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KISW 311 — Study of Kiswahili Songs
Modern Languages · University of Ghana
This course will focus on the study of Swahili songs. It will cover traditional songs (sang at specific occasions such as marriage, puberty, etc.), Taarab and modern Swahili songs such as Bongo Flava (Tanzania) and Zilizopendwa (Kenya). It will look at some literary strategies that are used in songs. It will also look at comparative literary devices that are used in the traditional and contemporary Bongo Flavas.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- ARAB 301 — Intermediate Arabic Usage I
- ARAB 302 — Intermediate Arabic Usage II
- ARAB 303 — Comprehension and Oral Expression I
- ARAB 304 — Comprehension and Oral Expression II
- ARAB 305 — Translation Exercises & Aspects of Arabic Structure
- ARAB 306 — Translation Exercises
- ARAB 307 — Special Topics I
- ARAB 308 — Special Topics II
- ARAB 309 — Readings in Hadith Literature
- ARAB 310 — Language Immersion I
- ARAB 311 — Classical Arabic Literature in Translation
- ARAB 312 — Modern Arabic Short Story in Translation
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).