Opportunities to Study Wolof

The Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI)

The Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI) is an Inter-University program offering an intensive course in a variety of African languages which has included Wolof most years. Participating universities include: Berkeley; Boston; UCLA; Illinois; Indiana; Wisconsin; Stanford; and Yale. Do a web search on SCALI to find out information for the current year.

Links to SCALIs held in past years include: The 2001 program at the University of Wisconsin and University of Illinois; the 1999 program held at Yale, this bulletin about the then upcoming 1998 program, and a report on the 1998 program at the University of Wisconsin. Funding may be available from Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) or Foreign Language Enhancement Program (FLEP).

Databases of courses

The Center for Advanced research on language acquisition at the University of Minnesota maintain a database of Course Offerings for Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs).

And there is a database of where to learn Wolof in France.

The University of Michigan also have a number of searchable databases searched by language including a language resource people database, a language materials database and a language schools database.

The African Language Teachers Association (ALTA) may be able to provide contacts to tutors of Wolof.

Universities and Institutions which teach Wolof

University Department Course details Other comments, reports Address
Boston Language Institute     May teach Wolof although it is not listed on their website 648 Beacon Street
(Kenmore Square)
Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617-262-3500
FAX:(617) 262-3595
info@boslang.com
Boston University African Studies Center
Linguistics Department
Linguistics course An indepth study of Wolof is used to teach the Linguistic Field Methods in their linguistics course. 121 Bay State Road
BOSTON MA 02215 U.S.A.
Central State University Center for African Studies Wolof   1400 Brush Row Road
Wilberforce Ohio 45384 U.S.A.
Tel.(937) 376-6348
or 800-388-2781
info@csu.ces.edu
Centre de Linguistique Appliquée Neuchâtel, Switzerland     According to Michigan University database they teach Wolof. (Possibly should be referencing CLAD in Dakar) Espace Louis-Agassiz 1
CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Tel: ++41(0)32 720 83 16
FAX: ++41(0)32 721 37 60
Bibliothèque publique d'information Centre Pompidou in Paris     Offers resources for self study of Wolof using audio-visual materials Bpi-Info
75197 Paris cedex 04 France
FAX: +33 (0) 1 44 78 45 10
bpi-info@bpi.fr
Columbia University Institute of African Studies Continuing education program They offer Wolof to third year and beyond annually. 1103 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY 10027 U.S.A.
Tel:(212) 854-4633
FAX:(212) 854-4639
nma12@columbia.edu
Howard University Dept of Modern Languages & Literatures
African Studies Department
  Wolof not included among their list of languages on their website. According to the Michigan and Minnesota University databases they teach Wolof. 2400 Sixth Street
NW Washington, DC 20059 U.S.A.
Tel:(202) 806-6100 (Uni)
(202) 806-6758 (Dept) admission@howard.edu
Indiana University African Studies Program   Its language laboratory has audio materials in Wolof available for listening or purchase African Studies Program
Woodburn Hall 221
Bloomington, IN 47405 U.S.A.
Tel:(812) 855-6825
FAX:(812) 855-6734
afrist@indiana.edu
Institut National de Langues et Civilisations Orientales in Paris       2 rue de Lille
75007 PARIS France
Tel: 01 49 26 42 00
Kalamazoo College in Michigan     No specific information on their website. According to Michigan University database they teach Wolof. Have an overseas study program 1200 Academy St
Kalamazoo Michigan 49006-3295 U.S.A.
Langues et Civilisations à Tradition Orale (CNRS) in Ivry France     No specific information on their website. According to Michigan University database they teach Wolof Centre André-Georges Haudricourt
7 rue Guy Môquet, Bât. 23
94801 Villejuif cedex France
Tel: (33) 01.49.58.37.78
FAX: (33) 01.49.58.37.79
lacito@vjf.cnrs.fr
Malboro College(Southern Vermont)   Malboro College Foreign Language Program Wolof is one of the languages that have been studied or are currently being studied through courses, tutorials, guided self-instruction and study abroad. Marlboro College
Marlboro, VT 05344 U.S.A.
Tel:(802) 257-4333
Michigan State University African Studies Center African Language Study Page Wolof is offered based on student demand. First year course with independent study by special arrangement after that. They also have an overseas study program Ann Arbor, MI 48109 U.S.A.
Tel:(734) 764-1817
Morgan State University (Baltimore MD) College of Liberal Arts, Department of Foreign Languages Foreign language courses Offer Wolof as far as second year 1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore MD 21251 U.S.A.
Tel:(443) 885-3333
Old Dominion University College of Arts and Letters, English Depart!     Old Dominion University
Hampton Boulevard
Norfolk, VA 23529 U.S.A.
jpbroder@odu.edu
Royal Tropical Institute In Amsterdam, Holland   Language Course Available   P.O.Box 95001, 1090 HA Amsterdam Netherlands
Visiting address: Linnaeusstraat 35F, Amsterdam
Tel: +31 20 568 8478 / 8682
FAX: +31 20 5688 464
LanguageTraining@kit.nl
Stanford University Special Language Program
Center for African Studies
  Offer Wolof to an intermediate level (second year) annually Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305 U.S.A.
Tel:(650) 723-2300
The State University of New York College at Potsdam (SUNY Potsdam) Africana Studies Program     Africana Studies Program
State University of New York at Potsdam
44 Pierrepont Avenue
Potsdam, NY 13676-2294 U.S.A.
Tel:(315) 267-2563
FAX:(315) 267-2743
oheneba@potsdam.edu
University of California (UCLA) African Languages Wolof course Offer Wolof to advanced levels (third year and beyond) annually 405 Hilgard Avenue
Box 951361
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1361 U.S.A.
Tel:(310) 825-4321
University of California at Berkeley Center for African Studies   Teach through a tutorial system. University of California, Berkeley
Center for African Studies
Berkeley, CA 94720-2314 U.S.A.
University of Chicago     No specific information on their website. According to the Minnesota database they teach a one year course in Wolof annually 5801 South Ellis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637 U.S.A.
Tel:(773) 702-1234
University of Hamburg Asia Africa Institute     Rothenbaumchaussee 67/69
D-20148 Hamburg Germany
Tel: +49-40-42838-4874
FAX: +49-40-42838-5675
University of Helinski Institute for Asian and African Studies> African studies page   Institute for Asian and African Studies
P.O.Box 59 (Unioninkatu 38 B)
00014 University of Helsinki FINLAND
Fax: +358-9-191 22094
Harry.Halen@Helsinki.Fi
University of Illinois, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) African Studies Department   Teach at least to intermediate level through the Linguistics and African Studies departments. Elementary and Intermediate courses currently on offer. Center for African Studies
210 International Studies Building
910 South Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820 U.S.A.
Tel:(217) 333-6335
FAX:(217) 244-2429
African@uiuc.edu

Linguistics Dept

Linguistics Wolof course details

Department of Linguistics
4088 Foreign Language Building
707 South Mathews Avenue, MC-168
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL 61801 U.S.A.
Tel:(217) 333-3563
FAX:(217) 333-3466
deptling@uiuc.edu
University of Kansas College of Liberal Arts and Science   Offer Wolof annually upto advanced levels (third year and beyond). Also have a course in Wolof culture. They also have an overseas study program
African Studies Resource Center
Brochure on Undergraduate Study in Foreign Languages
CLAS Undergraduate Services
1450 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence , KS 66045-7535
Tel:(785) 864-3500
clas109@ukans.edu

Department of African & African-American Studies

Wolof courses

Department of African & African-American Studies
104 Lippincott Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-2107 U.S.A.
Tel:(785) 864-3054
afs@eagle.cc.ukans.edu
University Of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics Wolof course description in .pdf format They offer Wolof annually to third year and beyond Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Rm 146 aciv B-wing
1000 hilltop circle
Baltimore, MD 21250 U.S.A.
Tel:(410) 455-2109
FAX:(410) 455-1025
Wolof Program Email (Omar Ka) ka@umbc.edu
University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities Dept of Afro-American & African Studies
CLA Language Center
  They offer a one year course in Wolof annually. They also have an overseas study program Language Center
51 Folwell Hall
9 Pleasant Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455 U.S.A.
elsie@tc.umn.edu
University of Pennsylvania African Studies Center African Languages through Tutorials Offer Wolof both elementary and advanced through a tutorial system. They also have an overseas study program African Studies Center
647 Williams Hall
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305 U.S.A.
Tel:(215) 898-6971
FAX:(215) 573-8130
africa@sas.upenn.edu
University of Winconsin-Madison African Studies Program
Department of African Languages and Literature
  Their African Studies Outreach centre has a number of resources including movies. They have a study abroad program African Studies Program
205 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706 U.S.A.
Tel:(608) 262-2380
FAX:(608) 265-5851
africa@intl-institute.wisc.edu

Institutions offering overseas programs in Senegal

StudyAbroad.com - Senegal portal   A site dedicated to providing information on overseas study programs.
Another site listing overseas study opportunities in Senegal.

University Program details City in Senegal Other comments
Beloit College overseas study program Dakar  
Earlham College (Richmond Indiana) overseas study program Dakar  
Georgetown University overseas study program Dakar  
Hobart and William Smith Colleges overseas study program Dakar  
Kalamazoo College in Michigan overseas study program Dakar  
Lawrence university overseas study program
Biannual term of Study
Dakar  
Lewis & Clark College overseas study program
Dakar Orientation program for Senegal
Michigan State University overseas study program St Louis  
Mount Holyoke College overseas study program Dakar  
North Western University overseas study program Dakar  
Suffolk University (Boston Massachusetts) overseas study program Dakar  
University of Colorado overseas study program Dakar  
University of Kansas overseas study program St Louis  
University of Minnesota overseas study program Dakar  
University of Pennsylvania overseas study program Dakar  
University of Winconsin-Madison summer graduate program
St Louis Program
Dakar; St Louis  
Wells college in New York State overseas study program Dakar  



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