Ewe (For Togo). Special Skills Handbook. Peace Corps Language Handbook Series
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 255 040 FL 014 922 AUTHOR Kozelka, Paul R., Comp.; Agbovi, Yao Ete, Comp. TITLE Ewe (for Togo). Special Skills Handbook. Peace Corps Language Handbook Series. INSTITUTION Experiment in International-Living, Brattleboro, VT. SPONS AGENCY Peace Corps, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 80 CONTRACT PC-79-043-1034 NOTE 119p.; For related documents, see ED 203 708-709. PUB TYPE Guides - Classroom Use - Guides (For Teachers) (052) -- Guides - Classroom Use - Materials (For Learner) (051) -- Multilingual/Bilingual Materials (171) LANGUAGE Ewe; English EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS African Culture; African History; African Languages; Agriculture; Animal Husbandry; Daily Living Skills; Diseases; English; *Ewe; *Folk Culture; Health Services; Independent Study; Instructional Materials; Interpersonal Relationship; Language Skills; Letters (Correspondence); News Media; Proverbs; Religion; *Second Language Instruction; *Skill Development; *Sociocultural Patterns; *Vocabulary IDENTIFIERS Peace Corps; *Togo ABSTRACT A book of language and cultural material for teachers and students of Ewe presents vocabulary lists and samples of Ewe language in various contexts, including letters, essays, and newspaper articles. Although not presented in lesson format, the material can be adapted by teachers or used by students for independent study. It is divided into tko main parts. general skills and technical skills, with Ewe and English on facing pages. Contents of the general bkills section include these topics: proverbs, letter writing, sports, funeral ceremonies, traditional holidays and festivals, totems and taboos, divination, church, clothing, body parts, diseases and injuries, getting a motorbike repaired, foods, relationships between men and women, a history of the origins of the Ewe peoples, articles from Togo-Presse, Ewe folk tales, traditional songs, and traditions.
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