Get ahead in your academic schedule and spend your summer in a different part of the Francophone world. Courses, taught in French by local professors, will deepen your knowledge not only of the subject material but also its role in West Africa. Consider extending your stay two additional weeks--perfect for meeting summer funding requirements!
Take a literary journey through the different periods of contemporary African literature: poetry of the Négritude movement (1930s), visiting the novels of “manners” (1940s), works of the European adventure and the contact of cultures (1950s), anticolonial texts (1950s), novels of disenchantment (after the 1960s), the female voice (1980s), and writings of migration (2000s). Lessons will include meetings with Senegalese authors and poets.
A political science class encompassing politics, religion, education, society, women, economic development, media, and arts. Guest speakers and on-site visits directly related to topics will be organized.
Identify and analyze the important actors and growing sectors driving the West African region’s economic hub.
Examine three main branches of art. The first will take a look at visual art, dissecting pieces at the biennial Dak’Art exposition (2020 theme: Out of the Fire). The second addresses African cinema and the third explores the link between music and the Senegalese identity. Lessons includes visits to Dak’Art and meetings with African artists.
Focusing on the four pillars of language: speaking, writing, reading, and listening, this linguistic and cultural course will provide the skills and practice necessary for students to attain an advanced level of the French language.
Heard throughout Senegal, the local language of Wolof is also spoken in the Gambia and Mauritania. This elementary course will focus on oral expression, oral comprehension, written expression and written comprehension.
In order to be successful, multi-national corporations need to do more than sell a product in the language of the country of business. Learn how to bridge cultural differences and manage people of different backgrounds found in a business environment.
APA has partnered with top tier universities and institutions in Dakar to provide our courses:
Host institution, AACSB member, Galileo Global Education member
Premier university in Senegal
Promotion of Francophone culture and language in Senegal
Round out your time in Dakar to two full months and expand your experience. Choose your track:
