Akan Twi Added-African Studies Center Grows Language Program

The African Studies Center, an affiliated center of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, is growing its robust African language program, adding Twi, the spoken launguage of Ghana, in 2015, with a planned 2016 study abroad experience in Ghana to reinforce scholarship in the African nation’s culture.

“Ghana is a very successful democracy and one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. In some ways, it’s one of the easier nations in Africa to travel to,” said Tim Longman,director of the African Studies Center. “There are many opportunities for students, particularly in the field of public health, in Ghana, and a grounding in the language is a wonderful opportunity we are happy to provide.”

Twi is the newest addition to the African Studies Center’s roster of tongues offered through their African language program. Since the 1970s, students have been afforded the chance to study Zulu, Xhosa, Wolof, Hausa, and other African languages.

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