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The NALRC develops projects of national scope for the profession
of African language teaching. Some of these projects are outlined
below. Click on the links to view what we are doing:
a. African
Language Program Inventory List: A web-based overview
of African language programs and course offerings in the United
States and abroad. As part of its National Coordination efforts,
the NALRC maintains a list of all the African language programs
in the U.S. This list is updated on a regular basis.
b. African Language Program Evaluators' List: The NALRC
maintains a list of African language scholars who are willing
to assist any African language program in evaluating an existing
program or serve as a consultant to offer suggestions on how
to start a new African language program. The Center is currently
developing a manuscript on "African Languages in U.S.
Colleges and Universities: Program Development and Administration
Guidelines". This manuscript will be made available free
of charge to all African language program administrators.
c. African Language Coordinators' Training Programs:
The NALRC offers training for African language coordinators.
This workshop helps African language coordinators better understand
their responsibilities and how they can better mentor or work
with different African language instructors whose language
they do not speak or understand. Please contact the NALRC
office if your language coordinator needs such training.
d. African Language Resource List: The NALRC maintains
a list of African language instructors, native speakers, scholars
who are interested in serving as translators, interpreters,
testers for different government and non-government agencies.
We continue to update this list as new resource people join
the list. Please call or email the NALRC office if you are
interested in being on this list.
e. African
Language Material and Workshop Lists: A project to
assess national needs in the field of African language teaching,
and to recommend and implement projects to meet these needs.
With suggestions from African language scholars and instructors,
the NALRC maintains a list of material needs and workshop
needs for African language instructors and learners. This
list helps the NALRC in planning future material development
projects and workshops and institutes. If you know of any
priority material or workshop need that you would like the
NALRC to attend to, please send the information to the NALRC
office. The NALRC is also constantly seeking for African language
scholars and instructors who are interested in developing
any of the materials on the material need list or who are
interested in leading one workshop or the other for African
language instructors. If you are interested in developing
materials or leading a workshop for the NALRC, please feel
free to call or email the NALRC office.
f. National African Language Proficiency Guidelines:
A project to develop African language teaching and learning
guidelines which are based upon national foreign language
proficiency standards, as well as the goals of African language
teachers and learners in the United States.

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