Intensive Beginning Swahili is a 6-week summer abroad course for students who have no prior proficiency in Swahili language. The course is taught in Kiswahili and focuses on acquiring novice-level skills to perform basic communication functions in the culture of Swahili speakers. Instruction is through in-class and experiential activities that enhance the skills of observing, listening, reading, writing, and speaking about what learners encounter on a day-to-day basis. Students who complete SWA 103 in Kenya will be able to test out of SWA 101 and SWA 102 and eligible to enroll in SWA 105 when they return to campus in the fall.

The course is a continuation of content covered in Beginning Swahili 1&2 as taught in Princeton. Being on-site in a Swahili speaking environment, special emphasis is placed on immersion into the culture so that students can practice speaking and performing cultural functions that they learned in beginning level Swahili. Students who complete SWA 105K in Kenya will be eligible to enroll in SWA 107 when they return to campus in the fall.