Botswana to Introduce 11 Local Languages in Schools by 2022

CALEC Bulletin #26 -

In The News

Botswana, which has been using only Setswana and English, as mediums of instruction, recognizes the importance of introducing local languages in schools for purposes of inclusivity and equity.

Language is such an important part of our relationships to each other as humans, as well as our relationships to ourselves. It’s hard to comprehend what we lose when we lose language, precisely because it becomes much more difficult to express.

Book Highlight

“An entertaining children’s picture book to encourage a love of mathematics." Come on a fun-filled journey with Hope the hedgehog, Mike the macaw, Leroy the llama and Tia the turtle as their teacher Ms Penguin shows them the beauty of mathematics!

150 years ago on Oct. 8, 1871, the most devastating forest fire in American history swept through northeast Wisconsin. Charles Mercier, a great-great-grandnephew of Father Peter Pernin, who in 1874 wrote a memoir published in French about the Peshtigo fire, has provided a new translation of the text and new material about the deadliest wildfire in U.S. history.

Podcast Révolution Bilingue

Rencontre avec Agnès Ndiaye Tounkara qui coordonne un programme scolaire unique en son genre, le French Heritage Language Program, destiné à des enfants francophones venus d’Afrique et d’Haïti, récemment arrivés aux Etats-Unis. Pour ces jeunes, la langue française est un atout de réussite scolaire et d’intégration.

Event - October 15, 2021

Federation of Alliances Françaises USA will welcome Dr. Fabrice Jaumont, author of The Bilingual Revolution and the upcoming book Conversations on Bilingualism during its 2021 Annual Convention.

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