Time for School!

French Class

I got to sit in on a French class for two days and check out what the advanced level is like in Lome.  We also got to go to an African American Lit class at the Universite of Kara up north which was cool.  They were discussing themes in Purple Hibiscus and how to structure a paper.

French students, what you can expect in classes at Universite de Lome:

·       Classes run 8-10 and 10:20-12 M-Th and just until 10 on Friday.

·       Each time period, a different professor comes in for a different class.  They all have their own teaching styles, but basically there is some lecture, examples, and note taking.

·       Classes are posted on a weekly schedule on the door and include grammar, writing, etc.  There are no history or civilization courses.

·       The only exam taken is the Delph exam at the end which is optional.

·       Most of the students in the class did not have French as their first language so you are all on the same page.   (Many of the students were Nigerian as English is their official language.)

·       There are no books, only handouts.

·       There is two of each level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.