Modern Languages and Literatures

Want to Browse the stacks on the second floor for Swahili language and literature materials?

Try these call number ranges:

• PL8000-8009 African Languages

• PL8009.5-8014 African Literature

• PL8015-8021 African Languages. By region or country

• PL8024-8027 Special families of languages

• PL8035-8844 Special languages (alphabetically)

Radio, Television, and Newspapers

• Kiswahili Music Portal: An online directory of Swahili language radio stations.

• BBC Swahili: BBC News translated into Swahili.

Video Collections

• Department of Modern Languages and Literature:  Students can check out foreign films from the Film Library in the Language Lab at no cost. Films are available in DVD and VHS format.

Looking for bilingual books so that you can practice your reading skills?

Try a search in Google using this search phrase:

Bilingual OR dual language books

You can also throw in a language. For example:

Bilingual OR dual language books Swahili AND English

Online Dictionaries
Online Swahili Dictionary

Others:
Noun Classification
Omniglot