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THE PAPERS THAT WERE PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE HELD IN APRIL 1966 ARE REPRODUCED, AND AN EDITED TRANSCRIPT OF THE DISCUSSION THAT AROSE FROM THE PAPERS IS INCLUDED. THE PAPERS PRESENTED IN THE THREE SESSIONS WERE--(1) AFRICAN STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES, (2) AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE AS A DEGREE SUBJECT IN GREAT BRITAIN, (3) AFRICAN FOLKLORE STUDIES AT BERKELEY, (4) TALE, TELLER, AND AUDIENCE IN AFRICAN SPOKEN NARRATIVE, (5) AFRICAN TRADITIONAL NON-PROSE FORMS--RECITING, DECLAIMING, SINGING, AND STROPHIC STRUCTURE, (6) VERNACULAR LITERATURE IN AFRICAN LANGUAGE TEACHING, (7) CANONS OF CRITICISM FOR NEO-AFRICAN LITERATURE, (8) THE TEACHING OF MODERN AFRICAN LITERATURE WRITTEN IN A WESTERN LANGUAGE, (9) MODERN AFRICAN WRITING IN ENGLISH, AND (10) THE CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPREHENSION OF A NATIONAL LITERATURE--NIGERIA. (AL)

This course in Ga was designed for use by a teacher who is a professional linguist, perhaps with the assistance of a native speaker of Ga. In preparing the course, the authors had in mind that Ga has not yet been accorded the detailed description and analysis that some other Ghanian languages have received. This is especially true in matters of tone and intonation. Their principal aim, accordingly, has been to present a working analysis of the more important features of modern spoken Ga, as well as sufficient additional material for further analysis by users of the course themselves. The first six lessons use a number of drills to lay the basis for familiarity with and control of the sound system. The remaining 59 lessons center around different aspects of structure. All lessons supply material for repetition by the students--conversations and structure drills. Some lessons also contain quizzes to test the student's understanding of the text. Answers to these quizzes are included in the tapes which accompany the course and so may be used by the student to check his answers. For information on obtaining the tapes, write to the authors at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60201. An appendix contains an outline of the derivation of the plural forms of nouns from the singular. A glossary concludes the text. (Author/DO)

Describes an inservice and summer institute for 23 Chicago area community college teachers. The institute lasted four weeks. Included in the program were field and laboratory studies at 15 urban locations and presentations from 20 experts at these locations. (SH)