These African Animators Are Saving Their Native Languages Using Cartoons

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Animation is an effective way of teaching young Africans life skills and languages that are often not taught in schools, as most African governments adopt official languages while discouraging native ones.

CALEC@CALEC_ORG

Que de belles rencontres ce week-end à la 1ere édition du Salon du livre africain de Paris!✨Renata Somar, représentante #CALECFrance, a pu échanger avec de nombreuses maisons d’édition et associations intéressées par le #multilinguisme en Afrique. #Salondulivre #Afrique https://t.co/ul2herTEG9

10:26 PM · Jan 18, 2023

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Join us in welcoming @CALEC_ORG as the newest JNCL-NCLIS member! "Together we can promote multilingualism, empower multilingual families and linguistic communities, and foster cross-cultural understanding while establishing language as a critical life skill." -@FabriceJaumont https://t.co/LPwhyZdJtG

10:26 PM · Jan 18, 2023

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Cet atelier permet aux apprenants de français d'écrire un texte collectif à partir d’une peinture reflétant la nature : “Sunset”, réalisé par l’artiste peintre Eugène Delacroix.

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