Saturday, August 10, 2013

Minneapolis Community & Technical College: Afaan Oromo I, II

Afaan Oromo I

Class Description
The Oromo Nation, its land known as Oromia, is located in the Horn of Africa, sharing borders with Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia and other nations in Ethiopia. Oromia has a rich cultural heritage and great political, military and economical significance due to its sheer population size, natural wealth, and geographic location. It is considered to be the bread basket of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. One of the Cushitic languages of the Horn, Afaan Oromo (or Oromiffaa) is spoken by more than 50 million people on the Horn of Africa and is the second most widely spoken language in Sub-Saharan Africa.
This introductory course series will teach you how to read, write and speak the Oromo language as well as master Qubee Afaan Oromoo (the Oromo alphabet). Course content consists of: Qubee Affaan Oromoo and adoption of Latin letters for its writing, pronunciation of Oromo words, grammar and verb conjugations, sentence structures, and basic conversations. You’ll be able to assess your learning based on class activities, weekly quizzes, a video project and a final test.
Please read: Save! Register for both levels of Afaan Oromo for $240. Enter LANG at checkout.
Class ID: 15861
CEU’s: 1.2
Tuesday 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm; 6 sessions starting September 24, 2013, ending October 29, 2013
 $145.00
Instructor: Gudina
Location: Helland Center: H building, Rm. H.0200
Registration Closes On: September 21, 2013 12:00 AM

Afaan Oromo II

Class Description
The Oromo Nation, its land known as Oromia, is located in the Horn of Africa, sharing borders with Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Somalia and other nations in Ethiopia. Oromia has a rich cultural heritage and great political, military and economical significance due to its sheer population size, natural wealth, and geographic location. It is considered to be the bread basket of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. One of the Cushitic languages of the Horn, Afaan Oromo (or Oromiffaa) is spoken by more than 50 million people on the Horn of Africa and is the second most widely spoken language in Sub-Saharan Africa.
This introductory course series will teach you how to read, write and speak the Oromo language as well as master Qubee Afaan Oromoo (the Oromo alphabet). Course content consists of: Qubee Affaan Oromoo and adoption of Latin letters for its writing, pronunciation of Oromo words, grammar and verb conjugations, sentence structures, and basic conversations. You’ll be able to assess your learning based on class activities, weekly quizzes, a video project and a final test.
Please read: Save! Register for both levels of Afaan Oromo for $240. Enter LANG at checkout.
Class ID: 15862
CEU’s: 1.2
Tuesday 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm; 6 sessions starting November 5, 2013, ending December 10, 2013
 $145.00
Instructor: Gudina
Location: Helland Center: H building, Rm. H.0200
Registration Closes On: November 2, 2013 12:00 AM                     source ( http://ayyaantuu.com/horn-of-africa-news/oromia/minneapolis-community-technical-college-afaan-oromo-i-ii/ )

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