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NEW COLLEGE
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Faculty of Arts and Science
African Studies Program

ONLINE
NEW280YIYLEC0101
INTRODUCTORY SWAHILI

INSTRUCTOR:
PROFESSOR MWALIMU DKT. OSWALD ALMASI, PH. D.
FALL/WINTER 2020-2021
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Statement of Acknowledgement of Traditional Land

We wish to acknowledge this land on which the University of Toronto operates. For thousands of years it has been
the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River.
Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful
to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Version approved by the Ceremonials Committee of the Governing Council.

Course Code: NEW280Y1YLEC0101

Course name: Introductory Swahili
Pre-requisite: None.
Instructor: Professor Mwalimu Dkt. Oswald Almasi, Ph.D., U of T Class of ‘93
Location of Instructor’s Office:: 45 Willcocks Street, Room M125
Address: 45 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1C6
Tel. No: 416-946-3779 (Please do not call or leave messages).
Office hours: 11:00-12:00 a.m. (bb Collaborate will be open for students to visit)
E-mail: oswald.almasi@utoronto.ca
Classroom location: Virtual classroom
Class meeting days: Mondays & Wednesdays
Class meeting times: 12:00-2:00 p.m.

Goals and Objectives:

The goals and objectives of the course are twofold: To introduce and help students understand the basics of Swahili grammar so that they
are able to speak, write, read and listen to Kiswahili; and to introduce students to some aspects of Swahili culture.
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Course outcomes:
During and at the end of the course, students are expected to demonstrate ability to:
• Speak Mwalimu's language of Kiswahili;
• Write Mwalimu's language of Kiswahili;
• Read Mwalimu's language of Kiswahili;
• Listen to Mwalimu's language of Kiswahili and understand what is being spoken;
• Have an appreciation of some aspects of the culture of the Swahili speaking people of East
and Central Africa;
• Watch Swahili videos, listen to Swahili music and understand most of what is going on;
• Sing along some of the world famous Swahili songs like Malaika Nakupenda (I love you
Angel), Jambo Bwana (How are you sir?); and
• Have a grasp of basic Swahili grammar.

Mondus Operandi:
The course will be delivered via:

• Lectures and tutorials;

• Class discussions via Discussion Board on Quercus;
• Watching relevant videos;
• Listening to Swahili songs & news in BBC & VOA programs;
• Continuous practice in writing, reading, speaking, and listening,
• Visits by the students themselves to places of Swahili interest in the GTA such as Swahili restaurants, museums, Swahili stores when
it is safe to do so; and
• Listening to invited guest Swahili speakers.
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Course materials:
Prescribed materials: Almasi Oswald, Fallon David Michael and Pardhan-Wared Nazish . 2014. Swahili Grammar for Introductory and
Intermediate Levels. University Press of America:New York.
Awde, Nicholas.2000. Swahili/English/Swahili Dictionary. Hippocrine Press: New York.
Outten Kim. 2007. Hadithi Njoo Sauti ya Mgeni. Fortune Press: Toronto.
Moshi, L.J. 1988. Improving Our Profociency In Kiswahili. University Press of America: New York.
Mwanasimba Guru Online.
Safari. J.F. 1996. Swahili Made Easy, Tanzania Publishing House: Dar-es-Salaam.
Students are encouraged to watch the following videos:
The Swahili Coast by Professor Henry Gates Jr.
Taking Root: The Vision of Professor Wangari Maathai
The History of Mombasa by Kuthum Noor, Mwalimu’s former student
Students are also encouraged to follow BBC & Voice of America daily half hour programs

Recommended course materials:

Ashton,, E.O. 1964. Swahili Grammar. Longman:London.
Hinnebusc, TJ. et al 1998. Swahili: a foundation for speaking, reading and writing. University Press of America.:New York.
Moshi, L, J. Building Proficiency in Kiswahili. University Press of America.: New York.
Wilson, P. 1979. Simplified Swahili. Kenya Literature Bureau: Nairobi.
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Evaluation:
The final grade will be based on the completion of the following assignments, tests and the Kiswahili University Final Examination as
shown in the chart below.

Assignments, tests, participation & Value Due date Feedback date

exam
1st Written Test 10% Oct 28, 2020 Nov 04, 2020
Dictation Test 10% Dec 07, 2020 Dec 07, 2020
Reading Test 10% Jan 18, 2021 Jan 18, 2021
Speaking Test 10% Feb 22, 2021 Feb 22, 2021
2nd Written Test 10% Mar 15, 2021 Mar 22, 2021
Participation 10% All year round Mar 29, 2021
Swahili Grammar Presentation 10% Mar 31, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Final Assessment. 30% April 12, 2021 N/A
TOTAL 100%
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What follows below is a clear description of each of the above components which students must complete in order to succeed in this course.

1st Written Test worth 10%

Questions for this test will be based on the following course components:

1. Swahili language and culture;

2. Swahili alphabet and pronunciation;
3. Affirmative and negative personal subject prefixes;
4. Independent Pronouns;
5. Arabic, Bantu and Monosyllabic verbs;
6. Present, Future, Simple Past and Past Perfect tenses and their negations;
7. Swahili greetings;
8. The Swahili Coast Video by Professor Henry Gates Jr., Harvard University
9. Taking Root: The Vision of Professor Wangari Maathai, University of Nairobi
10. The History of Mombasa by Kulthum Noor, a former student of Mwalimu
11.Comprehension questions based on the passage “Mwindaji na Simba”, taken from Kim Outten’s book, Hadithi Njoo Sauti ya
Mgeni, page 1.

The 1st Swahili test will be conducted online and students will be given instructions on how to download it, write it and upload it on
Quercus. The 1st Written Test is scheduled for Wednesday October 28 2020.

Instructions on how to download, write and upload the test on Quercus will be provided to students.
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Kiswahili Dictation worth 10%

The Kiswahili Dictation Test is designed to test students’ Kiswahili listening and writing skills. Students will be given a recording by
a native Swahili speaker which they will have to write after they have listened to it via bb collaborate.
There will be only two criteria for marking the Dictation Test:
1. Correct spelling of all the words in the passage.
2. Observation of punctuation marks.
The Kiswahili Dictation Test will be conducted on Monday December 07, 2020.

Kiswahili Reading Test worth 10%

The Kiswahili Reading Test is designed to test students’ ability to read Swahili and will be marked according to the following criteria:

• Adherence to the time of 10 minutes allocated for the test;

• Continuous and uninterrupted flow in reading;
• Observation of punctuation marks; and
• Correct Swahili pronunciation.
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Penalty:
There will be a penalty of 0.1% each time:
• a word or segment is repeated;
• or not pronounced correctly;
• or a punctuation mark is not observed; and
• f the time allocated is exceeded.
Practice reading the text as many times as you can until you can read it fluently. If you feel confident that you can do the reading test,
visit Mwalimu during virtual office hours and do the Reading Test. No questions asked. The Reading Test is attached herewith. It is
found in APPENDIX D p.32, and is titled ‘Majani ya Maple Milele” which means, “Maple Leaves for Ever.”
The Reading Test will be conducted via bb collaborate Breakout groups. Students will receive instructions on how to access the bb
Collaborate via Quercus.

While you are reading the passage, Mwalimu will be listening and marking a similar copy with your name on it. The passage has 320
words. In order to score 10% , one must spell all the words correctly. The Reading Test is scheduled for Monday January 18, 2021.

Participation worth 10%:

Since this is an online course which is conducted asynchronously, only the participation component will be assessed. This component
incorporates the completion of the following:
• Reading Test;
• Speaking Test;
• First and 2nd Written Tests;
• Dictation Test; and
• Swahili Grammar Presentation.
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Participation marks will be me available to students on Monday March 29, 2021.

Swahili Grammar Presentation worth 10%
This presentation is designed to help students master the concepts they have studied at the Swahili Introductory level by presenting
these concepts themselves prior to writing the Kiswahili University Final Exam. The presentation will be marked according to the
following criteria:

• Logic and critical thinking;

• Originality;
• Adherence to time, in this case, 15 minutes; and
• Mastery of the subject matter.

There will be one topic per person. Students are free to present during virtual office hours when the bb collaborate is open for
business. Students are allowed to make presentations only on topics which have been covered in this course. The topics are
found on pages 20-23 of the syllabus. Each presentation should not last more than 15 minutes. The last day to make these
presentations is Wednesday March 31 2021.

Students will receive instructions on how to access bb Collaborate via Qurcus.

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Final Assessment worth 30%

Questions for this Final Assessment will be based on the following course components:
• Affirmative and negative subject prefixes of Swahili noun classes;
• Object infixes;
• Adjectives;
• Possessives;
• Demonstratives;
• Question words;
• Question phrases;
• Interrogatives;
• Verbs to be, to have and to be in a place;
• Numerals in Swahili;
• Swahili dates;
• Telling the time in Swahili;
• Infinitive verbs;
• Imperative verbs;
• Diminutive nouns;
• Tenses and their negations;
• Augmentative nouns; and
• Comprehension questions based on the passage “Chanzo cha Kisiwa cha Kobe” from Kim Outten’s book, Hadithi Njoo Sauti ya
Mgeni, page 6, attached herewith for your review. Please see APPENDIX C page 29.

The date for The Final Assessment is April 12, 2021.

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Kiswahili Speaking Test worth 10%

The Kiswahili Speaking Test is designed to assess the student’s ability to speak Kiswahili by answering questions which will be presented in
a form of a dialogue between Mwalimu and the student. Questions for the Kiswahili Speaking Test will be based on the following topics
which have been covered in the course, namely:
• Swahili Greetings;
• The Swahili Noun Class System;
• Demonstratives;
• Numerals;
• Days of the week, months and dates;
• Telling the time in Swahili;
• Question words;
• The population of Canada and the City of Toronto;
• Knowledge of institutional, national and international leaders;
• Knowledge of the history of U of T; and
• Number of students & faculty at U of T.

The Speaking Test is attached below for you to practice and search for the answers.
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Today’s date (Leo ni): Ishirini na nne ya februari katika mwaka elfu mbili na
ishirini na moja
KISWAHILI SPEAKING TEST DIALOGUE

Answer the following questions in Kiswahili as completely and as grammatically as you can in not more than 10 minutes.

Speaker Swahili version English Translation

Student Hodi!
________________________________ Is any body home?
Mwalimu Karibu mwanafunzi. Karibu kiti Come in student. Please sit down on a chair.
tafadhali.
Student Asante, Mwalimu. Shikamoo
________________________________ Thank you Mwalimu. Please accept my respects.
Mwalimu Marahaba mwanafunzi. Habari za Your respects are accepted. How are your studies?
masomo.
Student Nzuri
_______________________________ Fine.
Mwalimu Jina lako nani? What is your name?
Student Jina langu ni Manuella
_______________________________ My name is ……..(states his/her name.)
Mwalimu Unasoma wapi? Where do you go to school?
Student Ninasoma UofT
_______________________________ I study at … (gives name of university.)

Mwalimu Habari za leo. What is the news of today?

Student Nzuri
_______________________________ Fine.
Mwalimu Habari za kazi. How is work?
Student Nzuri
_______________________________ Fine
Mwalimu Hujambo? Is there anything the matter with you?
Student Sijambo
_______________________________ There is nothing the matter with me/I am fine.
Mwalimu Paka wako hajambo? How is your cat? (For the purpose of this test, you
have a cat.)
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Student Paka wangu hajambo

_______________________________ My cat is fine.

Mwalimu Baba na mama hawajambo? How are your dad and mom?
Student Baba na Mama hawajambo, lakini mama ni
_______________________________ My dad and mom are fine, but my mom is sick.
mgonjwa.
Mwalimu Pole! I am sorry to hear that.
Student _______________________________
Asante, mwalimu Thank you Mwalimu.
Mwalimu Ulikula nini leo asubuhi? What did you eat this morning?
Student _______________________________
Leo asubuhi nilikula nafaka This morning I ate ………(states the type of food
he/she ate .)
Mwalimu Nani alitayarisha chamshakinywa? Who prepared the breakfast?
Student _______________________________
Karen alitayarisha chamshakinywa ……… prepared the breakfast. (gives the name of the
person who prepared the breakfast.)
Mwalimu Unafanya nini leo? What are doing today?
Student _______________________________
leo, ninafanya jaribio la kusema Kiswahilli Today I am doing Kiswahili Speaking Test.
Mwalimu Vizuri sana. Utafanya nini baada ya Excellent. What will you do after the test?
jaribio?
Student _______________________________
baada ya jaribio, nita lala kidogo After the test I will (says what he/she will do) after
the test.)
Mwalimu Je, unafanya kazi baada ya masomo? I say, do you work after classes? (For the purpose of
this test, you have a job.)
Student Ndio ninafanyakazi baada ya masomo.
_______________________________ Yes, I work after classes.
Mwalimu Unafanya kazi gani? What kind of work do you do?
Student ninafanya kazi ya Msaidizi wa daktari
______________________________ I work as (names the kind of work he/she does.)
Mwalimu Unafanya kazi wapi? Where do you work?
Student ninafanya kazi Hospitali ya watoto wagonjwa
______________________________ I work at (names the place where he/she works).
( Sick Kids Hospital)
Mwalimu Unaanza kazi saa ngapi? What time do you start work?
Student ninaanza kazi saa sita mchana
_____________________________ I start work at (states the time he/she starts work.)
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Mwalimu Unamaliza kazi saa ngapi? What time do you finish work?
Student Ninamaliza kazi saa kumi na moja jioni
_____________________________ I finish work at .. (states the time he/she finishes
work.)
Mwalimu Unasafiri kwa njia gani kwenda kazini? How do you travel to work?
Student Ninasafiri kwa gari kwenda kazini
_________________________________ I travel by (states the mode of transport.)
Mwalimu Lile ni nini? (Mwalimu anaonyesha ua.) What is that? (Mwalimu points at a flower.)
Student _________________________________
Ile ni ua That is a ….. (gives the answer.)
Mwalimu Ule ni nini? (Mwalimu anaonyesha What is that? (Mwalimu points at a wall.)
ukuta.)
Student _________________________________
Ile ni ukuta That is a … (gives the answer.)
Mwalimu Ile ni nini? Mwalimu anaonyesha saa What is that? (Mwalimu points at a clock on the
ukutani.) wall).
Student _________________________________
Ile ni saa ukutani That is a … (gives the answer.)
Mwalimu Je, sasa ni saa ngapi? I say, what time is it now?
Student Ni Saa tano na dakika *INSERT* asubuhi
_________________________________ Now it is (gives the exact time in hours and minutes.)
Mwalimu Leo ni siku gani? What day is it today?
Student _________________________________
Leo ni siku ya Jumatano Today is … (names day of the week.)
Mwalimu Huu ni mwezi gani? What month is this?
Student _________________________________
Huu ni mwezi wa Februari This is the month of … (names the month.)
Mwalimu Je, leo ni tarehe gani? I say, what date is it today?
Student _________________________________
Leo ni ishirini na nne ya Februari mwaka elfu mbili na ishirini na moja Today’s date is … (gives the date, month and year.)
Mwalimu Je, Canada ina watu wangapi? I say, what is the population of Canada?
Student Canada ina watu milioni thelathini na saba
________________________________ The population of Canada is (states the population of
Canada.)
Mwalimu Jiji la Toronto lina wakazi wangapi? How many residents does the City of Toronto have?
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Jiji la Toronto lina wakazi milioni mbili na laki

Student _________________________________
tisa The City of Toronto has …. residents (states the
number of residents living in the City of Toronto.)
Mwalimu Nani Meya wa Toronto? Who is the Mayor of Toronto?
Student Meya wa Toronto ni John Tory
________________________________ The Mayor of Toronto is ….. (names the Major of
Toronto.)

Mwalimu Nani Kiongozi wa Upinzani Rasmi Who is the Leader of the Official Opposition in the
katika Bunge la Canada? Canadian House of Commons?
Student ________________________________
Kiongozi wa Upinzani katika Bunge la Canada The Leader of the Official Opposition in the House of
ni Erin O'Toole. Commons is ……(names the Leader of the
Opposition.)
Mwalimu Nani Rais wa U of T? Who is the President of U of T?
Rais wa chuo kikuu cha Toronto ni Meric
Student _______________________________
Gertler The President of U is T is……
Mwalimu Nani Mkuu wa U of T? Who is the Chancellor of U of T?
Student Mkuu wa chuo cha Toronto ni Rose Patten
_______________________________ The Chancellor of U of T is ……
Mwalimu Nani anafundisha Kiswahili U of T? Who teaches Swahili at U of T?
Student _______________________________
Mwalimu Almasi anafundisha Kiswahili UofT …….. teaches Swahili at U of T.
Mwalimuj Chuo cha U of T kilianza lini? When was U of T established?
Student _______________________________
Chuo cha UofT kilianza mwaka tarehe kumi na tano ya mwezi Machi mwaka elfu U of T started in ……….
moja mia nane na ishirini na saba
Mwalimu Chuo cha U of T kina wanafunzi How many students does U of T have?
wangapi? .
Chuo cha UofT kina wanafunzi wapatao elfu sitini na
Student _______________________________
moja
U of T has ….. students.
Mwalimu Nani Rais wa Marekani? Who is the President of U.S.A.?

Student _______________________________
Rais wa Marekani ni Joe Biden The President of U.S. A. is ------
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Mwalimu Nani Waziri Kiongozi wa Mkoa wa Who is the Premier of the Province of Ontario?
Ontario?
Student Waziri Kiongozi wa Mkoa wa Ontario ni Doug Ford
______________________________ The Premier of the Province of Ontario is …
Mwalimu Nani Waziri Mkuu wa Canada? Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?
Student _______________________________
Waziri Mkuu wa Canada ni Justin Trudeau The Prime Minister of Canada is …..

Mwalimu Nani Rais wa Mexico? Who is the President of Mexico?

Student ______________________________
Rais wa Mexico ni Andrés Manuel López Obrador The President of Mexico is ……
Mwalimu Nani Gavana Generali wa Canada? Who is the Governor General of Canada?
Student ______________________________
Gavana generali wa Canadi ni Julie Payette The Governor General of Canada is ……
Mwalimu Nani Gavana wa Benki Kuu ya Canada? Who is the Governor of the Central Bank of Canada?
Student ______________________________
Gavana wa Benki kuu ya Canada ni Tiff Macklem The Governor of the Central Bank of Canada is …
Mwalimu: Nani Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Who is the Secretary General of the United Nations?
Mataifa?
Student: ______________________________
Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa ni António Guterres The Secretary General of the United Nations is …

Mwalimu Duniani kuna bilioni ngapi ya watu? How many billions of people are there in the world?
Student ______________________________
Duniani Kuna watu saba bilioni There are ------billions people in the world.
Mwalimu U of T ina walimu wangapi? How many professors does U of T have?
Student ______________________________
UofT ina walimu elfu kumi na nne U of T has …….professors.
Mwalimu Uchaguzi Mkuu wa Marekani ulifanyika When was the General Election of the USA
lini? held?
Student ______________________________
Uchaguzi mkuu wa Merikani ulifanyika Jumanne, The USA General Election was held ….
Novemba tatu katika mwaka elfu mbili na ishirini (Student gives the date, month and year.)
Mwalimu Ulipoamka leo asubuhi ulikwenda wapi? Where did you go when you woke up this morning?
Student Nilipoamka leo asubuhi nilikwenda Duka la
_____________________________ When I woke up this morning I went to ….
chakula
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Mwalimu Ulifika saa ngapi? What time did you arrive?

Student Nilifika saa tatu asubuhi
_____________________________ I arrived at …….
Mwalimu Lini utamaliza masomon yako U of T? When will you complete your studies at U of T?
Student _____________________________
Nitamaliza masomo yangu UofT mwaka elfu mbili I will complete my studies in the year….
na ishirini na mbili

Mwalimu Nakutakia kila la kheri. I wish you all the best.

Student _____________________________
Asante sana. Kwa heri, mwalimu Thank you very much. Goodbye Mwalimu.

Mwalimu Kwa heri ya kuonana. Good bye till we meet again.

Practice the dialogue of the Speaking test as shown above as many times as you can until you can answer all the questions without
any hesitation. If you feel confident that you can do the speaking test, visit Mwalimu during virtual office hours and do the Speaking
Test. No questions asked.
The Speaking Test will be conducted via bb collaborate ultra Breakout groups. You will receive instructions on how to access the bb
collaborate on Quercus.
While you are speaking, Mwalimu will be listening and marking your responses. There are 51 questions to be answered. In order to
score 10% , one must get all the 51 answers correct. The Speaking Test is scheduled for Thursday February 22, 2021.

The Kiswahili Speaking Test will be marked according to the following criteria:

1 Correct Swahili pronunciation

2 Giving correct answers to the questions asked
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3 Using correct Swahili grammar

4 Meeting the duration of 10 minutes .

Penalty:
There will be a penalty of 0.1% each time a student: gives a wrong answer to a question, makes a grammatical mistake in Kiswahili; and
exceeds his/her time of 8 minutes

2nd Written Test worth 10%

Questions for this test will be based on the 8 noun classes which are listed below, namely:
• M(W)-WA- Noun Class;
• M(W)-MI-Noun Class;
• JI-MA- Noun Class;
• KI-VI-/CH-VY- Noun class;
• N-N- Noun Class;
• U-/W- Noun class;
• KU-Noun class; and
• MAHALI Noun class
• A comprehension questions based on the passage “Hekaya ya Kitega Ndoto” from Kim Outten’s book Hadithi Njoo Sauti ya Mgeni, page 5.
The 2nd Written Test will be done online and students will be given instructions on how to download it, write it and upload it on Quercus.
This test I scheduled for Monday March 15, 2021.

What follows in the chart below is the day to day teaching process and the resources needed in order to accomplish the task.
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MODUS OPERANDI
DATE MODULE RESOURCES
Sep 14 & 16 Syllabus review & About the Swahili language and culture Mwalimu chapter 1 & 2

Sep 21 & 23 The Swahili Alphabet, pronunciation & common mistakes made by Mwalimu chapter 2 & Mwanasimba Online
Non-Swahili speakers
Sep 28 & 30 Basic Swahili verbs, Affirmative & Negative Personal Subject Mwalimu chapter 3 & Mwanasimba Online
Prefixes & Independent Pronouns Kila Mtu (Everybody) Musical Presentation by
Adam Faux, former student of Mwalimu
Shikamoo Story Online

Oct 05 & 07 Swahili greetings: Jambo, Habari, Shikamoo & other greetings Mwalimu chapter 4 & Mwanasimba Online
Shikamoo Story Online
Oct 14 Tenses & their negations: Present, Future, Simple Past & Past Mwalimu chapters 5-6 & Mwanasimba Online
Perfect
Oct 19 & 21 Reading Practice: Mwindaji na Simba (The Hunter and the Lion) Kim Outten p. 1
Review for the 1st Swahili Test
Oct 26 & 28 Review for the 1st Written Test. The 1st Written Test is due today, The Test will be written Online and submitted
Wednesday October 28, 2020. Online via Quercus.
Nov 02 & 04 M(W-)/WA- & M(W-) Noun Classes Mwalimu chapters 7 & Mwanasimba Online
Nov 09-13 Fall Reading Week-No classes
Nov 16 & 18 JI-MA- & KI-VI-/CH-VY- Mwalimu chapter 8 & Mwanasimba Online
Nov 23 & 25 N-N- & U-/W-Noun Clsses Mwalimu chapter 9 & Mwanasimba Online
Nov 30 & Dec 02 MAHALI & KU- Noun Classes Mwalimu chapter 10 & Mwanasimba Online
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Infinitive verbs & their negation

Dec 07 Kiswahili Dictation Test The Test will be conducted Online.

Jan 04 & 06 Noun Class Agreement Mwalimu chapter 10 & Mwanasimba Online
Present Indefinite Tense Mwalimu chapter 33 & Mwanasimba Online

Jan 11 & 13 Object Infixes Mwalimu chapter 11 & Mwanasimba Online

Possessive Forms Mwalimu chapter 12 & Mwanasimba Online
Jan 18 & 20 Adjectives Mwalimu chapter 13 & Mwanasimba Online
Jan 25 & 27 Adjectives Mwalimu chapter 13 & Mwanasimba Online
Feb 01 & 03 Comparative Adjectives & Superlatives Mwalimu chapter 15 & Mwanasimba Online
Feb 08 & 10 Demonstratives Mwalimu chapter 14 & Mwanasimba Online
Question words, question phrases & questions made from Mwalimu chapter 16 & Mwanasimba Online
statements
Feb 15-19 Winter Reading Week: no classes
Feb 22 & 24 Verbs to be (Kuwa), to have (Kuwa na) and to be in a place Mwalimu chapter 17 & Mwanasimba Online
(Kuwapo, Kuwako & Kuwamo. To day, Thursday February 25, 2021, is the last
Kiswahili Speaking Test is due on February 22, 2021 day to do the Kiswahili Speaking Test
Mar 01 & 03 Numerals in Swahili Mwalimu chapters 18-19 & Mwanasimba Online
Telling the Time in Swahili Mwalimu chapter 20 & Mwanasimba Online
Mar 08 & 10 Days of the Week, Months & Dates Mwalimu chapter 21 & Mwanasimba Online
Mar 15 & 17 Imperative verbs and their negation Mwalimuchapter 30 & Mwanasimba Online
2nd Written Test (March 15, 20210) The test will be conducted Online and submitted
Online.
Mar 22 & 24 Review for the Kiswahili Final University Exam This test will be conducted Online and submitted
Program & instructor evaluation Online Online
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Mar 29 & Apr 31 Program & instructor evaluation Today, Wednesday March 31, 2021, is the last
Review for the Kiswahili Final University Exam day for making Swahili Grammar presentations.
Participation marks made available to students
today, March 29, 2021.

CLASS POLICY MATTERS:

Make-up tests:
Students will be allowed to write make-up tests only if they present to Mwalimu acceptable medical document as per the University of
Toronto guidelines. The document to be provided is called “Verification of Illness” or VOI in short. Furthermore, the student is expected
to write the make-up test not later than two business days after the approval to write the make-up test has been granted. For example, if
the approved document is presented on Tuesday, the make-up test must be written on Thursday of that same week. And if it is presented
on Thursday, the make-up test must be written on Tuesday of the following week. The student will download the make-up test on
Quercus, write it and upload it.
Students writing make-up tests are governed by the University of Toronto Policies pertaining to Student Academic Integrity. If
there is a reasonable doubt that a student has violated this policy, he/she will be reported to the Office of the Student Academic
Integrity (OSAI) and his/her test will not be marked until the matter between the student and OSAI is resolved.

STUDENT ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

Students are advised to read the University of Toronto policies which pertain to student academic integrity. As the saying goes:

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse."

The University of Toronto Student Academic Integrity states, in part,
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"Please familiarize yourself with the following document which pertains to the University Code of Behaviour Matters. The policy
states that:

" It is an offence for students to possess or use un authorized aid in any academic test or examination. It is likewise an offence
to engage in any form of academic dishonest, misconduct, fraud or misrepresentation to obtain academic credit or advantage
of any kind." (Emphasis added.)

Academic Integrity Form

All written assignments submitted must have the Student Academic Integrity form duly completed and signed. In other words, all boxes
must be checked. If the boxes are not checked, the signature is not worth the paper it is signed on. Please see Appendix A
on the next page 26 of the syllabus.
E -mail response time:
Professor Mwalimu will endeavor to respond to your e-mails within 24 hours. It is expected that students will reciprocate the gesture.

Copyright in instructional setting:

If a student wishes to tape-record, photograph, video-record or otherwise reproduce lecture presentations, course notes or other similar
materials provided by Professor Mwalimu, he or she must obtain his written consent beforehand. Otherwise all such reproduction is an
infringement of copyright and is absolutely prohibited.
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REFERENCE LETTERS:
Professor Mwalimu loves to help students to realize their dreams and he considers it an honour and privilege to be asked to do so. In
order to help him fulfill this responsibility, he needs the following documents and/or information:
1. Statement of intent;
2. Up to date and current resume;
3. Deadline for submitting reference letters; and
4. Mode of transmitting the reference letters.

MARKED TESTS AND ASSIGNMENTS:

Marked tests and assignments will only be returned to students who submitted the work.
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APPENDIX A
Student Academic Integrity Form

Academic Integrity Checklist <

<Insert course name>

<Insert Instructor’s name >

I, _________________ affirm that this assigment represents entirely my own efforts. I confirm that:

O I have acknowledged the use of another's ideas with accurate citations.

O If I used the words of another (e g, author, instructor, information source), I

have acknowledged this with quotation marks (or appropriate in den-ration)
and proper citation.
O When paraphrasing the work of others, I put the idea into my own words and
did not just change a few words or rearrange the sentence structure.
O I have checked my work·against my notes to be sure I have correctly
referenced all direct quotes or borrowed ideas.
O My bibliography includes only the sources used to complete this assignment. o O This is the fir.st time I have
submitted this assignment (in whole or in part) for
credit, or if not then I have received permission in advance from my instructor
to use specific work previously submitted for credit.
O Any proofreading by another was limited _to indicating areas of concern which
I then corrected myself.
O This is the final version of my assignment and not a draft.
O I have kept my work to myself and did not share answers/content with others,
unless otherwise directed by my instructor. -,
O I understand the consequences of violating the University's academic integrity
policies as outlined in the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters.

By signing this form I agree that the statements above are true.

If I do not agree with the statements above, I will not submit my assignment and will consult the course instructor immediately.

Student name:___________________ ____Signature: ._____________________

Date: _________________
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APPENDIX B
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO OFFICIAL GRADING SCALE

Percentage Letter Grade GPA Value Grade Definition

90-100 A+ 4.0 Excellent
85-89 A 4.0
80-84 A- 3.7

77-79 B+ 3.3 Good

73-76 B 3.0 Good
70-72 B- 2.7 Good

67-69 C+ 2.3 Adequate

63-66 C 2.0
60-62 C 1.7

57-59 D+ 1.3 Marginal

53-56 D 1.0
50-52 D- 0.7

0-49 F 0.0 Inadequate

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APPENDIX C

PASSAGE FOR THE FINAL KISWAHILI UNIVERSITY EXAM

CHANZO CHA KISIWA CHA KOBE

Miaka mingi iliyopita wakati dunia ilipokuwa mpya, kulikuwa na dunia ya angani tu. Kule kwenye dunia ya
angani kulikuwa na mwanamke wa angani na mwanaume wa angani.

Mwanamke na mwanaume wa angani walipendana sana nyumbani kwao kule angani, lakini wakati fulani
waliwazia kuhusu kama kulikuwa na mahali pengine ng’ambo ya anga.

Siku moja mwanamke wa angani aliota ndoto kuhusu kuchimba mti mkubwa toka ardhini. Alipoamka
akamwambia mwanaume wa angani kuhusu ndoto yake hiyo ya kuchimba mti huo mkubwa. Baada ya kufahamu
mti huo, kulikuwa na shimo kubwa. Mwanamke wa angani akainama kuangalia chini, lakini hakuweza kuona kitu
cho chote. Akainama tena kuangalia vizuri, lakini bado hakuweza kuona, halafu akainama tena na tena na ghafla
alidondoka shimoni.

Mwanamke wa angani aliendelea kudondoka mpaka ndege wawili walipomwona. Ndege wawili hawa
walimwogopa mwanamke wa angani kwa sababu walijua kwamba chini ya anga kuna maji tu na mwanamke wa
angani hataweza kukaa majini. Ndege wawili wakaanza kuwaita wanyama wote kuja kumsaidia mwanamke wa
angani. Wanyama wote walikuja kuona hali ya mwanamke wa angani.

Kobe akasema, “Labda kama tutaenda ndani ya maji tutaweza kuchukua udongo unaotosha kwa mwanamke wa
angani kuweka miguu yake.”
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Kobe akaanza kuogelea chini, lakini maji yalikuwa marefu sana na Kobe hakuweza kufika chini. Baadaye Kobe
alirudi juu bila udongo.

Bata alijitolea kwenda chini. Bata aliweza kufika chini na kuchukua udongo, lakini udongo ulikuwa laini sana na
alipoelekea juu akaudondosha udongo.
Baada ya Bata kurudi juu bila udongo, wanyama wengi walijaribu kwenda chini ya maji, lakini wote walishindwa.
Halafu Muskarat alianza kuogelea chini. Wengine walifikiri kwamba panya maji mdogo kama Muskarat hataweza
kupata udongo. Muskarat alikaa ndani ya maji kwa muda mrefu kuliko wanyama wengine na wanyama wote
walikuwa wakisubiri kumwona Muskarat.

Ghafla, waliweza kuona kwamba maji yalikuwa yakisogea. Muskarat hakufa! Halafu waliona kwamba katika
mkono mdogo dhaifu wa Muskarat mna udongo. Muskarat aliweza kupata udongo!

“Weka udongo mgongoni,” akasema Kobe.

Muskarat alipoweka udongo katika mgongo wa Kobe, udongo huo ulianza kupanuka. Udongo ulipanuka kaskazini
kuunda Kanada, na kusini kuunda Amerika na Meksiko na udongo uliendelea kupanuka mashariki na magharibi
kuunda sehemu ya Kisiwa cha Kobe ambacho leo kinajulikana kama Amerika ya Kaskazini.

Sasa kulikuwa na udongo wa kiutosha kwa mwanamke wa angani kuweka miguu yake. Mwanaume wa angani
alijiunga naye na hii ni chanzo cha maisha kule Amerika ya Kaskazini.

Leo, watu wa asili wa Amerika Kaskazini bado wanaita kwao Kisiwa cha Kobe. Makabila mengi yanamheshimu
sana Kobe kwa sababu Kobe alitoa maisha yake ili watu waweze kukaa ardhini.
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Muskarat anapendwa pia. Leo, Muskarat ana maisha mazuri. Hata kama mazingira yake yanaharibiwa, bado
anaweza kuzaa watoto wengi. Muskarat anaendelea kujenga nyumba yake kama umbo la udongo wa kwanza
ambao Kisiwa cha Kobe kiliundwa.

Somo:Haba na haba, hujaza kibaba.

Source: Kim Outten. 2007. Hadithi Njoo Sauti ya Mgeni. Rose Fortune Press: Toronto, page 6.
• Be respectful to the First Nations Elder; and
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APPENDIX D
KISWAHILI READING TEST (320 WORDS)
MAJANI YA MAPLE MILELE

Kuna nchi ya mbali sana ambapo miti ya maple inakua; nchi hii inaitwa Kanada. Pale kuna maple mingi. Mti huo
ni wa ajabu sana kwa sababu unatoa sukari.

Kwa miaka mingi watu wa asili wa Kanada wamekuwa wakitegemea sukari ya mti wa maple kuendelea kuishi
wakati wa baridi. Muda mrefu uliopita, kabla ya watu kuwa na mashamba makubwa, watu walitegemea kuwinda
wanyama na kuchuma matunda na mboga kupata chakula.

Lakini, wakati wa baridi mboga na matunda hazikupatikana na ilikuwa vigumu kupata wanyama. Wanyama wengi
wanahama wakati wa baridi ili kutafuta chakula. Kwa sababu watu walikuwa na mashamba madogo tu, kulikuwa
chakula kidogo. Walivuna mahindi na ngano kutengeneza unga. Pia walivuna maharage kidogo ambayo waliweza
kula na mkate wa mahindi au mkate wa ngano. Wakati fulani waliweza kupata samaki kutoka mtoni. Lakini
chakula kilikuwa kidogo na kulikuwa na watu wengi waliohitaji chakula.

Kila mwaka wakati wa baridi ulipoanza watu walitumia fimbo maalum kutoboa mashina ya miti ya maple. Ile
fimbo ilikuwa wazi ili maji matamu yaweze kupita. Walitumia ile fimbo kuning’iniza ndoo ili kuchukua maji
matamu. Walitoboa miti mingi wakati wa baridi.

Baada ya ndoo kujaa, walichemsha maji matamu mpaka yakafanana na asali. Hiyo asali inaitwa shira ya maple.
Walikula shira na mkate. Walipoendelea kuchemsha shira walipata sukari ya maple. Baada ya sukari hiyo kupoa
ilikuwa kama pipi laini. Watu wa asili waliziita keki za sukari. Watu walizila kupata nguvu hasa kwenda kuvua na
kutega ndege na wanyama wadogo.
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Wakati wa joto ulipoanza na theluji ilianza kuyeyuka, walifumua fimbo na ndoo toka miti ya maple. Baada ya
muda mfupi huwezi kuona kwamba miti hii ilitoboka. Sasa miti hii iliweza kutumia maji matamu kulisha matawi
kuzaa majani.

Mpaka leo majani ya maple ni ishara ya Kanada. Watu wa Kanada wote wanapenda majani ya maple. Watu wote
wameendelea kutengeneza shira ya maple. Leo, watoto na watu wazima vilevile hufurahi kula shira, siagi, sukari
na pipi za maple mwaka mzima.

Somo: Kuishi kwingi ni kuona mengi.

Source: Kim Outten. 2007. Hadithi Njoo Sauti ya Mgeni. Rose Fortune Press, Toronto, page 8.