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Material Development & Dissemination

Material Development & Dissemination| Teacher Education | National Coordination | Program Development & Evaluation

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The NALRC provides guidance and resources for the development and publication of materials for the teaching and learning of African languages.

The following are the African language materials that have been developed and published by the NALRC. Included in the list are some of the materials that are forthcoming and are being developed under the direction of the NALRC. If you would like to develop similar materials for your respective African languages, please contact the NALRC.

Textbooks and Manuscripts:

1. Swahili Learners Reference Grammar (2001)
2. Pulaar Learners' Reference Grammar (2002)
3. Bambara Learners' Reference Grammar (In Press - Fall 2002)
4. Yoruba Learners' Reference Grammar (Fall 2002)
5. Sesotho Learners' Reference Grammar (Forthcoming)
6. Chichewa Learners' Reference Grammar (Forthcoming)
7. Zulu Learners' Reference Grammar (Forthcoming)
8. Twi Learners' Reference Grammar (Being Reviewed)
9. African Languages in U.S. Colleges and Universities: Program Development and Administration Guidelines
10. African Language Material Development Guidelines (Fall 2002)
11. African Language Classroom Management (Fall 2002)
12. Hausa First Year Course (Forthcoming)
13. English-Yoruba Pocket Dictionary (Forthcoming)
14. African Language Role Play Cards
15. African Language Vocabulary Flash Cards (Forthcoming)

Brochures

The following brochures have being developed and disseminated to all the African language programs in the nation. The purpose of the brochures is to promote awareness of all the African languages that are taught in the U.S. If the brochure for the language you teach is not listed, and you are interested in developing one for your language, please contact the NALRC. The brochures listed were developed by some of the scholars who teach these languages.

1. Fula Brochure
2. Hausa Brochure
3. Swahili Brochure
4. Twi Brochure
5. Yoruba Brochure
6. Wolof Brochure
7. Zulu Brochure
8. Bambara
9. Alternative Language Brochure


* Materials Development: Guidance and administrative support for the development of materials for the teaching and learning of African languages.

* ULIMI: The Bulletin of the National African Language Resource Center: An occasional publication of information and short articles on topics of interest to African language teachers, learners and program administrators.

* The Clearinghouse for Out-of-Print African Language Learning Materials: Individual copies of selected out-of-print and institutional in-house materials are available at cost.

* NALRC Publishing: Full publication services are provided for the production of African language learning and teaching materials.

* Materials for Distribution



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