The Swahili World was the center of this year's Summer Institute for Educators
At this year’s annual Summer Institute for Educators, the Outreach Team launched “Voices from the Swahili World,” a series of workshops and educational experiences planned for the 2021-2022 academic year. The institute was open to K-12 educators across disciplines. The two-day institute hosted presentations by Howard University professors on the importance and spread of Swahili language programs in the US., and on the history, evolution and use of the Swahili Kanga cloth.
Read More about The Swahili World was the center of this year's Summer Institute for EducatorsOur Summer Course with Amb. Kamissa Camara was filled with exchanges between scholars and practitioners from around the world
During the Summer, the Center for African Studies hosted it's first online course Advanced Seminar in African Policy. The course was led by Ambassador Kamissa Camara, former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Mali, who is currently, a senior visiting expert for the Sahel at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Camara has written political analysis and has been a political commentator on CNN, Aljazeera, Voice of America, The Washington Post, France24, and RFI, among others.
HU's 1st African Language Summer Institute produces language proficiency
During Howard University’s first African Language Summer Institute 7 languages were taught. These languages were Amharic, Arabic, Somali, Swahili, Yoruba, and Zulu. There were close to 60 participants at different levels from different universities. What was covered in the summer is what students would cover in one year during the regular semesters.
Howard University Leads in Critical African Language Training
Student enrollment in African language courses reached 772 during the 2020/2021 academic year at Howard University! This represents the largest enrollment in one year in African languages of all US Title VI universities. From 2014-2020 HU also had the highest African language enrollment of all US Title VI universities - reaching 3481 students. 70% of students taking African languages credit Howard’s African languages offerings as an important factor in their decision to come Howard. The University is growing due to this language training.
Read More about Howard University Leads in Critical African Language TrainingNew Federal Grant for the Department of World Languages and Cultures
The Department of World Languages and Cultures has been awarded a three-year grant of $156,445.00 by the Department of Education to develop authentic multimedia instructional materials at the Intermediate and Advanced levels of Amharic, Swahili, and Wolof languages. The grant is part of the International Research and Studies program which aims to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields.
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