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LUSOGA LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT (LLEAD)PROJECT 2001 INSTITUTES OF LANGUAGES

SUBJECT OF LUSOGA

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME

LAYOUT OF COURSE

(Final DRAFT 2001)

FIRST YEAR
 * 100 and *** 120 are common courses for the subjects of Lusoga (LUS), Kiswahili (KSW), Linguistics (LIN), Luganda (LUG), Runyakitara (RNY), Luo (LWA) and English Language Studies (ELS).


 * 102 and *** 122 are therefore core courses for students who are continuing any two of the above subjects to enable them fulfil their course requirements of two core courses per subject per semester.

ALL COURSES IN THE FIRST YEAR ARE CORE, SUBJECT TO THE ABOVE EXPLANATIONS

Key:	(L – Lecture, P – Practical, CH – Contact Hours, CU – Credit Units).

SEMESTER 1							L	P	CH	CU LUS 100	Introduction to the study of language			60	0	60	4 LUS 101	Ethnographic study of the Basoga			60	0	60	4 LUS 102	Introduction to Lusoga Orthography and Grammar						60	0	60	4 SEMESTER 2 LUS 120	Language Analysis and Communication		60	30	75	5 LUS 121	Introduction to Reading and Writing Lusoga		60	30	75	4 LUS 122	Introduction to the theory and practice of		Translation in Lusoga					60	30	75	5

Total First Year CU from the Lusoga Subject	:		26

SECOND YEAR SEMESTER 1 (3.2.2. offer 2 core and 2 electives) CORE COURSES					L	P	CH	CU LUS 200	The Phonology of Lusoga				60	0	60	4 LUS 201	Comparative studies of Lusoga with other Languages						60	30	75	5 ELECTIVES LUS 202	Economic Anthropology of Lusoga			60	30	75	5 LUS 203	Lusoga Stylistics (Language and Style)		45	30	60	4 LUS 204	A study of the Prominent Contributors to		The development of Lusoga Language		45	30	60	4 LUS 205	Applied Linguistics with Special reference To Lusoga Language Teaching			45	30	60	4 LUS 206	Dialectological Studies of Lusoga			60	30	75	5 LUS 207	Social & Cultural Anthropology of the Basoga	60	0	60	4 SEMESTER 2 CORE COURSES LUS 220	Lexicology and Lexicography in Lusoga		60	30	70	4 LUS 221	Materials Identification and Development In Lusoga						60	30	75	5 ELECTIVES LUS 222	Poetry and Oral Literature in Lusoga			60	30	75	5 LUS 223	Theatre and Performing Arts in Lusoga		60	30	75	5 LUS 224	Functional Varieties in Lusoga			60	30	75	4 LUS 225	Philosophical Perspectives in Lusoga			45	30	60	4 LUS 226	Language and Teaching in Lusoga			45	30	60	4 LUS 227	Lusoga, Politics and Religion				60	0	60	4 LUS 228	Editing, Publishing and Creative Writing In Lusoga						60	30	75	5

THIRD YEAR SEMESTER 1 CORE COURSES					L	P	CH	CU LUS 300	The Syntax of Lusoga					60	0	60	4 LUS 301	The Study of the Morphology of Lusoga		45	30	60	4 ELECTIVES LUS 303	Art of Effective Communication in Lusoga		30	60	75	5 LUS 304	Culture, Attitudes and Values in Lusoga		60	30	75	5 LUS 305	Lusoga for Special Purposes				60	30	75	5 LUS 306	Lusoga and Nature					60	30	75 	5 LUS 307	Lusoga and Gender Concerns				60	30	75	5 LUS 308	Radio and Television Language skills in 		Lusoga							60	30	75	5

SEMESTER 2 CORE COURSE LUS 320	Research Methods in Lusoga				60	30	75	5 LUS 321	Research Project in Lusoga				30	60	60	4 ELECTIVES LUS 322	Psycholinguistics of Lusoga				60	0	60	4 LUS 323	Socio-linguistics of Lusoga				60	0	60	4 LUS 324	The Lusoga Novel and Short Stories			60	30	75	5 LUS 325	Drama and Songs in Lusoga				30	90	75	5 LUS 326	Lusoga Mythology and Legendary			60	90	75	5 LUS 327	Ethno semantics of Lusoga				60	0	60	4 LUS 328	Lusoga Adult Learning and Functional Literacy					60	30	75	5 LUS 329 	Lusoga Language and Information Communication Technology				30	60	60	5

TOTAL THIRD YEAR CU FROM LUSOGA	=	24* Minimum CU for graduation at 80% attendance of 53*

COURSE DESCRIPTION

LUS 100	INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE -	What is language -	Definition of language -	Theories of language origin -	Spoken, signs, gestured and written types of language -	Classification of language -	Functions of language in society.

LUS 101	[|ETHNOGRAPHIC] STUDY OF THE BASOGA -	The Basoga and their culture -	Traditions and norms -	Institutions and cultural artefacts -	Social classes and clans -	Philosophical interpretations of proverbs, riddles, etc. -	Informal education and training -	Comparative ethnological study -	Nomenclature -	Social-cultural economic pre-occupations

LUS 102	INTRODUCTION TO LUSOGA [|ORTHOGRAPHY] AND GRAMMAR -	History of Lusoga -	Development of the Lusoga Orthography -	Unique aspects of Lusoga and other Languages -	Grammatical Structures of Lusoga -	Dialects of Lusoga -	Language Change -	Contemporary Lusoga

LUS 120	LANGUAGE ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION -	Introduction to the Art of Communication -	What makes good communication -	Elements of communication e.g. word, phrase, clause, sentence. -	Introduction to descriptive linguistics. -	Levels of linguistic analysis e.g. syntax, morphology, phonology -	The need for basic linguistic analysis

LUS 121	INTRODUCTION TO READING AND WRITING LUSOGA -	What is Literature -	Brief historical background to Lusoga Literature campaigns. -	Branches of Literature in Lusoga -	Literacy at home and school -	Problems in publishing and teaching Lusoga Literature. -	Possible solutions -	Introduction to the different genres of oral Literature (folktales, fables, proverbs, saying, riddles, declamations, songs, etc). -	Reading and writing Lusoga Newspapers, the experiences.

LUS 122	INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION IN LUSOGA -	Definitions of translation -	Different schools of translation -	Techniques of translation -	Problems of translation -	Case studies of translated texts in different professional contexts -	Practical, commercial, administrative and formalistic texts. -	Practical work.

LUS 200	THE PHONOLOGY OF LUSOGA -	The sound systems of Lusoga -	Phonetic description and phonemic identification -	Phonetic variants -	Neutralisation -	Supra-segmental features, syllable structure, rhythm, tone and intonation. -	Rules of phono tactics and vowel harmony assimilation -	Phonetic transcription: Sounds, consonants, cardinal vowels, comparative phonetics and phonology

LUS 201	COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF LUSOGA WITH OTHER LANGUAGES -	Language families in East Africa -	Morphology of selected African languages -	Syntax of selected Bantu and non-Bantu languages -	Phonology of selected Bantu and non-Bantu languages -	Comparative studies -	Principles of mutual intelligibility -	Mutual intelligibility between Lusoga and selected Bantu languages -	Languages of wider communication -	Lusoga and selected languages of developed countries

LUS 202	ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY OF LUSOGA -	Different forms of pre-industrial modes of production -	Different forms of [|agriculture] -	Handicrafts – tools and products (weaving, basketry, pottery, carpentry, blacksmith…) -	Natural and social divisions of labour -	Markets – barter and long distance trade, currencies -	Warfare and weapons

LUS 203	LUSOGA STYLISTICS (LANGUAGE AND STYLE) -	The theory of genres -	The roles of language and style in literary creation in Lusoga, drama, prose and poetry. -	The role of language and style in non-literary creation in Lusoga: Mass media, advertisements, notices, orders, etc.

LUS 204	A STUDY OF SOME PROMINENT CONTRIBUTORS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LUSOGA LANGUAGE -	Song composers -	Novelists -	Playwrights -	Mass media -	Institutions -	Organisations -	Other personalities -	Compilation of catalogue

LUS 205	APPLIED LINGUISTICS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LUSOGA LANGUAGE TEACHING -	The role of linguistics in language teaching -	Theories of language acquisition -	The teaching of Lusoga as L1 and L2 -	Sociology of language and language teaching.

LUS 206	DIALECTOLOGICAL STUDIES OF LUSOGA -	What is dialectology -	Why study dialectology -	Relevance of dialectology to language -	Identification of Lusoga dialects -	Sampling methods -	Identification of unique features of Lusoga dialects -	Phonological, morphological, lexical, syntax and semantics -	Collection of data -	Methods of publishing the findings -	Accounting for possible causes of the differences using linguistic theories.

LUS 207	SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE BASOGA -	Pre-industrial social organisations of the Basoga (clans, linkages, and family structure) -	Kinship support, customs, religious beliefs and practices. -	Kinship based legal system -	Traditional ages and generation system, secret societies. -	Social, political organisation, village communities, chieftaincy early state, and modes of governance. -	Comparative study with contemporary Basoga.

LUS 222	POETRY AND ORAL LITERATURE IN LUSOGA -	Definitions -	Oral literature and its functions -	Presentation and analysis of: Proverbs, riddles, tales, popular contemporary and traditional songs, tongue twisters, idioms, anecdotes, epics, prose narratives. -	Songs and poetry -	Drum language and literature -	The “oral” nature of unwritten Lusoga -	Collection and transcription of oral works in Lusoga -	Cataloguing systems in the library -	Problems of cataloguing Lusoga works (collective properties) -	Solving copyright problems in Lusoga.

LUS 220	LEXICOLOGY AND LEXICOGRAPHY IN LUSOGA -	Introduction -	The task of a lexicographer -	Word structures -	Morphemes, roots and stems -	The role of the alphabet -	Grammar and the dictionary -	Parts of the dictionary -	Steps and principles of compiling a Lusoga dictionary -	Coining and compounding -	Neologism -	Practical work in compiling a simple learners dictionary in Lusoga -	Submission of research report on lexical completion of set pieces on lexical searches

LUS 221	MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN LUSOGA -	The needs, methods, sources (primary and secondary) -	Compiling of anthologies and bibliographies -	Methods of needs assessment (educational, instructional) -	Development of various materials for: Religious, Educational, Literary, Health, Agricultural and general community consumption

LUS 223	THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS IN LUSOGA -	History of theatre and performing arts in Busoga -	Traditional and modern performances -	Different types and styles of performances -	Analysis, criticisms and selected texts -	Performance and play writing

LUS 224	FUNCTIONAL VARIETIES IN LUSOGA -	Regional dialects -	Social dialects -	Language types -	Business language, political languages, royal language. -	Language of worship -	The language of public speaking -	Unscripted communication -	Language of advertisements -	Language of conversation -	Language of news media -	Proof reading, editing (news, texts)

LUS 225	PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES IN LUSOGA -	Holistic and behaviourist conceptions in Lusoga -	The speech act theory in Lusoga -	Meaning, naming, reference, necessity and Lusoga -	Empirical criteria of meaningfulness and meaning business in Lusoga (Proverbs, riddles, sayings, etc) -	Lusoga as a system of symbols, signs and conventions -	Lusoga and reality -	Logic between form and sentence, assertions and truth conditions in Lusoga

LUS 226	LANGUAGE AND TEACHING IN LUSOGA -	Historical backgrounds -	The teaching of indigenous languages in Uganda -	Religion and indigenous language teaching -	Language policy in Uganda -	Lusoga as a degree subject -	Applied linguistics and language teaching -	Definitions, objects -	Theories of language teaching and acquisition -	Teaching Lusoga as second language -	Factors influencing L2 and L1 -	Syllabus designing -	Methods and techniques -	Testing and grading

LUS 227	LUSOGA, POLITICS AND RELIGIONS -	Historical background of politics and religion in Busoga and Uganda. -	Impact of African traditional religion/worship on Lusoga -	Modern religious influence on Lusoga -	The art of public speaking and reading Lusoga -	Translations of the Bible and other scriptures into Lusoga -	Language change, religion and politics -	Different linguistic characteristics of selected religious communities in Busoga. -	Language change in relation to political era -	Political personalities and Lusoga language use -	The role of politics/religion in the development of Lusoga

LUS 228	EDITING, PUBLISHING AND CREATIVE WRITING IN LUSOGA -	Definitions, theories and principles of the art -	Relation between the author, text and editor -	Different types of the texts -	What is good publishing -	Creative writing skills -	Original creative piece of writing in Lusoga drama, prose and poetry.

LUS 300	THE SYNTAX OF LUSOGA -	Introduction -	The sentence structure -	Types of sentences: Clauses, phrases -	Sentence embedding (relativisation, nominalisation, other processes of sentence construction) -	Grammatical categories – mood – tense – number – aspect – person – case – gender – voice – -	The sentence categories – simple – complex – compound sentences -	Modalities of sentences -	Subordination – embedding – subject – predicate -	Adverbial – object -	Clauses: Co-ordinates, subordinates, adverbial -	Recent developments in syntactical analysis

LUS 301	THE STUDY OF THE MORPHOLOGY OF LUSOGA -	Introduction to the study of morphology -	The concept of the morpheme -	Types of morphemes in Lusoga -	Word formation, affixation and compounding in Lusoga -	Foreign influence and language changes in Lusoga -	From word to sentence -	Parts of speech: The noun, the adjective, the adverb, proposition, conjunction -	The verb morphology -	Mood, tense, and aspect -	Syllables -	Word structures -	Morphemes and meaning -	Derivations of nouns -	Derivations of adjectives -	Morphological theories

LUS 303	ART OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN LUSOGA -	Introduction to effective communication -	Effective speaking -	Effecting listening -	Effecting writing -	Effecting reading -	Traditional Vs modern methods of communication -	Practical work in the skills of communicating in Lusoga

LUS 304	CULTURE, ATTITUDES AND VALUES IN LUSOGA -	Definition of culture, attitudes and values. -	The role of Lusoga in Busoga’s culture -	The role of language in shaping people’s attitudes -	The impact of foreign languages on Lusoga and the Basoga -	Research paper as part of examinations

LUS 305	LUSOGA FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES -	Lusoga for traditional ceremonies -	Lusoga for academic purposes -	Lusoga for religious worship -	Lusoga for scientific / medical purposes -	Lusoga for the politician -	Lusoga for the traveller -	Lusoga for legal purposes, etc.

LUS 306	LUSOGA AND NATURE -	Names of animals and plants in Lusoga -	Names of natural geographical features -	Their meanings and impact on the language and culture of the Basoga

LUS 307	LUSOGA AND GENDER CONCERNS -	Schools of thought on gender -	Theories of gender and development -	Superstition among the Basoga -	Folklore and gender (proverbs, folktales, riddles, etc) -	Gender and education in Lusoga -	The history and current status of gender differences among the Basoga -	Gender and politics -	Gender and culture -	Gender and poverty/wealth among the Basoga -	Research component among the Basoga -	Submission of research report

LUS 308	RADIO AND TELEVISION LANGUAGE SKILLS IN LUSOGA -	Background to radio/television broadcasting work -	The broadcasting chain -	Characteristics of the medium -	Music use -	Radio / TV drama -	Using TV / Radio to teach Lusoga -	Radio/TV programmes: •	News •	Interviews •	Features •	Radio/TV report	•	Vox pop •	Radio fak •	Outside broadcast •	Commentating •	Entertainment	•	Documentation •	Audience research •	Assessing TV/Radio programme •	The television team, camera •	The camera lenses, operations, lighting, script writing etc.

LUS 320 	RESEARCH METHODS IN LUSOGA -	Introduction to field research -	Methods and problems of the field research -	Writing a research proposal -	Steps taken in carrying out research -	Data collection, analysis and presentation

LUS 321	RESEARCH PROJECT IN LUSOGA -	The student will be required to undertake an original research in the area clearly indicated in a research proposal and agreed upon with the course instructor. The dissertation has to be written in Lusoga (and any other language), and handed in hard and soft copy to the supervisior before the end of the semester.

LUS 322	PSYCHOLINGUISTICS AND LUSOGA -	Theories of child language acquisition -	Stages in (Lusoga) language acquisition -	Biological foundations of language acquisition -	Learning a second language -	Research on the attitudes to Lusoga language acquisition among the Basoga and other people/organisations (including government) -	Psychosocial impact of other languages on Lusoga and Busoga

LUS 323	SOCIO-LINGUISTICS OF LUSOGA -	Definitions demarcating social linguistics -	Cultural attitudes and values and their link to expression in Lusoga -	Cross cultural “faux aims” in the Bantu languages in Uganda. -	Politeness formulae and functions -	Onomastics -	Registers and styles -	Collection, translation of culture -	Bound expressions in Lusoga -	Production of contextualised oral documents in Lusoga (introduction, speeches, obituaries, sermons, etc)

LUS 324	THE LUSOGA NOVEL AND SHORT STORIES (FOLK STORIES) -	Critical study of selected works in Lusoga prose -	Practical linguistic approaches to the study of the Lusoga novel

LUS 325	DRAMA AND SONGS IN LUSOGA -	Definition of drama, songs -	Concepts of drama -	The history of Lusoga drama and song -	Types of drama and song -	Lusoga drama / song in perspective -	Analysis, criticism of selected texts -	Playwriting and song transcription -	Critical study of selected works in Lusoga drama/song -	Political linguistic approach to the study of Lusoga drama/song

LUS 326	LUSOGA MYTHOLOGY AND LEGENDARY -	Introduction to the study and legends in Lusoga -	History of selected myths and legends -	Philosophical interpretations -	Meaning and essence -	Relevance and applicability -	Comparative study with Greek mythology and legendary.

LUS 327	ETHNOSEMANTICS OF LUSOGA -	Names of Places, geographical features, people, animals, etc. -	Abstract concepts -	Science concepts -	Modern concepts

LUS 328 	LUSOGA ADULT LEARNING AND FUNCTIONAL LITERACY -	Introduction to Adult Learning -	Definition of functional literacy -	Developing life skills through adult learning in Lusoga -	The orthographies of Lusoga dialects -	Introduction to the writing of Lusoga primers -	Planning the production of Lusoga primers -	Production of sample Lusoga primers – exam piece

LUS 329	LUSOGA LANGUAGE AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) -	Introduction to ICT -	Desktop Publishing -	Computer Programming in Lusoga -	Internet and E-mail -	Web designing and Publishing -	Electronic Media Development and Technology -	Audio and Visual Communication Technologies -	Setting up Radio and TV Station -	Designing Lusoga Language Web page

10.0	EXAMINATION 1.	The common university semester examination regulations shall apply. 2.	Admission to examination will depend on satisfactory attendance of the prescribed courses. 3.	Except for the course LUS 321 Research Project that shall be examined by dissertation, continuous assessment and end of semester examinations shall examine the other courses. 4.	Continuous assessment work may comprise of texts, practically, reports, seminar papers, essays, and presentations depending on the nature and demands of the course. Continuous assessment shall account for 30% and end of semester examination 70% of the course mark. 5.	The end of semester examination for each course shall be three-hour duration.

11.0	COURSE ADMINISTRATION AND DURATION 11.1	While the course will follow the prescribed same curriculum and examination regulations as the regular university degree programmes, it will be administered on a semester basis. The details are described below.

11.2	The academic year will be broken into two semesters of 17 weeks each. There will also be mid-semester breaks that could coincide with such holidays as Easter and Christmas. Each semester, two weeks will be devoted to examinations, leaving 15 teaching weeks.

11.3	The Evening Programme will run from 5:00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. on Saturdays. The day classes will be run like other university day programmes.

12.0	FEES 12.1	The fees for the degree will be as per Faculty specifications for Arts Courses.

13.0	EXAMINATION REGULATIONS

13.1	General regulations 13.1.1	There shall be a Board of Examiners that shall be composed of external and internal examiners appointed by the Senate on the recommendation of the Board of Faculty of Arts.

13.1.2	The Board of Examiners shall receive, consider, and recommend to the Faculty Board the Final Examination result of each candidate.

13.2	Pass Mark

13.2.1 First year – The pass mark in each course in the first year shall be 50%.

13.2.2 Second year and third year The pass mark in each course in the second and third years shall be 50%.

13.3	Progressive Assessment and Grading Progressive Assessment, which shall consist of not less than two assignments per course, shall contribute not more than one third of the marks in any University Examination. Where a progressive assessment contribution is included in the mark for an examination, the progressive assessment contribution shall be included for the supplementary examinations in the same way as on first occasion.

Marks %                  Letter Grade             Grade Point 80 – 100	A	5.0 75 – 79.9 	B +	4.5 70 – 74.9	B	4.0 65 – 69.9	B –	3.5 60 – 64.9	C +	3.0 55 – 59.9	C	2.5 50 – 54.9	C –	2.0 45 – 49.9 	D +	1.5 40 – 44.9	D	1.0 35 – 39.9	D –	0.5 Below 35	E	0

13.4	Examination University Examinations shall be held in all courses in all subjects at the end of each Semester.

13.5	Supplementation, Progression and Discontinuation

13.5.1	There shall be no Supplementary Examinations in the Semester/Credit Unit Systems. When a student has to re-sit a Course, he/she has to wait and re-sit that course, without penalty, when it is offered again.

13.5.2	Progression of a student shall be classified as normal, probationary and discontinuation.

13.5.3	Normal progress shall occur when a student has passed all the specified course for the year.

13.5.4	A student shall be on probation when his/her Semester Grade Point Average is less than two. When his/her Cumulative Grade Point Average at the end of the semester is less than two. When he/she has failed a compulsory course. When the Grade Point Average of a student goes up in the following semester, then the probation shall be removed.

13.5.5	Discontinuation is effected when a student has received two probation.

13.5.6	When a student’s failure in a core course is not bad (between 35% and 50%) he/she shall be allowed to proceed to the next semester/course and then re-sit the failed course when offered again. But if the level of failure is bad (less than 30%), then the student shall not be allowed to proceed to the next course but to wait and re-sit the failed course when offered.

13.5.7	A candidate can repeat a course once to better his/her average. The transcript shall indicate so if done.

13.5.8	A third year candidate who fails one course after re-sitting and supplementing shall be discontinued.

14.0	Classification

14.1	Since there would be enough courses in all the years of studies, there shall be no weighting of years.

14.2	Cumulative Grade Point Average for the various classes shall be as follows:

Class						CGPA First class					4.40 – 5.0 Second class (Upper Division)		3.60 – 4.39 Second class (Lower Division)		2.80 – 3.59 Pass						2.00 – 2.79

15.0	Illness During Examination Where a candidate has taken at least half of the required papers in the final year and is prevented by medical condition from taking the remainder of the papers, the Faculty Board may at its discretion, and on application from the candidate, recommend the award of a degree Aegrotat, provided that the candidate’s marks in the papers taken and in progressive assessment (where applicable) are such as to show that s/he was very likely to pass had he completed the examination. The Aegrotat Degree is awarded without classification.

16.0	AWARD After satisfactory completion of the course, candidates will be awarded the Degree of Bachelor of Arts.

17.0	The permanent staff, like in other Faculties running evening programmes, should get a top-up allowance to be determined by the income realised. The support staff will also be paid a monthly allowance depending on the extra hours put in and rates to be determined according to income realised.

Prepared by

Mr. Gulere Wambi Cornelius, Lecturer at Literature Department, Makerere University

Mr. Waibi-Walubi John, Senior Lecturer at School of Education, Makerere University

October 04 2001 Other Resource persons

•	Busoga Culture Research Centre of Jinja Diocese •	Dr. David Kazungu •	Dr. Emanuel Muranga •	Dr. Dr. Kiingi •	Dr. Mwamula M. Lubandi (Inst. of Languages MUK) •	Hon. Dr. Frank Nabwiso (MP) •	Mr Kisiki Bob Godfrey (Vision Editor) •	Mr. Bakoko Samwiri - Cultural Officer, Iganga District •	Mr. Musoke David (Mass Com – MUK) •	Prof. Oswald Ndoreriire •	Prof. Wangoola Paul (IAE – MUK) •