UNAM Bachelor of Arts in Otjiherero Studies Course

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1 UNAM Bachelor of Arts in Otjiherero Studies Course

1.1 Degree

1.2 Introduction

1.3 Modules

1.4 See Also

Degree

selectable subject under Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Introduction

Otjiherero introduces the students to cultural issues, linguistic matters and literary studies. In our curriculum we look at interface between language and culture, language structures and phenomena and literature studies. In other words we introduce our students to various linguistic aspects such sound systems, word structures and sentence structures, effective communication skills, as well as literature studies, translation theories and creative writing.

Modules

Year 1, Semester 1
Literary Appreciation of Otjiherero

Year 1, Semester 2
Language and Culture

Year 2, Semester 1
Speech Sounds and Sound Systems
Oral Literature of Otjiherero

Year 2, Semester 2
Phonology and Morphology of Otjiherero

Year 3, Semester 1
Syntax of Otjiherero*
Creative Writing in Otjiherero

Year 3, Semester 2
Poetry of Otjiherero

Year 4, Semester 1
Research project in Otjiherero
Written Prose and Drama of Otjiherero
Effective Communication: Style and Meaning in Otjiherero
Orature in Africa
Historical Linguistics and Dialectology of Otjiherero
Terminography and Translation
Advanced Issues in the Linguistics of Otjiherero

Year 4, Semester 2
Research project in Otjiherero
Written Prose and Drama of Otjiherero
Effective Communication: Style and Meaning in Otjiherero
Orature in Africa
Historical Linguistics and Dialectology of Otjiherero
Terminography and Translation
Advanced Issues in the Linguistics of Otjiherero