ERIC Number: ED294418
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 238
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Krio Language Manual. Revised Edition.
Peace Corps, Freetown (Sierra Leone).
Instructional materials for Krio, the creole spoken in Sierra Leone, are designed for Peace Corps volunteer language instruction and intended for the use of both students and instructors. Fifty-six units provide practice in language skills, particularly oral, geared to the daily language needs of volunteers. Lessons are designed for audio-lingual instructional methods, and consist of grammar notes, situational and pictorial dialogues, comprehension exercises, vocabulary and useful expressions, and monologues. Lesson topics include Krio and related language history, greetings and introductions, bargaining, travel, farming, family and household activity, Peace Corps administrative needs, eating and socializing, errands and daily living, dating, health, proverbs, songs, slang, short stories, and regional language variations. Grammar lessons alternate with topical lessons. (MSE)
Descriptors: African Languages, Audiolingual Methods, Creoles, Cultural Traits, Daily Living Skills, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialogs (Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar, Health, Interpersonal Communication, Introductory Courses, Language Variation, Proverbs, Second Language Instruction, Songs, Vocabulary, Voluntary Agencies
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
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Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: Sierra Leone CreoleEnglish
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Authoring Institution: Peace Corps, Freetown (Sierra Leone).
Identifiers - Location: Sierra Leone
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