Current Courses. Kozi za Sasa. ​(Fall 2017)

[ZOMBIES REIMAGINED]
Born-digital exhibit of Critical Discourse Analysis by students in Languages of Fear, Racism, and Zombies (Spring 2017, 2016).

• Introduction to Linguistics (discourse-functional approach) 
• Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Language, Culture, and Society ​(semiotic landscapes, interactional sociolinguistics)
• Swahili I (communicative approach to learning conversation in Swahili), with E. Ndeto

This project was made possible by assistance from Swarthmore Libraries. We invite you to interact with us at #ZombiesReimagined.

Previous Courses. Kozi za Zamani.

Swarthmore College

• Spring 2017 - Language and Identity in the African Experience: From Kenya to Mexico - Listen to student podcast, AFROLATINX PODCAST™ here.

​**Fieldtrip: (1) Discussion, art gallery lecture, neighborhood walking tour at Taller Puertorriqueño community center in North Philadelphia.

• Spring 2017 - Languages of Fear, Racism, and Zombies - See student online exhibit, [ZOMBIES REIMAGINED] here.

**Joint classes: (1) With Film & Media Studies course on Horror to discuss impact of Night of the Living Dead, ​(2) With Introduction to Linguistics course to discuss how linguists and linguistics can mitigate and dismantle racism.
**Fieldtrip: Behind-the-scenes tour of Samuel G. Morton Collection at the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

• Fall 2016 - Linguistic Anthropology/Anthropological Linguistics (with K. David Harrison) 

**Themes: Endangered languages, Linguistic Anthropology for social change

• Fall 2016 - Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Language, Culture, and Society

**Themes: Linguistic Landscapes in Cities, Arts, and Popular Culture; Election 2016; Community-building in Philadlephia
**Fieldtrip: Walking tour of downtown Philadelphia Mural Arts; Serenity House and Community Center in North Philadelphia

• Spring 2016 - Languages of Fear, Racism, and Zombies - See student online exhibit, [ZOMBIES REIMAGINED] here.

​​​**Fieldtrips: (1) Movie theater showing of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies; (2) Behind-the-scenes tour of Samuel G. Morton Collection at the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

• Fall 2015 - Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Language, Culture, and Society                                                                                            

**Themes: Linguistic Landscapes in Cities, Arts, and Popular Culture
**Fieldtrip: Walking tour of downtown Philadelphia Mural Arts

• Fall 2015 - Structure of Swahili 
• Spring 2015 - Language and Identity in the African Experience: From Kenya to Mexico - Course hashtag #LING30

**Fieldtrip: Docent tour of African American Museum of Philadelphia

• Fall 2014 - Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Language, Culture, and Society -  See student #languagestory final projects!

**Themes: #BlackTwitter, Constructed Languages, and Fandoms

• Fall 2014 - Directed Reading in Swahili 

#LanguageStory Student Video Projects (Fall 2014, Introduction to Sociolinguistics)

Mayank Agrawal - The Bilingual Experience.

Natalia Choi - Rhythm N' Motion N' Talk.

Bess Cohen - Language in Theatre.

Chandrea Peng - "You're, Like, a Feminist": Group Identity at a Women's College.

Miranda Stewart - The Speech of Swing: (Non)Verbal Communication, Gender, and the Past Tense in a Community of Swing Dancers.

Middlebury College

• Spring 2013, Fall, 2013 - Multilingualism and Second Language Acquisition in Africa - LNGT 0331

• Fall 2013 - Language Learning in Africana Studies: From Colonial to Global - LNGT 0392 

• Fall 2013 - Advanced Swahili - INTD 500

Michigan State University

• Spring 2010, Fall 2009 - Pedagogical English Grammar for English Teachers - LLT 346

• Spring 2009 - Student Leadership Training: Global Perspectives - EAD 315 

• Spring 2008 - Beginning Swahili II - AFR 102B