Study Goals
- Familiarization with textbook and website
- Comfort with pronunciation of sounds in Wolof
- Memorization of the vocabulary in Gaye Chapter I, pp. 14-17
- Understanding of Chapter I, sections I and II
- Basic understanding of greetings
Getting Started
- Listen to the pronunciation of sounds in Wolof.
- Read and listen to the vocabulary in Gaye Chapter I, pp. 14-17.
Practice Exercises
- Listen to the pronunciation of sounds in Wolof and repeat the pronunciation until you can say the words without first listening to the audio.
- Read, listen to, repeat and memorize the vocabulary in Gaye Chapter I, pp. 14-17.
- Read through section I about greetings on pp. 1-3. Identify familiar vocabulary and note how it is used.
- Memorize the useful phrases in section I and practice creating new sentences with the vocabulary you have learned.
- Read and listen to both dialogues in section II, pp. 4-6. Memorize one or two of the parts in the dialogues.
Culture Capsule
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LangMedia,Wolof and French in Senegal Greetings and Partings
- "Hello, how is your family?"
- "Hello, what is your last name?"
Conversation Session Preparation
- Practice your pronunciation so that you can illustrate your pronunciation knowledge.
- Be ready to take various roles in the 2 dialogues and act them out with classmates.
- Be prepared to role play various greeting situations created by your conversation partner.
Self-Assessment
- I am familiar with the Wolof textbook.
- I am confident in my pronunciation.
- I am in the process of memorizing the Chapter I vocabulary.
- I have memorized various roles from the dialogues in section II.
- I can perform basic greetings.
- Submit self-assessment report as required by your course syllabus or program.
