Mother tongue first
UNESCO and the ELAN-Afrique programme show that learning to read in one's own language accelerates the acquisition of French. We train for this approach — not the transposition of the European model.
Teacher training — French-speaking Africa
Teach first in the child's own language.
Karamɔgɔ trains teachers, facilitators and community mediators to teach reading, writing and foundational knowledge in African mother tongues, then to bridge to French.
A pedagogy rooted in research
Documented L1 → L2 transfer
Convergent pedagogy, additive bilingualism, sequenced introduction of French: our tracks follow UNESCO's MTB-MLE recommendations.
Ground reality
Multigrade classrooms, large groups, scarce resources, parents who never attended school. Our content starts from what actually exists — not an idealised Western classroom.
Six tracks, from foundations to mediation
Each track ends with the design of a real lesson plan, assessed against a shared rubric.
01Beginner
Foundations of mother-tongue education
Why teach in the child's own language: what research shows, the ELAN-Afrique framework, national language policies.
3 modules4 h
02Beginner
Didactics of reading and writing in L1
Initial literacy methods, sound-grapheme correspondence in oral-tradition languages, progression and materials.
3 modules3 h
03Intermediate
Bilingualism and the transition to French
L1 → L2 transfer pedagogy, additive vs subtractive bilingualism, sequencing French, common mistakes.
3 modules3 h
04Intermediate
Classroom management in real conditions
Multigrade classes, large groups, scarce resources, multilingual classrooms, parent and community involvement.
3 modules2 h
05Intermediate
Creating your own pedagogical materials
Designing materials in the local language, adapting existing ones, using digital tools including Kalan, producing for low bandwidth and offline.
3 modules3 h
06Advanced
Adult literacy and community mediation
Andragogy specifics, the linguistic mediator's role in rural areas, functional literacy (health, citizenship, digital).
3 modules4 h