1st Edition
The Impact of Mother Tongue Illiteracy on Second Language Acquisition The Case of French and Wolof in Senegal
Lists of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Demographic and Socio-linguistic Profiles of Senegal
Chapter 3: France’s Language Policy and Planning in Senegal during Colonialism
Chapter 4: Children’s Literacy Experiences in Africa
Chapter 5: Researching with Arabic and Non-Arabic Populations
Chapter 6: Mother Tongue Literacy and Second Language Learning
Chapter 7: Phonological Awareness, Decoding Skills, and Reading Comprehension
Chapter 8: Conculsion and Pedagogical Implications
Bibliography
Biography
Moustapha Fall is Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of French at the University of Victoria, Canada. He holds a PhD in Second Language Acquisition from the University of British Columbia, Canada.
