LING 2377 Language and the Study of Africa

Name: Language and the Study of Africa
Rating: 4.22 (37 reviews)

Explore LING2377 Language and the Study of Africa at Boston College, including instructors, sections, and official aggregate ratings.

Course overview

Department: Slavic & Eastern Languages and Literatures
School: Boston College
Credits: 0

Requirements fulfilled

Psychology B.S. (Class of 2027 and Before): Science Corequisites — four of the following courses (12 or more credits) (Class of 2027 and Before)
Psychology B.S.: Science Corequisites — four of the following courses (12 or more credits) (Class of 2028 and After)

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating: 4.22 / 5 · Very Good
37 responses
Instructor rating: 4.53 / 5 · Excellent
37 responses
Terms evaluated: 3
Most recent: Spring 2024

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
Term	Instructor	Course overall	Instructor overall	Well organized	Clear learning objectives	Intellectually challenging	Helpful assignments	Applicable beyond course	Attendance necessary	Weekly effort	Responses
Spring 2024	Augustina Owusu	4.1	4.3	4.4	4.3	4.1	4.4	4.5	4.0	1–3 hrs/week	15 of 20
Spring 2023	Augustina Owusu	4.4	4.7	4.4	4.5	4.4	4.6	4.8	4.5	1–3 hrs/week	17 of 18
Spring 2022	Augustina Owusu	4.0	4.6	4.4	4.2	3.8	4.0	4.2	4.4	1–3 hrs/week	5 of 9

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Augustina Owusu
Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.53/5