AMHA(AFST) 1001.
Elementary Amharic I.
4 hours.
Oasis Title: ELEM AMHARIC I.
Introduction to Amharic language and culture. Emphasis on the
sound system, pronunciation, grammar, reading, and conversation
in Amharic. Students will also be exposed to computer enhanced
materials that will speed up their understanding of the writing
system in the oral proficiency.
Offered fall semester every year.
AMHA(AFST) 1002.
Elementary Amharic II.
4 hours.
Oasis Title: ELEM AMHARIC II.
Prerequisite: AMHA(AFST) 1001.
Continuation of Elementary Amharic I. Introduction to more
aspects of Amharic language and culture. Emphasis on
reinforcing the mastery of the sound system, pronunciation,
grammar, and vocabulary. There will also be emphasis on
speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Offered spring semester every year.
AMHA(AFST) 2001.
Intermediate Amharic I.
4 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERMED AMHARIC I.
Prerequisite: AMHA(AFST) 1002.
Introduction to more sophisticated structures of the language,
including grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structures.
Emphasis on developing upper-level oral skills that would
enable the student to sustain conversation with a native
speaker with minimum difficultyand to develop comprehension and
composition skills.
Offered fall semester every year.
AMHA(AFST) 2002.
Intermediate Amharic II.
4 hours.
Oasis Title: INTERMED AMHARIC II.
Prerequisite: AMHA(AFST) 2001.
Continuation of the language, including grammar, vocabulary,
and sentence structures. Emphasis on the ability to engage in
reasonable fluent discourse in Amharic and a comprehensive
knowledge of formal grammar, and the ability to read Amharic
with a high level of complex grammatical structures and
cultural knowledge.
Offered spring semester every year.