African Studies at IUB

African Language Instructors

	Nasra Ally Ahmed is the Swahili instructor. She is from Tanzania and is a MA student in Second Language Studies at Indiana University. She has a BA degree in Education and Linguistics from the University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. She taught Kiswahili at William Paterson University of New Jersey as the Fulbright FLTA in 2004-2005 academic year. (ahmedn [AT] indiana.edu)
	Boubacar Diakite is the Bambara instructor. He was born in Mali, West Africa, where he did his undergraduate work in bilingual studies at University of Mali. He studied Arabic, English, and German. French was used as the medium of instruction. In addition, he is a certified N'ko instructor. He is currently a graduate student in linguistics at Indiana University. (bdiakite [AT] indiana.edu)
	Fabienne Diouf is the Wolof instructor. She is from Senegal and is a MA student in the Linguistics Department at Indiana University. Fabienne received a Bachelor in Arts in English Literature and Linguistics from University Cheikh Anta DIOP of Dakar/SENEGAL. (fdiouf [AT] indiana.edu)
	Hannah Essien is the Twi instructor. She is a Ghanaian and a graduate student in Arabic Language and Linguistics. She obtained her Master's Degree in International Relations and her B.A. Degree in Arabic Language and Political Science with First Class honors from the University of Ghana. She also holds an External Diploma in Translation (English, French, and Arabic). She taught English at the Ghana Institute of Languages, and Arabic at the University of Ghana. She was also a Senior Research Assistant at the Arabic Department of the University of Ghana. She speaks English, French, Arabic, Persian, Twi, Nzema, Ga, and Fante. (hessien [AT] indiana.edu)
	Muziwandile Hadebe is a graduate student in the History Department. He obtained both a B.A. Honors and a Master's Degree at the University of Natal (Durban). He obtained a Senior Secondary Teacher's Diploma at Eshowe College of Education and Umlazi College for Further Education, specializing in IsiZulu, English, Afrikaans, history, and geography. In the University of Natal, he worked in the archives, library, and museum, and also took part in archeological digs. He has been involved in a number of oral history projects and has 16 years teaching experience. (mmhadebe [AT] indiana.edu)
	Abdulwahid Mazrui is a Kiswahili instructor from Zanzibar, Tanzania. He is a native speaker of Swahili and also speaks Spanish. He graduated from the University of Dar-Es-Salaam in 1991 with a major in Linguistics and has a Diploma in African Language Teaching from the Center of African Language Teaching in London, UK. He has also attended the Second Language Acquisition Certificate Program for African Language Instructors in Madison, WI. He has taught Kiswahili in both Zanzibar and Arusha with the U.S. Peace Corps. He has taught Kiswahili at Indiana University since 2003, and holds Master's Degree in Linguistics from Indiana University. He is currently a Ph.D. student in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at IU. (ammazrui [AT] indiana.edu)
	Alwiya Omar is a Clinical Associate Professor of Linguistics at Indiana University. She teaches Kiswahili and co-ordinates the teaching of other African languages in the Department of Linguistics and the African Studies program. Her research interests include second language acquisition, cross-cultural pragmatics, web-based language instruction, and study abroad language programs. Dr. Omar is from Zanzibar, Tanzania. (aomar [AT] indiana.edu)

Past Instructors

Ibro Chekaraou taught Hausa at Indiana University and earned a Ph.D. in Language Education. He is now the African Languages Coordinator at Michigan State University. (ichek [AT] msu.edu)

Khalfan S. Mohamed is from Tanzania and is a Ph.D. student in International Relations and Comparative Politics at the Department of Political Science at Indiana University. He also holds a Master's Degree in Law. He taught Swahili at IU from 1999 to 2006. (khmohamm [AT] indiana.edu)

Seth Ofori taught Twi at Indiana University from 2001 to 2006. He is from Ghana and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts with a distinction (First Class) in Linguistics and Sociology from the University of Ghana, Legon, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Linguistics from IU. (saofori [AT] wisc.edu)

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