African Language Instruction in the United States : Directions and Priorities for the 1980s / David Wiley, Comp. and David Dwyer, Comp.

A conference of African scholars was held in the United States in 1979 to develop a consensus and a statement about the direction that African language teaching and learning should take in this decade. African languages are among the so-called "less-commonly taught languages," and funding for their...

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Main Author: Wiley, David, 1935-
Corporate Author: Michigan State University. African Studies Center
Other Authors: Dwyer, David J.
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980.
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Physical Description:33 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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