African Languages Spring 2025

December 6, 2024

Studying a language is an immediate way to immerse oneself in African knowledge systems.

Options for UC Berkeley Students

Arabic 1B, Elementary Arabic (multiple sections), Doaa Atamna; Nathalie Khankan; Elsa Elmahdy, MWF, check online
Arabic 20B, Intermediate Arabic, Haitham Mohamed, MWF, 10-11AM, 20987
Arabic 100B, Advanced Arabic, Haitham Mohamed, MWF, 11-Noon, 20988
Arabic 105B, Classical Arabic Poetry, Margaret Larkin, TuTh, 11AM-1PM, 32287
Arabic 298, Seminar: Special Topics in Arabic, Ahmad Diab, W, 9:30A-12:30P, 34104
Egypt 100B, Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Barbara Richter, MW, 12-2 PM, 24979,
Egypt 201A, Middle Egyptian Texts, Rita Lucarelli, TuTh, 11AM-1PM, 32292

Courses begin on 1/6/2025

ARABIC 102B, Arabic 102B: Intermediate Standard Arabic, A.T. Hamza
ARABIC 103B, Arabic 103B: Advanced Arabic, A.T. Hamza
SWAHILI 2, Swahili 2: Elementary Swahili, S.A. Achesah
AF AMER M8B, Elementary Tigrinya, (contact UC Online for registration details), A.K. Adhanom

Courses begin on 1/6/2025

CPLT 175, WOMEN IN AFRICAN LIT, UC Riverside, Anthonia Kalu
POL SCI 147E, Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa, UC Irvine, Cecelia Lynch

Amlaku Eshetie, Amharic: "Are you interested in enrolling for Elementary Amharic II (AFRICAM 18B) this Spring Semester and are worried that you did not take the prerequisite course Elementary Amharic I (AFRICAM 18A)? Contact the instructor (at be.amlaku@berkeley.edu), and he will assess your language level to determine whether you can enrol now or you have to wait for the Fall Semester."
David Kyeu, Swahili: "In light of the ongoing global rhetoric against the queer community, are you interested in learning a popular African language whose gender-neutral pronoun "yeye" promotes inclusivity? This Spring, Swahili courses—Elementary (Africam 11B), Intermediate (Africam 10B), and Advanced (Africam 15B)—will be offered through the UC Berkeley Department of African American Studies. For a detailed brochure or further inquiries, please contact Dr. David Kyeu."

If you are a UC student, you will need to set the 'home campus' to your own in order to get the correct URL for registering.

(Host campus students register through their home campus system)

Course #, Language/Level, Host Campus, Instructor, Start Date, Term
AFRICAM 18B, Elementary Amharic, UC Berkeley, Amlaku Eshetie, 1/21/2025, Spr Sem
AFRICAM 21B, Intermediate Amharic, UC Berkeley, Amlaku Eshetie, 1/21/2025, Spr Sem
AFRICAM 16B, Elementary Igbo, UC Berkeley, Gladys Ajaelo, 1/21/2025, Spr Sem
AFRICAM 10B, Intermediate Swahili, UC Berkeley, David Kyeu, 1/21/2025, Spr Sem
AFRICAM 11B, Elementary Swahili, UC Berkeley, David Kyeu, 1/21/2025, Spr Sem
AFRICAM 15B, Advanced Swahili, UC Berkeley, David Kyeu, 1/21/2025, Spr Sem
ARABIC 102B, Arabic 102B: Intermediate Standard Arabic, UC Los Angeles, A.T. Hamza, 1/6/2025, Wntr Qtr
ARABIC 103B, Arabic 103B: Advanced Arabic, UC Los Angeles, A.T. Hamza, 1/6/2025, Wntr Qtr
SWAHILI 2, Swahili 2: Elementary Swahili, UC Los Angeles, S.A. Achesah, 1/6/2025, Wntr Qtr
AF AMER M8B, Elementary Tigrinya, (contact UC Online for registration details), A.K. Adhanom

Courses begin on 1/6/2025

CPLT 175, WOMEN IN AFRICAN LIT, UC Riverside, Anthonia Kalu
POL SCI 147E, Critical Investigations into Humanitarianism in Africa, UC Irvine, Cecelia Lynch

Host campus students register through their home campus systems.
UC undergraduate students at other campuses can enroll via UC Online.
Most UC graduate students can enroll through Intercampus Exchange.
California State Universities, California community colleges and select other higher education institutions can enroll via either Cross-Registration Agreements or Intersegmental Cross-Enrollment (California Educational Code 66751). For more information visit: https://registrar.berkeley.edu/registration/visitor-and-exchange-programs/.