YORUB 1109

YORUB 1109

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

A two-semester beginner's course in Yoruba Language and Culture. Organized to offer Yoruba language skills and proficiency in speaking, reading, listening, writing, and translation. Focus is placed on familiar informal and formal contexts, e.g., home, school, work, family, social situations, politics, etc. Course uses Yoruba oral literature, proverbs, rhetoric, songs, popular videos, and theater, as learning tools for class comprehension. First semester focuses on conversation, speaking, and listening.  Second semester focuses on writing, translation and grammatical formation. Through the language course students gain basic background for the study of an African culture, arts, and history both in the continent and in the diaspora. Yoruba language is widely spoken along the west coast of Africa and in some African communities in diaspora.  Yoruba video culture, theater, music, and arts has a strong influence along the west coast and in the diaspora.A two-semester beginner's course in Yoruba language and culture. Organized to offer Yoruba language skills and proficiency in speaking, reading, listening, writing, and translation. Focus is placed on familiar informal and formal contexts, e.g., home, school, work, family, social situations, politics. Course uses Yoruba oral literature, proverbs, rhetoric, songs, popular videos, and theater as learning tools for class comprehension. First semester focuses on conversation, speaking, and listening. Second semester focuses on writing, translation, and grammatical formation. Through the language course students gain basic background for the study of an African culture, arts, and history both on the continent and in the diaspora. Yoruba language is widely spoken along the west coast of Africa and in some African communities in diaspora. Yoruba video culture, theater, music, and arts have strong influence along the west coast and in the diaspora.

When Offered Spring.

Comments This course is part of the Shared Course Initiative and at times may include students from Columbia and/or Yale Universities using videoconferencing technology.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4072 YORUB 1109   SEM 101

    • MTWR Stimson Hall G24B
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
    • Ademoyo, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: YORUB 1108 or equivalent. This course is part of the Shared Course Initiative (SCI) and at times may include students from Columbia and/or Yale Universities using videoconferencing technology. Meetings will occur in one of Cornell’s distance-education classrooms at Stimson Hall. Questions relating to the SCI may be directed to Emma Britton, erbritton@cornell.edu.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4496 YORUB 1109   SEM 102

    • MTWR Uris Hall 312
    • Jan 23 - May 9, 2023
    • Ademoyo, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person