Kiswahili
Language Lessons
TUZUNGUMZE
KISWAHILI
Kiswahili
language
lessons
are telecast
live two
times
a week
on the
School
District
of Philadelphia
Network,
Cable
Channel
51 and
52. The
program,
"'Tuzungumze
Kiswahili'
Let's
Speak
Swahili",
is televised
on Tuesdays
and Thursdays
from 9
to 9:30
a.m. The
instructor
is Dr.
Alwiya
Omar,
African
Language
Coordinator
at the
University
of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Omar
and her
invited
guests who
are from
East Africa
or have
visited
East Africa
share the
cultural
aspects
of the different
countries
where Kiswahili
is spoken--the
people,
the history,
and the
geography.
Broadcasts
began September
15, 1997,
and continue
through
May 29,
1998. Programs
are replayed
on Tuesday
and Thursday
evenings
at 5:30
and 9:30
p.m., on
Fridays
at 3:30
and 8:30
p.m. and
on Saturdays
and Sundays
at 9:00
a.m., 2:30
and 7:30
p.m.
Videotapes
of the televised
language
programs
will be
made available
to school
districts,
teachers,
and interested
organizations
at cost
at the end
of the 1997-98
school year.
