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By Maria ines Zamudio
Posted: 11/29/05 Section: News
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Hanna will teach a world studies class next year that includes a literature and geography component. This world studies class will focus on different parts of the world, including Africa. She will also teach an African Studies course as an elective.
Traveling to Africa "makes a lot of what you hear and read real," McGowan said. "It builds an enthusiasm for learning more."
The majority of the funds from the outreach program come from the U.S. Department of Education. However, the center also seeks funding from external sources.
The Center for African Studies works in collaboration with other departments on campus, such as the Center for Latin American and Caribbean studies, Asian studies, Russian, East European and Eurasian studies among others.
The implementation of this program has been aimed to educate children in a subject that otherwise would not be a part of the curriculum.
The most important aspect of the program is that "it gives kids and teachers a better appreciation of Africa, and it enhances what they are learning in school and often contrast in what they are seeing in the media," McGowan said.
Traveling to Africa "makes a lot of what you hear and read real," McGowan said. "It builds an enthusiasm for learning more."
The majority of the funds from the outreach program come from the U.S. Department of Education. However, the center also seeks funding from external sources.
The Center for African Studies works in collaboration with other departments on campus, such as the Center for Latin American and Caribbean studies, Asian studies, Russian, East European and Eurasian studies among others.
The implementation of this program has been aimed to educate children in a subject that otherwise would not be a part of the curriculum.
The most important aspect of the program is that "it gives kids and teachers a better appreciation of Africa, and it enhances what they are learning in school and often contrast in what they are seeing in the media," McGowan said.
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