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Kenya: Swahili Studies and Coastal Cultures
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Coastal East Africa is home to the Swahili, a maritime trading community dating as far back as the first century BC. The Swahili developed an extensive commercial network of seafaring communities along Africa s Indian Ocean, linking Asia and the Middle East with the African continent. Contemporary Kenyan coastal cultures, while influenced by more recent migrations and interactions, continue to draw heavily upon these roots.
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Kenya: Development, Health, and Society
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Cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic Nairobi is Kenya's cultural crossroads, as well as the regional base for many international development organizations (NGOs). This lively city offers unparalleled opportunities to examine the challenges facing one of Africa's most diverse and spectacular nations as it strives to preserve its cultural heritage while improving health and welfare.
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Tanzania: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Few natural environments compare to the vast wilderness expanses of Tanzania. Serengeti National Park is the site of the largest wildlife migration on earth. Tanzania is home to tropical, temperate and alpine forests. Ngorongoro Crater, a 12-mile-wide extinct volcano and one of the seven wonders of the natural world, is nature s perfect zoological garden. Within these disparate ecosystems, issues of population growth, land usage, and tourism development are in tense juxtaposition with wildlife conservation efforts.
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Tanzania-Zanzibar: Coastal Ecology & Natural Resource Management
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From your base in Zanzibar's fascinating, labyrinthine Stone Town, you study the rich history of the islands' people, from the Sultans of Oman to the Persians, Portuguese, Ancient Greeks, and Swahili. Through field trips and ecological seminars, you examine the impact of human activity on marine environments and explore strategies for long-term conservation.
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East Africa Semester Abroad
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A four week program operating throughout the country of Kenya.
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Georgetown University
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Georgetown University is offering an eight week intensive academic program at the University of Dar-es-Salaam in order to provide participants with the unique opportunity to study the Kiswahili language in a total-immersion environment.
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Worldwide Language Resources
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International Center for Language Studies, Inc. (ICLS)
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Intensive Swahili Program, classes starting every four weeks year round and customized programs and schedules for academic, business, professional and personal needs in over 70 languages.
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