KISW 312 — Kiswahili Oral Literature
Modern Languages · University of Ghana
This course is intended to orient student to the value of orallity and the contribution of oral literature to world literature. The course will focus on the features of African oral art with reference to theme, language and performance. It will also cover Kiswahili folktales, proverbs, traditional songs and oral poetry. The course will be designed to help students appreciate Kiswahili folktales and to determine how the shape of Kiswahili literary work contributes to its meaning.
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
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).