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iv Contents Preface vi Introduction 1 Chapter One: Issues in the teaching of languages as a prop to a development-oriented literacy N. M. Mutaka & L.M. Attia 1 Part One: on Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) 13 Chapter Two: Revival of classroom activities through exercises N.M. Mutaka 14 Chapter Three: Practical suggestions for teaching English as a foreign language N.M. Mutaka 31 Part Two: African languages and literacy 65 Chapter Four: Enhancing the role of African languages in local development projects M. Tadadjeu 66 Chapter Five: Literacy in cultures of Oral tradition Cathy Davison 82 Chapter Six: Perspectives de revitalisation d’une langue en danger: le cas du Nyemnyem P. Mutaka & L. Voutsa 88 Chapter Seven: Perspectives for the revitalization of an endangered language: the case of Vute-Banyo P. Mutaka, L. Attia, & L. Voutsa 107 Chapter Eight: Vers une production du matériel destiné à l’enseignement des langues maternelles: extraits de Jules Assoumou (2005) J. Assoumou & P. Mutaka 124 Chapter Nine: Overpowering the anti-African values ghost in us: Reflections on the introduction of African languages in the school system P. Mutaka 131 Chapter Ten: Growing seeds of peace in an African war-torn world P. Mutaka & L.M. Attia 152 v Appendix: Literacy texts 162 Help from traditional medicine P. Mutaka, L. Attia & N. Kimbi 163 Getting involved in the fight against the spread of AIDS: brief comments on excerpts from Wish I had known P. Mutaka 171 La quête d’une eau potable: le cas du village Bafou N.M.T. Hermine 179 How to raise rabbits D.D. Béatrice 181 Projet pour l’élevage des poules pondeuses L.Voutsa 182 L’industrie d’oeufs & des poussins K. Constantine 185 La culture des champignons B. Djoupee 186 Goat rearing L. Lenaka 188 Fish farming (“pisciculture) L. Lenaka 190 Bee keeping or apiculture L. Lenaka 192 ...

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