As noted in the Introduction, this class will concentrate on documenting selected languages in West Africa, using materials from existing research and teaching cooperation with West African universities, mainly in Nigeria and Ivory Coast. The languages covered will be:
However, other languages will be covered, depending on the interests of the participants.
We will distinguish between the following classes of language in West Africa:
The class is project oriented, so learning research strategies will be an important component of class activities, starting with library and internet research.