Welcome to the SCALI Website
The 2008 Expression of Interest form and Application form are now available. Students interested in attending the SCALI program in 2008 should complete these forms by clicking on the student section above.
The Center for African Studies at the University of Illinois in cooperation with the Department of Linguistics is pleased to host the national Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI) during the summer session 2008. SCALI offers performance-based instruction in a variety of African languages by experienced and trained instructors who are native speakers of the languages they teach. Classes are held four hours per day over a period of eight weeks, for a total of 140 hours. Students will earn credits equivalent to one academic year of language instruction.
Please feel free to contact us (using the details on the left) if you are unable to find the information you seek through the links listed above.
SCALI provides a unique opportunity to meet persons interested in Africa from across the United States. The Institute exposes learners to the culture and traditions associated with the chosen language inside and outside the classroom. Extracurricular activities designed to enhance the SCALI program include research forums, conversation hours, cooking demonstrations, African film showings, and language and culture festivals.
The SCALI 2008 at UIUC is being planned by Professor Eyamba Bokamba (SCALI Director), Bezza Ayalew (Assistant to the Director), and Pat Gallagher from the Department of Linguistics as well as Dr. Maimouna Barro, Sue Swisher, and Charisse Jones from the Center for African Studies.