Sociolingo’s Africa is a general blog which includes posts about languages (the writer’s based in Mali but draws together material from across Africa). There are some interesting posts on linguistics, literacy – including mother tongue language education. So much seems so familiar. Thanks to this blog I’ve learned about Litcam, Google, and UNESCO’s Institute for Lifelong Learning Launch ‘The Literacy Project’ and of practical handbooks which looks it might be useful in our region: Handbook for Literacy and Non-formal Education Facilitators in Africa, and its predecessor, designed for use in Asia, Handbook for Non-formal Education Facilitators.
Other blogs I’ve come across recently:
• Will Owen’s blog Aboriginal art and culture: an American eye – has extensive and thoughtful reviews of art shows, books and films related to Australian Indigenous ethnography. (thanks David!)
• the blog of a graduate student, David Kaufman, who includes glossed texts of different Northern and Central American languages in the blog, as well as discussions of the language.
• The Lexique pro blog has been created for information sharing on Lexique Pro which has the potential to be a useful tool for dictionary-makers and publishers. (Thanks to a posting by David Ker of the Nyungwe Project – Mozambique on the Lexicography list)
• Fulbright journey to Turtle Island ( USA) is the travel-blog of Samia Goudie, an Australian Bundjalung / Mununjali woman visiting the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship to find out about “inter-generational trauma, healing and resilience in Indigenous communities”. So far, mostly travel, but some stuff on work with Native Americans.
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