African language grammar

foreign languages
obligatory courses

Blended learning
Classroom

The classes are a continuation of the Hausa grammar course.

During the classes, students learn the grammar rules and structure of the African language (Hausa). Students acquire the ability to understand selected grammatical structures and use language structures which are correct at the phonological, morphological and syntactic level, enabling them to effectively use the Hausa language in writing and speaking.

The classes are aimed at improving pronunciation, writing in accordance with the rules of spelling, and speaking at a basic level, as well as practicing the use of basic grammatical structures which are necessary to make correct sentences in Hausa.

The curriculum is based on the textbook for learning the language (R.Cowan & R.Schuh "Spoken Hausa", New York , 1976) with modifications such as updating information on the communicative aspects of the language and adapting the content to the didactic needs of Polish students.

Each thematic unit of the course (25 in total, delivered over 2 years) consists of the following parts:

- phonetic exercises

- situational dialogue embedded in a cultural context

- new vocabulary

- grammar explanations

- practical grammar exercises (oral and written).

Manual

R.Cowan & R. Schuh “Spoken Hausa”, New York, 1976. (25 lekcji)

Additional teaching materials occasionally provided by the teacher.

Supplementary literature

Pawlak, Nina. 1998. Język hausa [Hausa Language]. Warszawa: Dialog.

Jaggar, Philip J. 2001. Hausa (London Oriental and African Language Library 7). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.

Dictionaries

Bargery G.P. 1934. A Hausa-English Dictionary and English-Hausa-Vocabulary. London:

Oxford University Press.

Abraham R.C. 1962. Dictionary of the Hausa Language. 2nd ed. London: University of

London Press.

Newman R. Ma. 1990. An English-Hausa Dictionary. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Newman, P. 2007. A Hausa-English Dictionary. New Haven & London: Yale University Press.

Newman, Paul & Roxana Ma Newman. 2020. Hausa Dictionary: Hausa-English English-Hausa, Ƙamusun Hausa: Hausa-Ingilishi/Ingilishi-Hausa. Kano 2020: Bayero University Press.