Five College Mentored Swahili Study Guide 52

Five College Mentored Swahili Study Guide 52 Intermediate Swahili - Engaging Authentic Materials Version: Jan. 2015

Required Materials and Recommended Resources for Intermediate Swahili: - Masomo Ya Kisasa: Contemporary Readings in Swahili. - BBC Swahili - Mwananchi - Kamusi Project (English-Swahili Dictionary) - University of Kansas: Swahili Grammar Guide

Assigned Readings: - Review Masomo Ya Kisasa: “Naushangilia Mlima wa Kenya,” (p. 103) - Headlines on BBC Swahili and Mwananchi. - Choose one article from the online news sources to read or an audio/video clip to listen to and study in depth.

Exercises to Complete: - Masomo Ya Kisasa: “Naushangilia Mlima wa Kenya,” Activities – Write out an example of a thank you speech as outlined in Objective 3. Be prepared to give you thank you speech without notes in your conversation session.

- Study the headlines in BBC Swahili and Mwananchi this week. Be prepared to tell someone about the most prominent stories in the Swahili news this week. Be prepared to do this in conversation session.

- Write one paragraph about the topic and gist of your chosen news article, audio, or video in Swahili.

Assignments due at Tutorial: - Written version of the thank you speech in Objective 3. - One paragraph about the topic and gist of the news article you chose.

Preparation for Conversation Session: - Be prepared to give your thank you speech.

- Be prepared to practice using the words in Objective 7 in sentences.

- Be prepared to discuss headlines in the Swahili news.

- Be prepared to discuss your chosen news article, audio, or video in depth.