This textbook follows the third edition of "Introductory Bambara: An Ka Bamanankan Kalan", and is designed so that Bambara can be used almost exclusively in the classroom. Each of the twenty lessons has a culturally oriented topic and consists of a reading selection, drills on grammar and vocabulary list. The grammar notes are not intended for classroom use, but rather as aids to teachers and students for the understanding of the grammatical structures. The emphasis is on oral proficiency in Bambara, and the form of the language used is Standard Bambara, also the language used by the literacy service in Mali. (CLK)