DEPARTMENT
OF LINGUISTICS & AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM
THE
AFRICAN LANGUAGES PROGRAM W201/W601 (INTERMEDIATE TWI)
FALL
SEMESTER 2007
COURSE
INFORMATION
Class
Schedules: MWF 10:10A 11:00 A BH 208
COURSE
MATERIALS:
(i)
Main
·
Ma
Yεnka Akan (Twi) by Seth Ofori, 2006
·
Supplementary
materials (by the Instructor)
·
Culture
Project
·
Twi-English
English-Twi dictionary by Paul A. Kotey
COURSE
OBJECTIVE:
·
To
help students acquire and build on the four language skills; speaking,
listening, reading and writing.
·
To
acquaint students with the knowledge and understanding of Akan customs and
cultures.
·
To
familiarize students with the structure of the
language.
·
To
enable students use the language to meet the five language standards:
Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons and
Communities.
·
At the
end of the semester students are expected to reach intermediate
low.
GRADING
POLICY:
·
Attendance
and class participation
10%
·
Written
assignments
20%
·
Quizzes
20%
·
Midterm
Exam
20%
·
Final
Exam
30%
GRADING
SYSTEM
99
100 = A+
86 89 = B+
77 79 = C+
67 69 = D+
95
98 = A
83 85 = B
73 76 = C
63 66 = D
90
94 = A-
80 82 = B-
70 72 = C-
60 62 = D-
Below 60 = F
CLASS
PARTICIPATION:
Attendance
is mandatory and students are expected to have done their assignments for that
day. Students must prepare before class and participate in role plays, drills
and discussions. Three absences and coming late to class will affect class
participation grade. There will be class presentations towards the end of the
semester.
For
cultural reinforcements, students are required to attend and perform at African
cultural festivals on IU campus.
TWI
LANGUAGE TABLE: Time:
(Time to announced in the course of the week)
Every
student is required to attend the Twi language table. Students have the
opportunity to practice the language through conversations and individual or
group sketches, presentations and watching of movies. Attendance is compulsory.
TUTORIAL
SECTION:
Students
are also required to attend tutorials. This starts on the second week of the
semester. Time and venue will be announced in the course of the
week.
QUIZZES:
There
will be a short quiz on every other Monday of the week beginning on the Fourth
week of the semester.
WRITTEN
ASSIGNMENTS:
Written
assignments will be graded. Some of the assignments will be written in class.
Five of these assignments will count towards 20% of the total
grade.
MIDTERM
EXAM:
The
midterm exam includes an oral proficiency assessment, listening comprehension,
reading comprehension and an essay written from home. The midterm is 20% of the
total grade.
FINAL
EXAM:
This
comprises oral proficiency assessment, reading, listening and a final essay.
This takes 20% of the total grade.
COURSE
OUTLINE
(First
four weeks - Review of basic things studied in W101 &
102)
Week
1
Social
interaction
Mon.
Aug. 27:
In
class:
Introductions/course objectives & syllabus
Greeting, showing respect & thanking people
(Ofori p. 1)
Wed.
Aug 29
In
class:
Social interaction contd
Role
play & Class work
Homework:
Written assignment (Ofori p. 5)
Fri.
Aug 31
In
class:
Review of previous lesson & assignment
Web exercise: http://www.indiana.edu/~twi/
Homework:
Written assignment
Week
2
Talking
about oneself & leave taking
Mon.
Sept. 3
In
class:
Dialogue reading, role play & class work
(Ofori p. 23)
Wed.
Sept 5
In
class:
Leave-taking
Role play & class written work
Homework:
Written assignment (p.33)
Fri.
Sept 7
In
class:
Review of previous lesson & assignment
* Web exercise: http://www.indiana.edu/~twi/
Week 3
Family members
Mon.
Sep. 10
In
class:
Class exercises
Wed.
Sep. 12
In class: Review of Text
Role play & class exercises
Homework: Written assignment (Ofori p.
46)
Fri.
Sep. 14
In class: Review of assignment, class presentations &
class
exercises
Homework: Written assignment (Ofori p.
52)
Week
4
Activities & Personal
information
Mon.
Sep. 17
In class: Reading of Comprehension text (Ofori p.
57)
Expressing likes & dislikes
Wed.
Sep. 19
In class: Review of text, role play & class
exercises
Homework: Written assignment (Ofori p. 69)
Fri.
Sep. 21
In class: Conversation period
Homework:
Written assignment (Ofori p. 73)
Week 5
Personalities
Mon.
Sep. 24
In class:
Short quiz on lessons 1- 4
Describing peoples personalities (Ofori p.105)
Wed.
Sep. 26
In class: Review of comprehension
text
Class
exercises
Homework: Written assignment (Ofori
p.112)
Fri.
Sep, 28
In class: Movie
Homework:
Written
assignment (Ofori p. 115)
Week 6
Personalities contd
Mon.
Oct, 1
In class: Review
of lesson & assignment
Class exercises
Wed.
Oct, 3
In class: Review, Role play & Class
exercises
Homework: Written exercises
Fri.
Oct, 5
In class: Presentations
Homework: Written assignment
Week 7
Means of
Transportation
Mon.
Oct, 8
In class: Review
& Short quiz
Expressing different ways of traveling prepared
text
Class exercises
Wed.
Oct, 10
In class: Review, Role play & Class
exercises
Homework: Written exercises
Fri.
Oct, 12
In class: Web project - http://www.indiana.edu/~twi/travel.html
Homework: Written assignment
Week 8
- Means of Transportation contd
Mon.
Oct. 15
In class: Review, reading of dialogues & class
exercises
Wed.
Oct. 17
In class: Mid term review
Fri.
Oct. 19
In class: Mid term exams
Week
9 Market scene
Mon.
Oct. 22
In class: Types of markets prepared
text
Wed.
Oct. 24
In class: Review, Practice with dialogues & class
exercises
Homework: Written assignment
Fri.
Oct. 26
In class: Conversation hour
Homework: Written exercises
Week
10 Market scene contd
Mon.
Oct. 29
In class: More
practice with dialogues, role play & class exercises
Wed.
Oct. 31
In class: Web project
http://www.indiana.edu/~twi/shopping.html
Homework: Written exercises
Fri.
Nov. 2
In class: Review of lesson &
assignment
Homework: written assignment
Week
11 Clothing
Mon. Nov.
5
In class: Talk about different types of clothing (Ofori p.
151)
Class exercises
Wed.
Nov.
7
In class: Review of text & class
exercises
Homework: Written assignment
Fri. Nov. 9
In class: Review, role play & class
exercises
Homework: Written assignment
Week
12 Clothing contd
Mon.
Nov. 12
In class:
Wed.
Nov. 14
In class: Practicing with dialogues & class
exercises
Homework: Written assignment
Fri.
Nov. 16
In class: Review, role play & class
exercises
Homework: written assignment
Week
13 Marriage
Mon.
Nov. 19
In class: Short quiz
on lessons 11 & 12
Talk
about different types of marriages
Read dialogues prepared text
Wed.
Nov. 21 -25: Thanksgiving break
Week
14 - Marriage contd
Mon.
Nov. 26
In class: Review & class
exercises
Practicing with dialogues
Tues.
Nov. 28
In
class:
Role play & class exercises
Homework: http://www.indiana.edu/~twi/wedding.html
Wed.
Nov. 30
In class: Movie
Week
15 Review week & Oral presentation
Dec.
3 In class: Review
of lessons 1-4
Oral presentation
Dec.
4
In class: Review of lessons 5-7
Dec.
5
In class: Review of lessons 8-10
Dec.
6
In class: Review of lessons 11-14
Week
16 December
10 to 14 -
Final
exam week