Senegal, the African Slave Trade, and the Door of No Return: Giving Witness to Gorée Island by Dalla Malé Fofana

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Analyse de l’utilisation de la langue wolof comme moyen d’apprentissage de la lecture du français chez les élèves du Cours moyen deuxième année (CEM2) au Sénégal by Salif BALDE, Soumayé DIALLO, Mamadou FOFANA

“…As for the test results, they show that the use of the Wolof language as a teaching medium facilitates mastery of reading in French in terms of fluency and comprehension.…”
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Place de la langue wolof dans le paysage linguistique du Sénégal : le cas de Dakar by Momar DIOP

“…It will particularly consist of throwing light on the posture of the Wolof language across various sectors such as media, advertising tools and state bodies. …”
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Desenvolvimento ou Pós-Desenvolvimento? Des-Envolvimento e... Noflay! by Rogério Roque Amaro

“…For this reason, symbolically it ends up proposing an innovative and challenging dialogue between “de-(en)velopment” (semantic rediscovery of the original meaning of the word) and “noflay” (a word that in the Wolof language of Senegal means “wellbeing” or “being well”), as one of the most recent proposals for this debate from a usually forgotten continent – Africa.…”
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Attitudes toward Speech Communities in Senegal by Ibrahima Diallo

“…It argues that language policy in Senegal should focus on fostering positive attitudes if the Wolof language is to be given the status and the roles it aspires. …”
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Sur les traces de Bamba Mos Xam : l’invention du théâtre mouride by Brian Valente-Quinn

“…This article retraces the history of a religiously inspired traveling theatrical performance that began in the late 1960s and, through the course of a continuous tour of over 15 years, left a profound mark on the national and religious cultural heritage of Senegal. The Wolof-language performance, entitled Bamba Mos Xam, retold the life and work of Shaykh Amadu Bamba, founding Sufi saint of the Senegalese brotherhood of the Murids. …”
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