Universität Wien

141067 VO Afro-Asian Language 1: Somali (2023W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
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Moodle

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 12.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Thursday 19.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Thursday 09.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Thursday 16.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Thursday 23.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Thursday 30.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Thursday 07.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Thursday 14.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Thursday 11.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Thursday 18.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
  • Thursday 25.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

target:
language use level A1.1.

content:
Somali is the official language of Somalia and is spoken by more than 12 million people in the Horn of Africa. It belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asian language family. This course is conceived as a two-semester language course and is intended to enable students to have simple conversations in word and writing.

method:
Online-lecture (via Zoom) by the course instructor, supported by numerous practice sessions and audio material.

Assessment and permitted materials

written 'take home exam' at the end of the semester
permitted tools: dictionaries, reference grammars, handouts (moodle)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

written test comprising 5 questions
in total, 30 points can be reached
- 15,25 Punkte: Nicht Genügend
15,5 – 19 Punkte: Genügend
19,25 – 22,75: Befriedigend
23 – 26,5: Gut
26,75 – 30 Sehr Gut

Examination topics

all handouts posted on Moodle during the semester

Reading list

El-Solami-Mewis.1987. Lehrbuch des Somali. VEB: Leipzig
Orwin, Martin. 1995. Colloquial Somali. The Complete Course for Beginners. Routledge: New York
Zorc, David R. & Madina M. Osman. 1993. Somali - English Dictionary with English Index. dp: Kensington

Association in the course directory

MA alt: WM-12
MA neu: WM-8
BA-Afrika: SAS/A, SAS/B
MA: SAS.VO.1, SAS.VO.2

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