Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Language of Study
Swahili
Language Levels
Intermediate, Advanced
Dates
Dec 28 – Jan 16
Program Countries
Tanzania
Program Base
Arusha
Critical Global Issue of Study
Identity & Human Resilience
Develop Kiswahili skills for health sciences through classroom learning, cultural immersion, and experiential activities in Arusha, Tanzania.
3
None
Swahili
Intermediate, Advanced
Dec 28 – Jan 16
Tanzania
Arusha
Identity & Human Resilience
This course is designed to give students and health professionals in-depth cultural background via discussions of everyday life and contemporary issues while developing language skills. It provides the language and intercultural skills needed to function in the fields of food and health, global health, community health, and the environment.
The program will employ experiential learning opportunities and include lessons in cultural awareness, grammar, comprehension, dialogue and academic related vocabulary through lectures and discussion that are reinforced through field exercises and the homestay experience.
While in the Arusha region, you will practice Kiswahili through interactions with medical and public healthcare professionals. You also will visit urban and rural healthcare centers as well as herbal clinics.
Classes and language activities are taught by native speakers with experience teaching Kiswahili to foreigners using oral proficiency-based methods. Students will also be exposed to songs and other forms of art and media to engage and enhance interactions among students and with their host families.
SIT is also offering a supplementary online Swahili Language for Health Sciences course during the fall semester.
None.
Based in the city of Arusha, during this three-week course, you will be placed in small learning groups, with placement based on a written and oral proficiency evaluation for intermediate and advanced students. Enhance your speaking, reading, and writing skills through field assignments while enriching your classroom learning experience and ability to function in real-life language situations in the host culture. In Arusha, you will visit health centers including herbal clinics, marketplaces, museums, and monuments to enhance oral proficiency skills.
Please note that SIT will make every effort to maintain its programs as described. To respond to emergent situations, however, SIT may have to change or cancel programs.
Swahili Language for Health Sciences – syllabus
(SWAH-1003-2503 / 3 credits)
Swahili Language for Health Sciences – syllabus
(SWAH-3003-3503 / 3 credits)