Education Africa

This four-session audio course is designed specifically for beginners. It offers a simple introduction to the Oromo language, emphasizing speaking and comprehension skills. This course is ideal for those eager to communicate effectively in Oromo, whether for travel, business, or better connecting with their own heritage. This audio course focuses on practical language skills, enabling learners to quickly build confidence in frequently used vocabulary. Students can expect to develop their listening and speaking skills efficiently.

Unlock the beauty of Afrikaans with this captivating collection of over 70 bilingual stories designed to make language learning both effective and enjoyable. Are you curious about Afrikaans but find yourself overwhelmed by dry grammar rules and uninspiring textbooks? This book offers a refreshing alternative. Whether you’re completely new to the language or have dabbled in it before, these stories offer an engaging path toward real understanding and practical use.

The opportunities that we look for are within us. We create the opportunities we want in life. Wrong orientation can make us believe that there are no opportunities where we are. Looking at the structure of our economy and industries, entrepreneurship is where any of us can start with nothing and still become hugely successful. There are no entry requirements and nothing prevents any of us from becoming an entrepreneur. We have the best of our dreams by becoming entrepreneurs. Many hurdles, criticisms, losses, doubts, etc. We win if we don’t give up. It is life long journey of learning. ...

Showcasing the work of literary giants like Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Alice Walker, and authors whom listeners may be surprised to learn were "in the life", Black Like Us is the most comprehensive collection of fiction by African American lesbian, gay, and bisexual writers ever published.

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the white beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture.

Can you learn while sleeping? Studies say that yes, you can. Listening to a language while asleep can help supercharge your vocabulary. Learn easily with the power of pleasant repetition. With the Learn Afrikaans While Sleeping audiobook, you'll absorb over 430 Afrikaans words and phrases effortlessly.

Use your mind's natural rhythm to learn a language with Rhythms Easy Berber (Tamazight) from EuroTalk. It's naturally easier to learn something when it's set to rhythmic music, so that is exactly what we've done. Rhythms puts your mind painlessly to work: you don't even need to focus! Simple words and phrases are set to a varied pattern of rhythms and music designed to help you learn and to keep you engaged so that you won't just switch off after five minutes.

This five-session course provides an overview of basic, frequently used Amharic words and phrases for beginners. The course assumes no prior knowledge of the language and by the completion of the course you will reach A1 (beginner) level on the CEFR scale. As an audio course the focus is on correct pronunciation and comprehension. The course only covers grammar through example.

This audio course is an engaging program designed specifically for beginners. It offers a simple introduction to the Lingala language, emphasizing speaking and comprehension skills. This course is ideal for those eager to communicate effectively in Lingala, whether for travel, business, or better connecting with their heritage. This audio course focuses on practical language skills, enabling learners to quickly build confidence in frequently used vocabulary.

Regardless of how wealthy or poor their parents are, all black boys must confront and surmount the "achievement gap": a divide that shows up not only in our sons' test scores, but in their social and emotional development, their physical well-being, and their outlook on life. As children, they score as high on cognitive tests as their peers, but at some point, the gap emerges. Why? This is the question Joe Brewster, M.D., and Michele Stephenson asked when their own son, Idris, began struggling in a new school.

This audio course is designed to introduce complete beginners to the Xhosa language, one of South Africa's 11 official languages, spoken by approximately 8 million people. Originating from the Bantu-speaking peoples of the Eastern Cape region, Xhosa is rich in history and cultural significance, representing a profound aspect of South Africa's heritage. The language is known for its distinctive clicks, which add to its uniqueness and beauty.

Statues and Storms offers a gripping insider’s account of Max Price’s tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town during a transformative period in South African higher education. In the wake of the Rhodes Must Fall protests, universities across the country were engulfed in sustained and often violent demonstrations, challenging institutional cultures and sparking a global movement. This book provides a unique perspective on the protests, delving into the reasons behind the decolonizing movement’s emergence at liberal universities two decades after the democratic transition.

The first part of this audiobook will explore Greek heroes, what they were like and what they accomplished. Furthermore, the audiobook will tackle Greek religion, and the gods and goddesses which establish the backdrop against which Greek legends were formed. We will also take a close look at the myths of Greek monsters. Listen to this audiobook now and discover captivating stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters, and Mortals.

This course enables you to speak the basics of the Yoruba language with a focus on commonly used words and phrases. The course includes 15 sessions that cover increasingly more complex content as well as reviewing past content to improve pronunciation and comprehension.

When Betsey Stockton was a child, she was "given, as a slave" to the household of Rev. Ashbel Green, a prominent pastor and later the president of what is now Princeton University. Although she never went to school, she devoured the books in Green's library. After being emancipated, she used that education to benefit other people of color, first in Hawai'i as a missionary, then Philadelphia, and, for the last three decades of her life, Princeton—a college town with a genteel veneer that never fully hid its racial hostility.

This is an introduction to the Kikuyu language (sometimes referred to as Gikuyu or Mukuyu) as spoken in central Kenya by the Kikuyu people. This Bantu group live in the Mount Kenya region of Kenya and has approximately 8 million members making it the largest ethnic group in Kenya. The course teaches core vocabulary that can be put to use frequently, using repetition, music and sound effects to reinforce learning.

Seeds of Bible Study is a book on how to study the Bible. It uses basic common sense and reading comprehension rules to help people through pitfalls of Biblical interpretation. The writer loves her Bible and wants others to love it too. As a writer and a lover of literature, she includes Bible studies on certain passages to illustrate her point. This frank, honest manual that will help you understand the Bible in depth and help you create Bible studies for yourself or your church. TABLE OF CONTENTS The Basic Rules of Bible Interpretation Basics in Bible Study When Reading the Bible, Use ...

The voice is Anna Quindlen's. But we know the hopes, dreams, fears, and wonder expressed in all her columns, for most of us share them. With her New York Times-based column, "Life in the 30s", Anna Quindlen valued to national attention, and this wonderful collection shows why. As she proved in Object Lessons and Thinking Out Loud, Anna Quindlen's views always fascinate.

In Academic Libraries: A Journey with Panyim and Nyakor, readers are invited to witness the transformative power of education as seen through the eyes of two young lovers from South Sudan. Panyim, an aspiring engineer burdened by academic challenges, finds an unwavering source of support in Nyakor, whose expertise in academia is only matched by her dedication to Panyim’s success. Set against the backdrop of the University of Juba, this narrative takes you through the hallowed corridors of academic libraries, both physical and virtual, showcasing the vital role they play in a student’s ...

This audiobook has been made to make Shona accessible to all. Shona is the native language of Zimbabwe. It is written by mums for Zimbabwean immigrant parents who are interested in teaching their children about their language and culture.