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WELCOME TO KISWAHILI AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

KISWAHILI

AFRICA'S PREMIER PAN-AFRICAN LINGUA FRANCA

Kiswahili, an Eastern Bantu African language indigenous to the East African littoral, has become a lingua franca throughout much of East and Central Africa and is spoken in varying degrees in the countries of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire). Additionally, there are small pockets of Kiswahili speakers in Malawi, Rwanda, Somalia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and even the Republic of South Africa.

Instruction in Kiswahili involves Pan-African culture, history, and politics as part of the teaching-learning process. The instructional goal of the course is functional communication --- i.e., students being able to use the language to communicate real world needs, wants, goals, etc. Aside from oral communication and listening comprehension, the skills of reading and writing are also systematically addressed.

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