to fulfill language requirements 

to prepare for study abroad or exchange programs 

for graduate credit 

to learn cultures of different ethnic groups in Africa 

. for international opportunities 

Amharic 

Kiswahili 

Yoruba 

Fall 1999 course list 
Spring 1999 course list 
Summer 1999 at Penn 
African Language Summer Institute 1999 Offerings (Nationally) 
Group Project Abroad.

• Advanced summer language programs are available for Kiswahili, Zulu, and Yoruba. 
• For Kiswahili (Dar-es-salaam and Zanzibar, Tanzania from June 21st to August 13, 1999), contact Dr. Alwiya Omar, University of Pennsylvania. Click here to download application form and other information in Acrobat format You can download Acrobat reader from this location. 
• For Zulu (The University of Natal, South Africa from June 10th to August 17th, 1999), contact Dr. Sandra Sanneh Yale University. 
• For Yoruba (IfeIfe, Nigeria from June 13 to August 11, 1999), contact Dr. Dr.Paul Kotey, University of Florida.  Exchange programs: Penn has undergraduate study programs in Kenya, Senegal,Ghana, and Zimbabwe. Students who would like to participate in these programs are encouraged to study the native languages of these countries which are Kiswahili, Wolof, Twi, and Shona respectively. Kiswahili is taught as a regular course beginning every Fall; and Wolof, Twi, and Shona can be taken under the individu alized tutorial program mentioned above. For more information on the exchange programs, contact the Office of International Programs or the African Studies Center 

African Studies Center 645 Williams Hall University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tel: 215 898 6971 Fax: 215 573 8130 or

Penn Language Center 714 Williams Hall University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 19104 Tel: 215 898-6039