Jé K'Á Sæ Yorùbá
First-year language textbook

Jê K'Á Sæ Yorùbá is an introductory textbook for the study of Yoruba, a principal African language centered in Nigeria. This textbook presents a functional-notational approach to the study of the language, structuring lessons around real-life functions or situations. It integrates reading, writing, speaking, and listening activities. It combines the teaching of grammatical structures with a multidimensional curriculum in which cultural information is fully integrated with linguistic information.

From the beginning of the course, students communicate in meaningful Yoruba and become familiar with traditional and contemporary Yoruba life. Designed for first-year students, the book is also an appropriate learning tool for linguists, anthropologists with specializations in Yorubaland, and all Africanists.

Jê K'Á Sæ Yorùbá is available from Yale University Press. It can also be purchased online at http://www.geocities.com/yorubaonline

Jé K'Á Sæ Yorùbá Companion CD-ROM
Interactive tutorials for first-year course

The Jê K' Á Sæ Yorùbá Companion CD-ROM was designed to complement Professor Schleicher's popular first-year Yoruba textbook, Jê K' Á Sæ Yorùbá. Actually a two-disc set, this Windows-compatible program provides students the opportunity to reinforce their classroom learning, hear a variety of native speakers, and work at their own pace in a culturally rich, interactive environment. The CD-ROM includes 19 lessons (one for each chapter of the textbook), dozens of videos, and hundreds of audio clips.

For more details and ordering information, visit the Companion CD-ROM Home Page. It can also be purchased online at http://www.geocities.com/yorubaonline

Jê K'Á Ka Yorùbá
Second-year language textbook

Jê K'Á Ka Yorùbá is an intermediate course designed for students who have completed two semesters of college Yoruba or equivalent. It is designed to give the intermediate course a clear focus on the Yoruba-speaking world. It presents a theme-based, communicative-oriented approach that involves students on both intellectual and emotional levels.

The objectives of the readings, vocabulary study, activities, and grammar presentations is to increase students' understanding and appreciation of Yoruba culture and to open up for them new avenues of thought, new expectations, and new views of life.

Jê K'Á Ka Yorùbá is forthcoming from Yale University Press. It can also be purchased online at http://www.geocities.com/yorubaonline

YorubaSans
Multi-purpose font

YorubaSans is an easy-to-use font designed to facilitate digital communication on Macintosh and PC-compatible computers -- you can use YorubaSans to send email, create Web pages, or do word processing. The font includes all the characters in the Yoruba orthography, plus the naira symbol and some characters useful for linguistic work. Best of all, it also contains all English characters and punctuation marks, so you can set YorubaSans as the default font in your applications and switch between English and Yoruba reading and writing effortlessly.

YorubaSans is available through the shareware system for $20, and you can download it from the Web. Visit the Yoruba Fonts Home Page for details. It can also be purchased online at http://www.geocities.com/yorubaonline