Courses Archive

114.Linguistic Structure of Bantu Languages. (3) Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: Equivalent of Linguistics 5 (Language and Linguistics) or consent of instructor. The objective of this course is to examine the major syntactic structures of Bantu languages with comments on the contributions made by African linguistics to general linguistics. Chichewa, also known as Chinyanja, a language spoken in east, central, and southern Africa, as well as Swahili, the major language of East Africa, and Ndebele or Zulu, languages of southern Africa, will constitute the main case studies. Data from those and other languages will be brought in to illustrate relevant aspects of Bantu linguistic structure.

112B. Political and Economic Development in the Third World. (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. A critical appraisal of the theoretically based policies employed by Third World nations in their attempts at transition to modernized developed socio-political and economic systems and an examination of the international and intranational impediments to Third World development. The focus will be on actual examples that represent the diversity of developing countries.

39. Freshman/Sophomore Seminar. Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Seminar format. Prerequisites: Priority given to freshmen and sophomores. Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small-seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester. ALTERNATE TITLE: Owning your Seat

24. Freshman Seminars. (1) Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. One hour of seminar per week. Sections 1-2 to be graded on a letter-grade basis. Sections 3-4 to be graded on a passed/not passed basis. The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. ALTERNATE TITLE: Language and Politics in Southern Africa

15B. Advanced Swahili. (4) Four hours of recitation and one hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: Elementary Swahili C1A-C1B; Intermediate Swahili C10A-C10B; Advanced Swahili C15A. Formerly C15B/Linguistics C15B. This course reviews and expands students' knowledge from Intermediate Swahili. Developing oral language skills will be strongly emphasized as part of this course and will be expanded through individual presentations, class discussions, and recordings available at the Berkeley Language Center. Writing, grammar, vocabulary, and reading are expanded through compositions, research projects with texts available through Berkeley's African Library Collection, and supplemented by instructor's materials.

11B. Elementary Swahili. (4) Students will receive no credit for C11B after taking Linguistics 1B. Four hours of recitation and one hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: C11A. Formerly C11B/Linguistics C1B. This course introduces students to the basics of speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Swahili. Instruction is mixed English and Swahili. Emphasis is placed on developing student ability to create and to communicate with basic structures and vocabulary in a culturally and socially appropriate context. Speaking and listening abilities are developed through oral exercises, class discussions, and recordings available from Berkeley Language Center. Reading and writing are developed through in-class exercises, independent reading projects, and compositions. This course not open to native or heritage speakers of Swahili.

10B. Intermediate Swahili. (4) Students will receive no credit for C11B after taking Linguistics 1B. Four hours of recitation and one hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: C10A. Formerly C10B/Linguistics C10B. This course reviews and expands students' knowledge of fundamental structures from Elementary Swahili and appropriate cultural contexts of these structures in oral and written communication. More grammar and vocabulary in a culturally and socially appropriate context is developed. Speaking ability is expanded through oral exercises, individual reports, class discussions, and recordings available at the Berkeley Language Center. Writing and reading are expanded through compositions, written exercises, and independent reading projects with texts available through Berkeley's African Library Collection and supplemented by instructor's materials.

8B. Intermediate Wolof. (4) Four hours of recitation and one hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: C8A. Formerly C8B/Linguistics C8B. This course reviews and expands students' knowledge of fundamental structures from Elementary Wolof, and appropriate cultural contexts of these structures in oral and written communication. More grammar and vocabulary in a culturally and socially appropriate context is developed. Speaking ability is expanded through oral exercises, individual reports, class discussions, and recordings available at the Berkeley Language Center. Writing and reading are expanded through compositions, written exercises, and independent reading projects with texts available through Berkeley's African Library Collection and supplemented by the instructor's materials.

7B. Elementary Wolof. (4) Four hours of recitation and one hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: C7A. Formerly C7B/Linguistics C7B. This course introduces students to speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Wolof. Instruction is mixed English and Wolof. Emphasis is placed on developing student ability to create and to communicate with basic Wolof structures and vocabulary in a culturally and socially appropriate context. Speaking and listening abilities are developed through oral exercises, class discussions, and recordings available from the Berkeley Language Center. Reading and writing are developed through in-class exercises, independent reading projects, and compositions. For students with no college level Wolof completed with passing grade; this course is not open to native heritage speakers of Wolof.

5A. African American Life and Culture in the United States. (4) Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. A study of the genesis, development, and scope of African American culture, approached through an examination of selected art forms, historical themes, and intellectual currents.