Swahili

The courses below are offered through the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies.

For questions about specific courses, contact the department.

Language Placement

African Languages: Mariame Sy, 310 Knox
212-851-2439
sms2168 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu (sms2168[at]columbia[dot]edu)
Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mesaas/languages/african/

Arabic: Taoufik Ben-Amor, 308 Knox
212-854-2895
tb46 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu (tb46[at]columbia[dot]edu)
Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mesaas/languages/arabic/

Hebrew: Rina Kreitman, 413 Knox
212-854-6519
rk2617 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu (rk2617[at]columbia[dot]edu)
Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mesaas/languages/hebrew/

Hindi-Urdu: Rakesh Ranjan, 411 Knox
212-851-4107
rr2574 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu (rr2574[at]columbia[dot]edu)
Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mesaas/languages/hindiurdu/

Persian: Ghazzal Dabiri, 313 Knox
212-854-6664
gd2287 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu (gd2287[at]columbia[dot]edu)
Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mesaas/languages/persian/

Sanskrit: Guy Leavitt, 311 Knox
212-854-1304
gl2392 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu
Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mesaas/languages/sanskrit/

Tamil: Sam Sudanandha, 309 Knox
212-854-4702
dss2121 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu (dss2121[at]columbia[dot]edu)
Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mesaas/languages/tamil/

Turkish: Zuleyha Colak, 313 Knox
212-854-0473
zc2208 [[at]] columbia [[dot]] edu (zc2208[at]columbia[dot]edu)
Web: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/mesaas/languages/turkishottoman/

Placement Test

Enrollment in language courses is, in some cases, determined by placement examinations. Contact the department or visit the department's website for additional information. Please note: language courses may not be taken Pass/Fail nor may they be audited.