FYI, a brief article on a project by a Swiss organization, OSEO/SAH, to assist the West African country of Burkina Faso in developing a bilingual education system to replace its current French-only one. The full text is available in French and German via the links below, and a quick translation of the introductory paragraph follows. DZO
http://www.oseo.ch/fr/web/index.php?mod=pub&cat=4&art_id=63&open=20 http://www.sah.ch/de/web/index.php?mod=pub&cat=4&art_id=63&open=20 "A new model of very effective teaching" "Among the many activities of OSEO, one project occupies a particular place: the installation of bilingual education in Burkina Faso, a Sahelian country and one of poorest of Africa. Sixty languages are spoken there, whereas the official language is French. Public schools still function according to the French school system. It appears ineffective, expensive, discriminatory and badly adapted to the local needs. The government has understood that different models had to be found urgently. It is within this framework that the OSEO collaborated with its local partners to test and develop a model of 'bilingual education' capable of replacing the current system. ..." ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/TpIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
