MSU offers instruction in 30 African languages, representing all the major regions of Africa. Some languages are taught regularly in a classroom setting; many are on a tutorial basis. These are learner-oriented and on demand, and native speakers are recruited from the many African students in the MSU community to serve as tutors, supervised weekly by a faculty linguist. Classroom work may be supplemented by an advanced language laboratory and computer-assisted instruction.
Languages in bold are offered in a class mode; all others are on a tutorial basis.
For special questions, contact Dr. Galen Sibanda, African Languages Coordinator, Linguistics and Languages: , or 517-353-0746.
Amharic
Arabic, Modern Standard
Arabic, Sudanese
Bamanankan
Bambara
Chewa
Fulfulde/Pulaar
Hausa
Igbo
Malagasy
Mende
Shona
Somali
Swahili
Twi
Venda
Wolof
Xhosa
Yoruba
Zulu
Learn Swahili or Zulu this summer! Whether you are a faculty member conducting research in or about Africa, a student planning to apply for a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship, or you are just interested in African languages, the African Studies Center at MSU invites you to a noncredit summer African language program.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)FLAS fellowships are awarded to students enrolled in a program that combines the study of a modern foreign language with advanced training in international development studies (or in the international development aspects of professional or other fields of study).
Summer Language Program
Afripod
Eye on Africa
African Tea Time
