BST206

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Trade and the Role of Swahili in East Africa

Business College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

BST

Course Number

206

Status

Active

Course Attributes

BINT: GenEd-Breadth/Interdisciplinar, BSS: GenEd-Breadth/Social Science, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, DVIT: GenEd-Diversity International, EMAF: Major-Africana Elective, EMAN: Major-Anthropology Elective, ENAN: Minor-Anthropology Elective, ENLI: Minor-Linguistics Elective, MAFR: Major-Africana, MANT: Major-Anthropology, NAFR: Minor-Africana, NANT: Minor-Anthropology, NLIN: Minor-Linguistics

Course Short Title

Trade and Swahili, East Africa

Course Long Title

Trade and the Role of Swahili in East Africa

Course Description

Introduces students to a long history of trade relations in East Africa. Provides students with a rudimentary knowledge of the Swahili language as it is spoken today in the region. This lingua franca, which for centuries facilitated trade and contact in the region, is a first language for over 50 million people and a second language for even more in half a dozen countries. The discussion of this language is part of a broader discussion of the current language situation in sub-Saharan Africa that gives further evidence of trade and contact. Students have the opportunity to develop a first understanding of business and trade in East Africa and have a basic knowledge of the Swahili language.

Min

4

Repeatable

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Course Restrictions

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