Columbia University in the City of New York · Courses
YORU UN
7 courses with the subject YORU UN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
YORU UN1101ELEMENTARY YORUBA I4.00
This course is designed to bring students with no background to a point where they can perform most basic linguistic functions in Yoruba, including greetings, likes/dislikes, telling about yourself, describing places and situations, all in appropriate time frames. The class uses a highly interactive classroom style, supplemented by extensive use of video - both prepared and student-produced - and other computer-assisted tools. Please note this course is offered by videoconferencing from Cornell as part of the Shared Course Initiative
This course is designed to bring students with no background to a point where they can perform most basic linguistic functions in Yoruba, including greetings, likes/dislikes, telling about yourself, describing places and situations, all in appropriate time frames. The class uses a highly interactive classroom style, supplemented by extensive use of video – both prepared and student-produced – and other computer-assisted tools. Please note this course is offered by videoconferencing from Cornell as part of the Shared Course Initiative.
Prerequisites: YORU W1101-W1102 or the instructor's permission. In this course, learners will continue practicing all four language skills through every day dialogues, writing letters, and describing basic situations. In addition, they will be introduced to Yoruba literature and learn how to read and comprehend basic Yoruba texts, such as newspaper articles. Finally, they will be introduced to current affairs as well as social, artistic and, cultural events and issues in Nigeria. The class uses a highly interactive classroom style, supplemented by extensive use of video - both prepared and student-produced - and other computer-assisted tools. Please note this course is offered by videoconferencing from Cornell as part of the Shared Course Initiative
Spring 2026: YORU UN3997 Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment YORU 3997 001/20279 Adeolu Ademoyo, Christopher Kaiser 2.00 1/1 Fall 2026: YORU UN3997 Course Number Section/Call Number Times/Location Instructor Points Enrollment YORU 3997 001/14480 Adeolu Ademoyo, Christopher Kaiser 2.00 0/1 ZuluAll Zulu courses are offered by video-conferencing from Yale as part of the Shared Course Initiative.
