Cameroon Language
Cameroon (01/05)
The people concentrated in the southwest and northwest provinces--around Buea and Bamenda--use standard English and "pidgin," as well as their local languages. In the three northern provinces--Adamaoua, North, and Far North--French and Fulfulde, the language of the Fulani, are widely spoken. Elsewhere, French is the principal language, although pidgin and some local languages such as Ewondo, the dialect of a Beti clan from the Yaounde area, also are widely spoken. Although Yaounde is Cameroon's capital, Douala is the largest city, main seaport, and main industrial and commercial center. ... [Read More]
United States Embassy Cameroon: American Citizens Services - Attorneys ListCameroon 2004
Language: English ... Language: English, French ... Language: English/French ... [Read More]
Language and Life Sciences -- a Forum Electronic Journal
Jodi L. Nooyen is currently a full-time ESL instructor for the English Language Programme at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Since 1992, she has taught languages and trained EFL/ESL teachers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Japan. In 2000-2001, she served as a U.S Department of State English Language Fellow in Venezuela. A 2000 graduate of the M.A. Program in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at UCLA, her professional interests include computer-accessed language learning, content-based instruction, curriculum design, and materials development. She frequently presents on the use of computers and the Internet in the ESL/EFL classroom and has recently contributed to several publications including Recipes for Wired Teachers, and an on-line newsletter for Japanese EFL students. ... [Read More]
United States Embassy Cameroon: Education and Cultural Exchanges
The publications of the State Department's Book Program which provides French translations of American books are also distributed to Cameroon officials and target institutions. Several thousand French-language books are donated annually. Back to TopLinks to non-U.S. Government sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.Sorry, you need a JavaScript capable browser to get the best from this pageSorry, you need a JavaScript capable browser to get the best from this page [Read More]
Vol 37 No 2, April - June 1999 Page 14
Learners of a foreign language must participate throughout the learning process. This is especially true for learning English as a foreign language in bilingual Cameroon. Situations in which learners are inactive while teachers expound on linguistic theories never bode well for effective learning. Rather than being stifled, the classroom atmosphere should be sufficiently relaxed so learners are not frightened of speaking. This article discusses a technique for relaxing the classroom atmosphere and motivating students by using songs. ... [Read More]
Cameroon
The Constitution does not explicitly forbid discrimination based on race, language, or social status. The Constitution prohibits discrimination based on sex and mandates that "everyone has equal rights and obligations"; however, the Government did not enforce these provisions effectively. ... [Read More]
US Embassy Cameroon: Commercial Services
The Language of trade (An online glossary of trade and economic terms) ... Back to topSorry, you need a JavaScript capable browser to get the best from this pageSorry, you need a JavaScript capable browser to get the best from this page 1 ... [Read More]
Cameroon
In April 2000, security forces arrested Severin Tchounkeu, publisher of the Douala-based French-language tri-weekly La Nouvelle Expression, and detained him in the cells of the Secretariat of State for Defense for 3 days. The Government had filed a complaint against the paper for its March 31 "April Fool's" article that said that bandits attacked the gendarmerie station in Yaounde, seizing arms, and holding the gendarmes hostage. The Government charged Tchounkeu and Bengono with "dissemination of false news" and released them pending trial. ... [Read More]
US Embassy Cameroon: Nonimmigrant Visas
Back to topSorry, you need a JavaScript capable browser to get the best from this pageSorry, you need a JavaScript capable browser to get the best from this page 1 ... A valid VISA is necessary for most aliens who wish to apply for entry into the United States. Under U.S. law, all aliens seeking admission are presumed to require an immigrant visa unless they establish that they are entitled to receive a visa in one of the nonimmigrant visa categories. The most widely known nonimmigrant visa category is the visitor visa, which is used by aliens who wish to enter the United States temporarily for business purposes (B-1), or for tourism, visit to relatives and friends, or similar reasons (B-2). Other categories of nonimmigrant visas are required for persons who wish to enter as representatives of foreign governments (A & G), in transit (C), as crewmen (D), treaty traders and investors (E), students in academic or language programs (F), temporary workers and trainees (H), journalists (I), exchange visitors (J), fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens (K), intracompany transferees (L), and students in vocational or other nonacademic programs (M), the parents of certa ... [Read More]
Cameroon
President Biya's October 1997 reelection was marred by serious procedural flaws as well as a boycott by the three major opposition parties. While the boycott made the outcome a foregone conclusion, most observers nonetheless considered the election to be neither free nor fair. Election irregularities especially were egregious in opposition strongholds where boycotting opposition activists were not present to monitor voting procedures. The Supreme Court declared President Biya the winner with 92.57 percent of the vote, and the UNDP, which previously had been an opposition party, joined the CPDM in a coalition government that included a faction of the UPC party.The President's control over the country's administrative apparatus was extensive. The President appoints all Ministers including the Prime Minister. On August 24, President Biya reshuffled his cabinet to bring in 18 new ministers, 16 of whom were CPDM members. The President also directly appo ... [Read More]
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