and the body. Aspects of Ghanaian culture such as religion, family issues, names and songs will also be introduced. By the end of this course, the student is expected to demonstrate basic oral skills in the language and read and write simple sentences in the language.

Credits

3

Level

Level 400

Course details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).