MSN's Encarta has an article on African literature at http://encarta.msn.com/text_761555353__1/African_Literature.html . The beginning of the introduction is...
The following may be of interest. One might add to his points te research showing that children learning two languages at home have cognitive advantages over...
FYI, here is info on a small publishing organization dedicated to African language books. See their website at http://www.mothertongue.us/ for more ... Don...
Hi Don, thought this might be of interest. Mukoma http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=33&newsid=19242 SEARCH Monday,...
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Mukoma, Thanks for sharing this very interesting article and letting us know more about your background and work. A quick thought on your citing of Frantz...
FYI. Note importance given to literature in African languages. (Reposted from the ILAT list.) Don Osborn Bisharat.net "Masuku Calls for Preservation of All...
Mukoma, Hope all is well with you and thanks again for your input. I have to confess that I did not realize that you were Ngugi wa Thiong'o's son. I hope that...
As the title implied, this was intended to be offline, not posted to the group. Apologies to Mukoma and all for mistakenly posting it. The context is in part...
Don ... your embarrassment about sending offline comments has prompted me to take this opportunity to thank you for posting the information and links that you...
Beverly, Thanks for your thoughts and kind remarks. I had trouble opening your sites, but that may be a connection problem here. Don ... prompted me to take...
The following New York Times article from http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/12/international/africa/12africa.html may be of interest. It was also seen on the ILAT...
Hi Don, On the off-line comments, no worries... And also may I echo Beverly and express my thanks to you for keeping us engaged and informed? Also, on keeping...
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Thanks, Mukoma, for your kind and gracious remarks. Don ... and express my thanks to you for keeping us engaged and informed? Also, on keeping us updated with...
FYI, the call for nominations for the annual Linguapax award is out (see below). It would be good to have some Africans nominated. The award is described this...
FYI. The discussion of why they adopted the theme "Beyond Printed Word" may be of special interest. (Reposted from the H-AFRLITCINE list)... DZO ... From:...
The following item, which a colleague forwarded, may be of interest. Note that the "consultation window" has been extended to Dec. 3. Don Osborn Bisharat.net ...
The following item may be of interest even though the event has passed already (didn't see it in time). Note reading competition in local languages. (From OCPA...
The encoding of N'ko in Unicode, which will facilitate its use in information technology, is progressing and will soon be approved (so I understand from...
FYI, from OCPA News N°119 26 10 2004. (The event occured in October.) DZO *** Libya hosts meeting on advancement of Arabic language Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -...
Here's another item that I didn't see the announcement for in time - it took place earlier this month but I presume there will be another one next year. (From...
It's not literature but it sounds like fun anyway - a film festival in New York (see http://www.NYADFF.org) has a number of recent films from Africa such as: ...
A nice simple site with resources for bilingual families is at http://www.nethelp.no/cindy/biling-fam.html . It's not specific to Africa but may be of interest...
FYI (announced on severa lists - H-Africa, H-Swahili, Kiswahili - sorry for the crossposts)... Don Osborn bisharat.net Date: 10 Dec 2004 From: Martin Benjamin ...
This op-ed piece by Wangari Maathai in the New York Times is a bit off topic for this list (although she does mention her maternal language right), but I...
FYI... Just saw reference to this item in the OCPA News N°122 12 12 04. It is available at http://allafrica.com/stories/200411290177.html. DZO "Cultural...
This item, very quickly & poorly translated from an article in French at http://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200412020283.html, may be of interest. DZO ...
