Embrace Kiswahili, the lingua franca of East and Central Africa. As an official language of the African Union and the sole African language in the UN’s Directorate of Global Communications, Kiswahili not only opens doors for scholars in fields such as linguistics, anthropology, geography, archaeology, and sociology but also fosters cultural exchange, diplomatic engagement, and global understanding. Join over 200 million speakers worldwide in learning this language, enriched by Arabic influence and shaped by its history as a trade language and a vehicle for anti-colonial liberation. Read more about the course in our language prospectus.
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, Indiana University, Bloomington, U.S.A
Arenberg has taught and tutored Kiswahili language at all levels to students of all ages and in a variety of settings over the last fifteen years, including courses for undergraduate and graduate students at Yale University, Indiana University, and Princeton University. As a scholar of 20th and 21st-century African literatures, she also teaches courses in literary and cultural studies and translation. Prior to joining the Africa Institute, she held a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA.
Upon successful completion, you will receive recognized certificates from The Africa Institute, licensed by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA).
Classes commence in the first week of October 2024. Register to enroll for elementary or intermediate levels.
Embrace Kiswahili, the lingua franca of East and Central Africa. As an official language of the African Union and the sole African language in the UN’s Directorate of Global Communications, Kiswahili not only opens doors for scholars in fields such as linguistics, anthropology, geography, archaeology, and sociology but also fosters cultural exchange, diplomatic engagement, and global understanding. Join over 200 million speakers worldwide in learning this language, enriched by Arabic influence and shaped by its history as a trade language and a vehicle for anti-colonial liberation. Read more about the course in our language prospectus.
Embrace Kiswahili, the lingua franca of East and Central Africa. As an official language of the African Union and the sole African language in the UN’s Directorate of Global Communications, Kiswahili not only opens doors for scholars in fields such as linguistics, anthropology, geography, archaeology, and sociology but also fosters cultural exchange, diplomatic engagement, and global understanding. Join over 200 million speakers worldwide in learning this language, enriched by Arabic influence and shaped by its history as a trade language and a vehicle for anti-colonial liberation. Read more about the course in our language prospectus.
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, Indiana University, Bloomington, U.S.A
Arenberg has taught and tutored Kiswahili language at all levels to students of all ages and in a variety of settings over the last fifteen years, including courses for undergraduate and graduate students at Yale University, Indiana University, and Princeton University. As a scholar of 20th and 21st-century African literatures, she also teaches courses in literary and cultural studies and translation. Prior to joining the Africa Institute, she held a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Department of African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA.
Upon successful completion, you will receive recognized certificates from The Africa Institute, licensed by the Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA).
Classes commence in the first week of October 2024. Register to enroll for elementary or intermediate levels.
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