The African Studies Program and Indiana University offer an array of resources for African Studies students and scholars interested in African languages.
Resources for language scholarship
To reach an advisor regarding African languages questions, you may contact the African languages coordinator, Alwiya Omar, or the Assistant languages Coordinator, Beatrice Okelo.
Alwiya Omar, African Languages Coordinator
- 812-855-3323
- aomar@iu.edu
Beatrice Okelo
Not all students begin their African languages journey from the same place. If you would like to schedule a placement exam in Akan/Twi, Bamana, isiZulu, Kiswahili or Yoruba please contact African Languages Coordinator Alwiya Omar, aomar@iu.edu, for assistance.
Students are encouraged to attend conversation sessions and language tables with their instructors or other language learners. The Center for Language Technology (CeLT) provides a schedule of language tables for students and other language learners.
Experience sociolinguistic customs through interactive dialogues, texts, and exercises for Akan/Twi, Bamana, isiZulu, and Kiswahili.
African Studies also hosts a site featuring African folktales and songs that students may use for research and language comprehension.
Cultural resources, as well as events, are locatedon the IU African Studies Program’s YouTube site, which you can find here.
Languages and Cultures at IUB
Experience sociolinguistic customs through interactive dialogues, texts, and exercises for Akan/Twi, Bamana, isiZulu, and Kiswahili. (Requires an IU login ID and password.)
Visit the African Languages and Cultures website
IUB Language Lab
The Language Lab on IU's Bloomington campus is an integral part of the Center for Language Technology (CeLT) and provides language learning resources. CeLT is home to many African language materials.