The teacher's manual for Peace Corps volunteer language training in Lingala is designed for introductory oral language instruction. It is intended to assist trainees in functioning in the language within at least 6 weeks, and to transmit cultural information about the host country through linguistic structures, texts, and discussion topics. It contains 20 lessons consisting of grammar exercises, expressions, stories, passages, appropriate vocabulary, and proverbs. Contents are entirely in French and Lingala. (MSE)