Somali Orthography
Summary
If Somali is your mother tongue and you are interested in languages, then this is a course for you. It is also well suited for teachers of Somali as a mother tongue.
The course provides you with knowledge of how Somali orthography is used and develops in practice. You learn to write and edit accurate texts in Standard Somali and gain a deeper understanding of the role of written language in society and working life.
About
The course examines and discusses the norms and traditions underlying Somali orthography and its current usage, as well as the relationship between usage and norms. Furthermore, it provides an in-depth discussion of how various resources—such as dictionaries, language manuals, and corpora—should be used and interpreted.
Different writing rules and principles are addressed directly in connection with practical exercises and assignments, aimed at developing students’ ability to produce their own texts in Somali and to edit others’ texts with regard to linguistic accuracy and comprehensibility.
.The course has scheduled online classes..Language of instruction: Swedish and Somali when the course is offered in Swedish; English and Somali when the course is offered in English.
Prerequisites and selection
Entry requirements
Admission to the course requires a passing grade in both SOL111/SOL101 (Somali Grammar 1 for Native Speakers) and SOL112/SOL102 (The Somali Language Situation for Native Speakers), or in both of the earlier courses SOL110 (The Somali Language in a Contrastive Perspective) and SOL120 (Somali in the World), or an equivalent qualification
Selection
Selection is based upon average grade from upper secondary school (34 %), the number of credits from previous university studies, maximum 165 credits (33 %) and Högskoleprovet - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (33 %).
After graduation
What happens next? Further studies? Apply for a degree? Search for a job? How can you plan forwards to get your dream job?
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Facilities
Our campus - Humanisten
Address: Renströmsgatan 6
