Training tracks
Six tracks designed for French-speaking African teachers and mediators. Start with the foundations, move through the classroom, end with community mediation.
Foundations of mother-tongue education
Why teach in the child's own language: what research shows, the ELAN-Afrique framework, national language policies.
Didactics of reading and writing in L1
Initial literacy methods, sound-grapheme correspondence in oral-tradition languages, progression and materials.
Bilingualism and the transition to French
L1 → L2 transfer pedagogy, additive vs subtractive bilingualism, sequencing French, common mistakes.
Classroom management in real conditions
Multigrade classes, large groups, scarce resources, multilingual classrooms, parent and community involvement.
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.
Adult literacy and community mediation
Andragogy specifics, the linguistic mediator's role in rural areas, functional literacy (health, citizenship, digital).